Text Editor

Documentation is written primarily in HTML. Most HTML editors are either expensive or produce poorly formatted results. Several good choices for advanced text editors are listed below:

• Notepad++ (Recommended)
• EditPad
• SublimeText
• Atom
• Vim

If you have a preferred text editor, feel free to use it instead.

Configure windows to display file extensions.

1. If using Windows 7, open Windows Explorer and click Organize in the top left.
2. Select Folder and Search Options.
3. Navigate to the View tab.
4. Uncheck the checkbox next to Hide Extensions For Known File Types. This allows you to see and alter file extensions.

Configure your editor to automatically open .txt, .htm and .php files.

1. Create a blank .txt file on your desktop. Rename it and replace the .txt with .htm
2. Right click the new .htm file and select Properties.
3. In the General tab, click Change next to the Opens With field.
4. Navigate to the executable for your editor and select it. This will configure all .htm files to open with your editor.
5. Repeat this process for .php files.