Training Tuesday #12 notepad ++ basics

Good afternoon folks welcome to another Training Tuesday this week we will cover using notepad ++

Tools or items needed 

You can download Notepad++ by clicking here

Step one 

After downloading and installing Notepad++ from its official website  you can launch it from the shortcut in your Start menu. Text files open when you click the “File” menu and “Open” before navigating to the file on your computer and double-clicking it. Each file opens as a new tab; you can switch between them by clicking above the text-editing pane. Tabs close by right-clicking them and clicking “Close” or by clicking “Close” in the File menu.

Step two

The syntax-highlighting feature marks different parts of a source code file in different colors, making it easier to understand the code's structure at a glance. Notepad++ doesn’t automatically detect source code, but instead infers the type of code from the file’s file extension. For example, if you open a file named “file.html”, Notepad++ will use HTML syntax highlighting. If you’re creating a new file, Notepad++ automatically enables highlighting after you save the file with the appropriate extension. Clicking the “Language” menu and selecting a programming language will enable syntax highlighting manually.

Step three

Notepad++ comes with several plugins, including a spell-checker. To manage your plugins or install more, you must click the “Plugins” menu, point to “Plugin Manager” and select “Show Plugin Manager.” The Available tab in the Plugin Manager window shows plugins you can download and install from the Web; clicking a plugin’s name lets you view a description and clicking “Install” will install it. The Updates and Installed tabs in this window let you update or remove your plugins, which appear as options in the Plugins menu. For example, you can use the spell-checker by clicking the “Plugins” menu, pointing to “Spell-Checker” and clicking “Spell-Checker.”

Step four

Notepad++ allows you to configure most options from the Preferences window, accessible by clicking the “Settings” menu and then “Preferences.“ The syntax-highlighting colors are configurable by clicking the “Settings” menu and “Style Configurator.” You can also use the Import submenu under the Settings menu to import a style theme from a file. Keyboard shortcuts can be assigned and customized by clicking “Settings” and “Shortcut Mapper.”

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