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Notepad ++ is a great editor for preparing websites.  You can download the free 64-bit version here.  (If you want the 32-bit version, it is available here.)  Notepad ++ does not offer all the features of Sublime (the preferred free website editor to use in this class), but it does have at least two capabilities that can be very useful.  So it is best to have both available to you.  

• First, Notepad++ has is the ability to add plugins to it that expand its capability.  The plugin that can be very useful is the compare plugin.  The instructions that follow explain how to install the Notepad++ plugin manager and the compare plugin.

• Second, Notepad++ can be used to remove those invisible characters that sometimes get into your text.

How to Install Notepad++

1.  The download link for Notepad++ is here.  This is the usual 64 bit that most folks will need.  However, if you have an older computer, you may need the 32 bit version available here.

2. Once it is downloaded. click on the file name.  A series of dialog boxes will appear.  Click on the buttons as shown in the pictures below.

Using Notepad++

1. The icons across the top of Notepad++ are for creating a new document, opening an existing document, saving your work, and more.

2. The first icon (as shown by the red arrow below) creates a new blank document.

3. The File pull-down menu  is shown below by the red arrow.