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HTML HTML Basics Going Further with HTML Working on a Website Project Locally

Posted by Habtamu Nigatu
Habtamu Nigatu
944 Points

I downloaded atom reader but I don't know how to open my html file on it.

I downloaded atom reader but I don't know how to open my html file on it.

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 Points

Do you mean open the file to edit or preview the file in a browser?

Habtamu Nigatu
Habtamu Nigatu
944 Points

I clicked on file and open file but there is no html file to select.

3 Answers

Colin Theseira
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Colin Theseira
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Colin Theseira
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Colin Theseira
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 2,025 Points

There are several ways to open an html file in Atom. First way - After installing Atom, click File > Open file, and located your html file. Second way - For Windows only - right click on the html file, select Open with, select Atom if it listed. If not, select 'Choose another app' and select Atom.

Of course, this depends on whether you are trying to open an html without access to the html 'project'. Might help if you can explain exactly what you are trying to accomplish with Atom.

Hope that helps.

Barry Snowe
Barry Snowe
51,277 Points
Barry Snowe
Barry Snowe
51,277 Points

Right-click in the sidebar on the left (the "project tree" or whatever they call it). Choose "Add Project Folder", which then will let you navigate around your files until you find the folder containing the file you're looking for. Hit "OK" or "Select" or whatever cue it gives you to bring that folder down into the Atom tree. Then you can double click the file you want and it should appear in the editor.