how to preview the html file
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is there a way to quickly preview what the html code would look like as a web page?
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There’s a plugin called Preview HTML, which should do what you want – it creates a new panel in Notepad++ that will show a rendered view of the current HTML document. (Note that the preview window is not a full web browser; don’t expect javascript to run, and don’t expect to be able to browse/navigate your whole website through the preview window; it’s just the current document). When you make a change and save the HTML file, you can hit refresh on that preview window.
Alternately, you can just use Notepad++'s built-in View > View Current File in … submenu, and choose to load your HTML file in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or (shudder) IE. This will just tell your chosen browser to use the file://… URL to the file you are editing. When you make a change and save the HTML file in Notepad++, you can then use your browser’s refresh to refresh it.
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There’s also the tab context menu option to
Open in Default Viewerfor folks that don’t use any of the pre-configured browsers.
