Greetings Joseph--
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From: "Joseph Rydzy" <[log in to unmask]>

> Under internet properties, under programs, how can you change the HTML
Editor box? Thanks for all the help!
>                       Joseph Rydzy

I'm assuming you are using IE 4.0-5.0.  This tip came through recently from
one of the daily TipWorld tips from PCWorld. The example, as you can see, is
for adding Netscape Communicator.
Any HTML editor can be added following this procedure.

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ADD COMMUNICATOR AS YOUR EDITOR

This week we've been using the Edit button to open pages you are
viewing for editing. Just click the Edit button on the Standard
Buttons toolbar. You can even select the editor of your choice.

Click Tools, Internet Options. Click the Programs tab. From the HTML
Editor pop-up list, make your selection (for instance, Windows
Notepad). Click OK.

But what if your editor doesn't appear? This tip shows you how to add
an editor. In this example, we'll use Netscape's Composer. To do so,
we'll need to edit the Registry. Keep in mind that editing the
Registry can cause all kinds of bad craziness on your PC. If you don't
know what you're doing, it's best to avoid this tip altogether.

OK, daredevils, make sure to first back up your system.dat and
user.dat files in your Windows folder, preferably to a floppy (second
choice would be another folder) on your hard drive. Also, if you don't
know how to create new keys in the Registry, don't try now, because
it's beyond the scope of a daily tip. It's just not worth the
potential hassles. Onward...

Launch the Registry Editor by selecting Start, Run. Then type

regedit

in the Run dialog box that appears. Navigate to the key
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithList\Netscape
Navigator\shell\edit\command. The Default value should display the
following data value: C:\Program
Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\Netscape.exe -edit %1. If it's not
there you'll need to add it. [I added a key for Arachnophilia. The -edit is
not
present in my default value, but it seems to work, so perhaps it is not
necessary.]

Then quit the Registry Editor, restart your computer, and launch
Internet Explorer 5. The choice should now appear in the HTML Editor
pop-up list.

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HTH,

Paul A. Shippert       Library/Media Specialist
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