Greetings Joseph-- ----- Original Message ----- 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. ---------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------- HTH, Paul A. Shippert Library/Media Specialist "There is no dark side of the moon really . . . matter of fact, it's all dark." Pink Floyd PCSOFT maintains many useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://nospin.com/pc/files.html