Change standard CuteHTML settings

CuteHTML installs with standard settings which may be changed to each user's preference.

To change the standard new document  

The existing template may be changed to fit each user's needs.
Note: Changes to the template will affect all new documents created from that point forward.
  1. From the Menu Bar, click Tools > Settings.
  2. Click the Editor tab.
  3. Click the Edit New Document Template button.
  4. Position your cursor at point you wish to edit and click with the left mouse button. (Notice the entire template is highlighted and will be deleted if you start typing before you click to refocus the cursor.)
  5. Make your changes and click OK to save, or Cancel to retain the original template.

To choose your default font

The default type, style, and size may be changed for the current and future documents.
  1. From the Menu Bar, click Tools > Settings.
  2. Click the Editor tab.
  3. Click the Choose Font for editor button.
  4. Select a new type, style and size.
  5. Click OK to save the new settings or Cancel to retain the default settings.

To choose which types of files open in CuteHTML from the right click menu

By default, documents with html, htm or txt extensions can be accessed through a right click mouse action from Windows® Explorer. Users may add to the default file types
  1. From the Menu Bar, click Tools > Settings.
  2. Click the Editor tab.
  3. Type in file extensions in the Right click shell integration for these file types box
  4. Select the Right click shell integration for folders check box. (Clearing the checkbox will take the Edit with CuteHTML option off the right click menu.)
  5. Click OK.

To turn off Allow Editing Beyond End of Line

Active by default, this feature enables the user to click in any open area in the HTML document and insert text or graphics.
  1. From the Menu Bar, click Tools > Settings.
  2. Click the Editor tab.
  3. Clear the Allow editing beyond end of line check box.
  4. Click OK.

To hide line numbers

By default CuteHTML shows line numbers for better code management.
  1. From the Menu Bar, click Tools > Settings.
  2. Click the Editor tab.
  3. Clear the Show line numbers check box.
  4. Click OK.

To turn off Word Wrap

CuteHTML defaults to wrap lines of text for complete document visibility.
  1. From the Menu Bar, click Tools > Settings.
  2. Click the Editor tab.
  3. Clear the Word Wrap check box.
  4. Click OK.

To select the number of spaces the tab key will indent

  1. From the Menu Bar, click Tools > Settings.
  2. Click the Editor tab.
  3. Type the number of spaces in the box provided.
  4. Click OK.
Note: Each of the features above may be toggled from active to inactive. Since the features above default to active, click to make them inactive, click again to make active, etc.