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So, I've been teaching myself HTML and CSS and every time I edit the html file I use notepad. So i highlight the file, right click and then go down to "open with" the hit NOTEPAD.

I know there is an easier way. I'd like to make a hotkey that opens up a html file under notepad without having to do all those steps.
Something like this:
1. I highlight file with the mouse
2. <alt>+N
3. opens up the html file in NOTEPAD


I know how to create a hotkey that just opens up NOTEPAD but then it just opens up a blank new one.

thanks in advance

Why don't you just associate notepad with .htm/.html files?
In Windows Explorer, go to Tools>Folder Options>File Types>Select html and click Change to select notepad.

Maybe thispost might help.

it's not ahk ... but you can install paint.net , install package create a shortcut in context menu.

with ahk:
before help you, i ned to know your ahk lvl to know if you just need help or all code ...

TheGood, yes, I could change the html files to open with NOTEPAD but then I'd have to do the opposite to view them as html.

Vahju, thanks for that post. that will be helpful in writing html files, but won't work for what I'm trying to accomplish at this point. That is, creating a hotkey to open any html file under notepad

Try this:
- highlight file
- press desired hotkey
- in script: send ^c (this will copy filepath to clipboard, read docs about this)
- run notepad %clipboard%

should work?

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HugoV,

Kaboom! that's it. Crumple this post up. I've got to write some html.
thanks a lot