Add Edit button to Internet Explorer toolbar
By: Arie SlobIf you make Internet Explorer 3.x / 4.x / 5.x your default browser, it lets you add the HTML editor of your choice to the toolbar. But you can't make the modification from within IE itself, you have to associate a new action in the Windows shell with the HTML file type. (Warning: this tip is for advanced users only. Screwing up a file-type association can make it impossible to launch your application, so be very careful.) Here is how to proceed:
- In Windows Explorer, select View > Folder Options
- Select the File Types tab
- Scroll down the list of file types until you see Internet Document (HTML)
- Select that file type and click Edit
- In the Edit File Type dialog box, click the New button
- In the New Action dialog box, type in edit as the action
- For the application used to perform this action, type the path and execuTABLE file name of the HTML editor you want to use (there's a Browse button to help you find the appropriate file)
- When you're done, keep clicking OK to close the various dialog boxes
When you next launch Internet Explorer, the main menu bar will have an Edit icon on the right-hand side. Click that icon to launch your chosen HTML editor, and put the current browser page into the editor.
