How To Download A Text Editor - Notepad ++

Notepad++ is a great text editor for windows and it is recommended for beginner, intermediate and advanced programmers. It is a lightweight and robust editor for a variety of programming and scripting languages. (PHP, HTML, Java, Javascript, ASP, C, C++, COBOL, LISP, Pascal, Perl, Python e.t.c)


Features

• Tabbed document interface
• Drag-and-drop
• Auto-completion
• Bookmarks
• Syntax highlighting and syntax folding
• File status auto detection
• It's free!

How To Download

1. Open your browser and go to http://google.com
2. Type notepad++ in the search box and press enter, click on the first option that comes up 
   
3. On the notepad's website click the download link
4. Your website may change depending on when you are reading this post but click on download the current version
   
5. Click on the installer and then save the file to your computer
   
6. After the download is completed open the installer and select English as your language
   
7. Go through the installer and make sure you uncheck Run Notepad++ before you click on the finish button
    
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. Create a desktop shortcut by clicking the windows key and go to All Programs
9. Click on the folder called Notepad++
   
10. Right click on the program Notepad++ and press send to Desktop
    
11. Welldone! You've downloaded Notepad++, installed it and created a shortcut on your Desktop