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=== Text editors= ==

[[Text editors]] intended for use with HTML usually provide at least [[syntax highlighting]]. Some editors additionally feature [[template (file format)|templates]], [[toolbar]]s and [[keyboard shortcut]]s to quickly insert common [[HTML element]]s and structures. [[Wizard (software)|Wizards]], [[tooltip]] prompts and [[Autocomplete|autocompletion]] may help with common tasks.

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To ease this requirement, some editors allow editing of the markup in more [[graphic organizer|visually organized]] modes than simple color highlighting, but in modes not considered WYSIWYG. These editors typically include the option of using [[palette window]]s or [[dialog box]]es to edit the text-based parameters of selected [[Object (computer science)|objects]]. These palettes allow editing parameters in individual fields, or inserting new tags by filling out an onscreen form, and may include additional [[widget (computing)|widgets]] to present and select options when editing parameters (such as previewing an image or text styles) or an outline editor to expand and collapse HTML objects and properties.

=== WYSIWYG HTML editors= ==

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[[WYSIWYM]] (what you see is what you ''mean'') is an alternative paradigm to WYSIWYG editors. Instead of focusing on the format or presentation of the document, it preserves the intended meaning of each element. For example, page headers, sections, paragraphs, etc. are labeled as such in the editing program, and displayed appropriately in the browser.

==== Difficulties in achieving WYSIWYG= ===

A given HTML document will have an inconsistent appearance on various [[Computing platform|platforms]] and computers for several reasons: