How to Edit the HTML on My Website
HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the language used to create web pages for the Internet. If you need to make any content or design updates, you do this by changing the code. How you edit the HTML depends on what you used to initially create your website, but whether you used a software program, such as a Dreamweaver, or hosted website like Webs.com, you can easily locate your HTML code and make the changes to the website that you want.
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Instructions
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Use an HTML Text Editor
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Launch a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) text editor, such as Dreamweaver or CoffeeCup, and open your web page by clicking "Open" under the "File" menu. Select your file from the dialog box that appears and click an "OK" or "Done" button when ready.
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Click the "Code" or "Code View" option to see your page's HTML code. Generally, text editors present a "Page" or "Design" view on top or on the bottom of the code page.
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Place your cursor in the area that you want to edit and remove and/or type in new code. The HTML code begins after the "<html>" tag, but if you want to edit the viewable content of the page, make your changes after the "<body>" tag.
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Click the "Save" option underneath the "File" menu to record your changes and place your file on your web server to publish your updated website to the Internet. You can log in to your server account and double click the "Public FTP" directory to drop your file in the folder that contains your other web documents.
Use the Text Editor on Your Hosted Website
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Log in to your hosted provider website, such as Weebly.com or Webs.com, and go to the location that contains your web files. If you are unsure of where this is, check your provider's "Help" page for details.
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Select the page that you want to update and double-click on it, or use your provider's method for editing the file.
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Locate the "text editor" or "page editor" feature and then look for the "HTML" or "Code" option that allows you to edit your HTML. Make the desired changes and click the "Save" button to preserve your work.
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