Why can't I open my html files with Safari?

Question

I am new to Safari. Am trying to view a simple html file created with TextEdit or Word on my Mac. I am sure the file is saved with the html extension. When I open it in Safari, I just see my code. Please help!

Answer 1

Make sure your plain text formatting is correct. It should be Unicode (UTF-8). Text Edit > Preferences, Open and Save tab. HTML saving options. You may want to change your plain text file encoding as well, just in case you accidentally save without the html extention.

I also have box selected to ignore rich text commands in HTML files. Also, under the New Document tab, I would choose "Plain Text" as the format for new documents.

P.S. - It's tempting to click the "Restore All Defaults" button at the bottom, like it's the OK button. Just close the window and your changes are saved.

Answer 2

stay away from word. it will mangle your file.

pick up textwrangler the freebie from the folks who wrote BBedit.

make a simple html. name it correctly. right click on the file and open with safari.

make sure you are showing the real extensions (don't hide them in finder)

Answer 3

copy and paste it in notepad, so and "save as" , choose " all files " for extension and then put the " file.html " and that shoud do it.