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Update the tab name for the replace by space location.
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In order to start writing code, you'll benefit from installing a good text editor designed for that purpose.
== Our recommendation ==
 
On Windows, we suggest the Notepad++ text editor. ItAlthough it has a similar name, it is actuallynot unrelatedrelated to the Windows default program called Notepad.
 
== Installing Notepad++ ==
To install it:
 
To install itNotepad++:
* Click and download http://download.tuxfamily.org/notepadplus/5.9/npp.5.9.Installer.exe
 
* Click and download http://download.tuxfamily.org/notepadplus/56.96/npp.56.96.Installer.exe
* Run the installer, and follow the process to the end.
 
To run itNotepad++:
 
* In Windows 8, click the Start menu, type ''Notepad++'', and hit enter.
* In Windows Vista or Windows 7, click on the Start menu, type ''Notepad++'' in the Search Field, and hit enter.
* In Windows XP, click on the Start menu, navigate to All Programs, and then navigate to Notepad++.
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* Click Settings -> Preferences
* Find the tab labeled "Language Menu/Tab Settings"
* Find the box labeled "Replace by space", and make sure it is '''checked'''
* Click Close.
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