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Using an External Editor

MarsEdit integrates with a number of popular editors, so that you can take advantage of MarsEdit’s web-publishing features, while working in the familiar environment of your favorite editor.

To choose which editor you would like to use:

  1. Open the Preferences window and click the Editing tab.
  2. Choose your preferred editor from the “Edit with” External Editor pulldown menu.

Once you have chosen your editor, you will notice an Edit With [YourEditor] menu item in the File menu. To edit a weblog post using your chosen editor, first open the post, then select the menu item.

If your editor is not listed in the pulldown menu, you may still be able to use it. Choose Other... and select your editor. If it doesn’t work smoothly with MarsEdit, ask the developer to add support for the ODB Editor Suite, which facilitates smooth integration between various applications.