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## Check the Tools

To make the first conversion you will need three things: txt2tags, a text editor and a web browser.

1. Make sure txt2tags is installed and running on your system.

   - Command Line Interface: Call "txt2tags" on the command line and the program should give you a "Missing input file" message. If it is not working, try `python /path/to/txt2tags` or even `/path/to/python /path/to/txt2tags` if Python is not on your PATH.

   - Gui Interface: Click on the program icon to launch the Gui Interface or call `txt2tags --gui`.

2. Open the text editor your are comfortable with. It can be any text editor, from the good old VI to MS Word or OpenOffice.org. Create a brand new empty document to be your first txt2tags one and remember to save it as plain text.

3. Launch your favorite web browser to see the results of the conversion.

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