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Learn how to look for and install Atom Packages: extra features that can help you manage, write, and organize code!
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Packages offer all sorts of handy
functionality, like a linter, which is
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a code hinting tool that lets you know if
you've properly formatted your code or
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introduced any errors.
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Other packages offer color coding for
different types of code,
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hexadecimal color pickers, and a lot more.
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To install a package, go to Atom,
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choose Preferences, Or
you can choose Command comma.
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This will bring up a Settings window.
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Down at the bottom of this list,
choose Install.
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