The default HTML editor (for static HTML) doesn’t have a design view. To set the default editor to the Web forms editor which does have a design view,
- Right click any HTML file in the Solution Explorer in Visual Studio and click on
Open with - Select the
HTML (web forms) editor - Click on
Set as default - Click on the
OKbutton
Once you have done that, all you need to do is click on design or split view as shown below:
