I lose my R markdown code when I knit the file to html

RStudio IDE
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After I create an R markdown file and knit the file as htms, I no longer see my R markdown code. I see a widow, with the name of my original R markdown code followed by .html, e.g. mycode.html. When I am in the mycode.html window and click preview I see the output document that was created, i.e. a display of the results of creating HTML code and viewing the code in an html viewer. I do not see the tab the contains my original R markdown code, i.e. the mycode.Rmd tab. I need to return to my R markdown file so I can edit the code. I can't make the Rmarkdown window reappear.
HELP
Thank you,
John

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Can you clarify what you mean by "no longer see"? Otherwise, it sounds like your Rmd editor may just be hidden behind your HTML viewer.

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I don't see the tab the contains my code. All I see is a tab that has the name xxx.htm. where xxx is the name of my code file, i.e. xxx.Rmd

John

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So, to clarify, is the problem that RStudio actually closes after knitting to HTML? Screen shots would be useful here, as well as information about your OS.

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