Preparations

1. Create a directory simpleDemo and start up the NetBeans program. The exact way to do this depends on your operating system.
2. Create a new Project simpleDemoProject and mount your directory simpleDemo:
   • Choose menu Project/Project Manager → the Project Manager window opens.
   • Choose New, enter simpleDemoProject into the pop-up window and press Ok.
   • Open the context menu of Filesystems (by right-clicking the Filesystems icon () in the Filesystems window, the panel at the left) and choose Mount/Local Directory.
   • Locate your simpleDemo directory with the file browser, select it with a single click and press Finish.
   The Filesystems window now contains an entry for your directory.
3. Choose a template as a starting point:
   • From the context menu of the simpleDemo directory (remember: right-click) choose New/All Templates... → the New Wizard window opens and displays a list of templates to choose from.
   • Open the Java GUI forms (by double-clicking the name or with a single click on its symbol), select the JApplet Form and press Next.
   • Enter the name simpleDemoApplet and choose Finish → two tabbed panels appear to the right, one named simpleDemoApplet containing the source code created so far, the other one (simpleDemoApplet [Form], the form window) showing a grey rectangle and a lot of tools to the right. Have a look at both by clicking at their tabs. We will work with the form window, so bring it to the front.
   • Since we need the space (except if you have a large screen), close the Filesystems and Runtime windows by clicking their close icons . Don't panic: You can bring them back at any time by selecting them from the Window menu.
   The NetBeans window should now look like this:
   
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