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Tutorials, guides and articles for NetBeans IDE 4.1 are listed below.

Don't forget to also check the extensive on-line help in the IDE itself, available under the Help menu.

Quick Start Guides

Gives you a quick tour of the IDE by guiding you through the creation of a simple application. This document takes less than 20 minutes to complete.

Takes you through the basics of using NetBeans IDE to create a simple web module.

Takes you through the basics of using NetBeans IDE to create and consume a simple web service.

Takes you through the basics of using NetBeans IDE to create a simple enterprise application.

Takes you through the basics of using NetBeans IDE 4.1 to create a Java™ 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME™ platform), Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) application.

Import and Migration Guides

Explains how you can import existing Java desktop application projects into NetBeans IDE 4.1.

Explains how you can import existing web module projects into NetBeans IDE 4.1.

Explains how you can import existing enterprise application projects and EJB modules into NetBeans IDE 4.1.

Explains how you can import existing J2ME platform source code into a NetBeans IDE 4.1 project

Helps you transition your applications and IDE settings from NetBeans IDE 3.6 to NetBeans IDE 4.1.

Tutorials and Other Articles

Gives you a more detailed introduction to the IDE than available in the Quick Start guides. This guide is geared mostly to newcomers to NetBeans IDE 4.1, whether they are new to using IDEs or experienced IDE users that are switching over from a different IDE. However, readers of this guide are assumed to have at least a basic understanding of the Java programming language and related technologies.

A version of selected chapters from the java.sun.com J2EE 1.4 Tutorial adapted for NetBeans IDE. Learn about web services and enterprise beans while letting the NetBeans J2EE support do most of the hard work for you.

Shows you how to further configure a freeform project to fully integrate your IDE with your company's build process. Includes information on hooking up Ant targets to IDE commands and writing targets to debug your application.

Shows you how to build, deploy, and execute a web application that contains JSP pages and servlets and that uses tags from the JSTL tag library. Also shows how to use the HTTP monitor to view the requests and responses between the server and the web browser. This tutorial can be completed in 2 hours.

Guides you through the process of creating a simple GUI application. Includes information on selecting a layout manager, adding GUI components, editing your layout with the GridBag Customizer, creating connections between components, and working with event handler code.

Shows you how to create your own tags to format text and load graphics, either in JSP syntax or in the Java programming language. Also shows you how to use your tags in a JSP file, as well as some advanced topics such as tag validation. This tutorial can be completed in an hour.

Shows you how to import, create, debug, and deploy applets in NetBeans IDE 4.1. This tutorial can be completed in 20 minutes.

 
 

Support Resources

As a community-supported open source project, NetBeans does not have an official Support department. However, a wide range of resources is available to help you with any problems you have :
Make sure you've read the appropriate tutorials and guides listed right here;
Read the extensive documentation in the IDE itself, available under the Help menu;
Search the nbusers mailing list archives - it's quite possible that your question has already been asked and answered on the list. If not, ask the list for help (you must to post);
Check the bug-tracking system to see if your problem is caused by a bug, and enter a new issue for any bugs you find.