Create an IDE Project

To create an IDE project:
Launch the NetBeans IDE.
On Microsoft Windows systems, you can use the NetBeans IDE item in the Start menu.
On Solaris OS and Linux systems, you execute the IDE launcher script by navigating to the IDE's bin directory and typing ./netbeans.
On Mac OS X systems, click the NetBeans IDE application icon.
In the NetBeans IDE, choose File New Project.
NetBeans IDE with the File New Project menu item selected.
In the New Project wizard, expand the General category and select Java Application as shown in the following figure:
NetBeans IDE, New Project wizard, Choose Project page.
In the Name and Location page of the wizard, do the following (as shown in the figure below):
In the Project Name field, type Hello World App.
In the Create Main Class field, type helloworldapp.HelloWorldApp.
Leave the Set as Main Project checkbox selected.
NetBeans IDE, New Project wizard, Name and Location page.
Click Finish.
The project is created and opened in the IDE. You should see the following components:
The Projects window, which contains a tree view of the components of the project, including source files, libraries that your code depends on, and so on.
The Source Editor window with a file called HelloWorldApp open.
The Navigator window, which you can use to quickly navigate between elements within the selected class.
NetBeans IDE with the HelloWorldApp project open.