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• BlueJ provides a menu-driven window approach.
• Projects from non-BlueJ environments can be exported and imported.

4.5.1 Using BlueJ
The steps to use BlueJ are as follows:
Step 1: Double-click on the BlueJ icon (either from the desktop or from the Start menu). The BlueJ window opens.

Step 2: Click on the Project menu. A sub-menu opens.
Step 3: Select the New Project option from the sub-menu to create a new project. The New Project window opens.

Step 4: Now, type the name for your project in the Name box. For example, "first_program". Then, either type or
choose the location for your project and click on the OK button. A window appears displaying the name of
the project.

Step 5: Now, click on the Edit menu to create or add a class. Here, we need to click on
New Class first. The Create New Class dialog box appears.
Step 6: Type the class name in the Class Name box.

Step 7: Select Class Type. Here, we have selected Class.
Step 8: Click on the OK button. An icon with the class name appears.
Step 9: Double-click on the icon to open the editor.

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