If you want to create a new application in the IDE, you need to first have a project to work in. You can open an existing project or create a new project.
When you create a project, you have your choice between the following groups of templates:
When you use one of these templates, your project has the full range of NetBeans IDE project features, but the project can not be opened in BlueJ or in the IDE's BlueJ View window.
To create a new IDE project: