Integrating PDF Help into NetBeans

This tutorial details how to integrate the PdfHelpPanel JavaBean component into the NetBeans GUI builder Matisse, and how to create a simple PDF Help window which you can then build into your own applications.

The tutorial is broken up into three main sections.

• Part 1 - Creating a new NetBeans project, and adding a new JFrame class.
• Part 2 - Loading the PdfHelpPanel component into the Matisse component palette.
• Part 3 - Adding the PdfHelpPanel component onto a JFrame and running the application.