notes.txt

Go to the windows menu, and then "computer".

in here, open the c drive.

then open "Program Files", "JetBrains", "IntelliJ IDEA Community ...", "bin" folders

in here double click on the application titled "idea" (it's icon is a black box with a white I J on it with a white line under them.

do not import settings (click ok)

"Accept" the privacy policy

Select a UI theme, and then click "Skip Remaining and Set Defaults"

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Select create new project
	in the upper left have "Java" highlighted.
	At the top in the middle, click new, and navigate to:
		C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_152
	Once that folder is highlighted, click Ok.
	
	(note that none of the boxes in the middle will be checked.)
click Next

click Next

give you project a name (like HW1 or something more fun, yet still identifiable)

click on the name of your project in the upper left corner of the window.  select src.
	if a project structure window opens, close it.
	
go to the file menu, and new.  Select "Java Class".

It will ask you for a name for the class.  Start this with a capitol letter, and no spaces you can use numbers.
	I would suggest using camel case:  ThisIsCamelCase

Note that the public class has the same name as the file.  This is a requirement in Java.
	
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You will need a main function:
	public static void main(String[] args)
	
This is what will be called when you run your program.

To run your program, go to the run menu and select "run" or "debug".