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<b>Installing the examples</b></h2>
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Installing examples within Eclipse</h3>
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The Eclipse SDK examples are found on the Eclipse project update site.
To locate and install them into a product:</p>
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<li>Open the main install wizard by clicking
<a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.equinox.p2.ui.sdk.install")'>
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<b>Help &gt; Install New Software...</b></a>.
This opens the Install Wizard.</li>
<li> Select <b>The Eclipse Project Updates</b> site.</li>
<li>Ensure <b>Group items by category</b> is unchecked.</li>
<li>Type &quot;Eclipse SDK Examples&quot; in the search field.</li>
<li>Select &quot;Eclipse SDK Examples&quot; and click <b>Next</b>.</li>
<li>Review the items being installed, and click <b>Next</b>.</li>
<li>Review and accept the license terms, and click <b>Finish</b>.</li>
<li> Click <b>Yes</b> when asked to exit and restart the workbench for the
changes to take effect. The examples are now installed in the workbench.
Note: you can also click on <b>Apply Now</b> to dynamically install the
examples into the current configuration.</li>
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Installing examples manually</h3>
To install the examples from a stand-alone zip file:
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<li>Download the appropriate Eclipse SDK Example zip file from the Eclipse project
web site at <a href="http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse">http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse</a>.
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<li>Extract the contents of the zip file to a new empty directory inside the <tt>dropins</tt> directory of your Eclipse installation.</li>
<li>Start or restart Eclipse.</li>
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<p>You can verify that examples have been installed by looking for <b>File &gt;
New &gt; Example...</b> in the workbench menu bar.</p>
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