Installing the Force.com IDE

The Force.com IDE is an important tool in the Force.com development arena. You can find the most up-to-date instructions for installing the IDE at the home page for all Force.com developers—developer.force.com.

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On the home page of developer.force.com, select the Tools option in the Wiki menu on the left, as shown below.
Figure 132. The Tools link on the developer.force.com home page
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Select the link for the Force.com IDE. You will be taken to a page with some descriptions of the latest release of the IDE, as well as a section entitled Getting Started. In this section, you will find links ...

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