Getting Started¶

Whenever you open Paquet Builder, you'll see the welcome page where you can choose to create a new project or load an existing one.

Paquet Builder allows you to create Self-Extracting packages (also known as Self-Extracting archive files). In this documentation, we’ll refer to these as "the package," which is the Self-Extracting package file (with a .exe extension) that you create using Paquet Builder.

Use the help contents tree on the left to explore the various help topics and learn about Paquet Builder's features. Alternatively, press F1 or click the Help buttons in Paquet Builder to access context-sensitive help directly.

Navigating the Interface¶

All features are organized into categories grouped under three main panels: General, Functionality, and Build.

• The "General" panel includes all the basic package options, making it ideal for beginners.
• The "Functionality" panel contains advanced features to customize the behavior and appearance of your package.
• The "Build" panel provides options related to the output file (the .exe package file).

To explore features, use the navigation bar on the left side of the main window. This bar is divided into the three panels mentioned above, each containing links to the respective options. Clicking a link opens the related page in a new tab. Multiple tabs can be opened at the same time:

Right-clicking on a tab provides several commands, such as closing multiple tabs.

You can also access additional menu commands via Paquet Builder's application button:
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Getting Started¶

If you have questions, feel free to refer to our documentation or ask on our forum.

Start with our tutorial, which covers the initial steps: "creating a project," "adding files," and "building the package." This will help you understand the basics of how packages are created.

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You can also begin by creating a project. Paquet Builder supports up to three different types of packages, all explained in detail here.