J Creator

• 1). Start J Creator. Go into the "Configure/Options" menu. The settings you set here will make it possible to automate JAR file creation.
  
  
• 2). Click on the "Tools" button in this menu. It is in the left hand column. This starts the process of creating a new tool.
  
  
• 3). Click on "New." A menu will pop up, giving you a chance to choose the type of tool you want to make. Select "Create Jar File" to begin the process.
  
  
• 4). Right click on your new JAR file. Edit the name to whatever you like. The class of file should be of the "jar manifest.txt" type.
  
  
• 5). Drag this file into the folder with the files you want to store on the JAR file. Press Ctrl-1. This opens the Create Jar File tool. Use this tool to drag the files you want to store into your new JAR file. Double-click it to run.
  
  

Java Design Package

• 1). Open your Java design package. Select "Export" from the "File" menu on the top menu bar. A drop-down menu will open.
  
  
• 2). Select "JAR File" from the drop-down menu. Click the next button at the bottom of the menu. The JAR Package Specification page will open.
  
  
• 3). Click on the "Select the Resources to Export" window. Use the menu bars to navigate to the folders holding the files you want in your JAR file. Select these files.
  
  
• 4). Select the folder where you want to export your JAR file. The export destination can be anywhere on your computer.
  
  
• 5). Decide whether to compress your files. Compressing them gives you room to export more files but can lessen the quality of video or picture files.
  
  
• 6). Click the "Finish" button to create the JAR. You can also click "Next" to create a text description of your JAR file.