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      1 page.title=Setting Up the ADT Bundle
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      6 <p>The ADT Bundle provides everything you need to start developing apps, including
      7 a version of the Eclipse IDE with built-in <b>ADT (Android Developer Tools)</b> to
      8 streamline your Android app development.
      9 If you haven't already, go download the <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/index.html"
     10 >Android ADT Bundle</a>. (If you downloaded the SDK Tools only, for use with an
     11 existing IDE, you should instead read
     12 <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/index.html">Setting Up an Existing IDE</a>.)</p>
     13 
     14 <h3>Install the SDK and Eclipse IDE</h3>
     15 <ol>
     16 <li>Unpack the ZIP file
     17 (named {@code adt-bundle-&lt;os_platform>.zip}) and save it to an appropriate location,
     18 such as a "Development" directory in your home directory.</li>
     19 <li>Open the {@code adt-bundle-&lt;os_platform>/eclipse/} directory and launch
     20 <strong>eclipse</strong>.</li>
     21 </ol>
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     23 <p>That's it! The IDE is already loaded with the Android Developer Tools plugin and
     24 the SDK is ready to go. To start developing, read <a href="{@docRoot}training/basics/firstapp/index.html"
     25 >Building Your First App</a>.</p>
     26 
     27 <p class="caution"><strong>Caution:</strong> Do not move any of the files or directories
     28 from the {@code adt-bundle-&lt;os_platform>} directory. If you move the {@code eclipse}
     29 or {@code sdk} directory, ADT will not be able to locate the SDK and you'll
     30 need to manually update the ADT preferences.</p>
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     32 <h3>Additional information</h3>
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     34 <p>As you continue developing apps, you may need to install additional versions
     35 of Android for the emulator and other packages such as the library for
     36 Google Play In-app Billing. To install more packages, use
     37 the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/sdk-manager.html">SDK Manager</a>.</p>
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     39 <p>Everything you need to develop Android apps is on this web site, including <a
     40 href="{@docRoot}design/index.html">design guidelines</a>,
     41 <a href="{@docRoot}training/index.html">developer training</a>, <a
     42 href="{@docRoot}reference/packages.html">API reference</a>, and information
     43 about how you can <a href="{@docRoot}distribute/index.html">distribute your app</a>.
     44 For additional resources about developing and distributing your app, see the
     45 <a href="{@docRoot}support.html">Developer Support Resources</a>.</p>