I am referring to
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/javabeans/nb/index.html and I'm
sorry but I can't follow any of this!

I have NetBeans IDE 5.5 and I am trying to learn how to write beans
using NetBeans, and the lessons involve things I can't find or
understand, for example:

re:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/javabeans/writingbean/index.html

<blockquote>
Load the JAR file. Use the NetBeans IDE GUI Builder to load the jar
file as follows:

  1. Start NetBeans.
  2. From the File menu select "New Project" to create a new
application for your bean. You can use "Open Project" to add your bean
to an existing application.
  3. Create a new application using the New Project Wizard.
  4. Select a newly created project in the List of Projects, expand
the Source Packages node, and select the Default Package element.
  5. Click the right mouse button and select New|JFrameForm from the
pop-up menu.
  6. Select the newly created Form node in the Project Tree. A blank
form opens in the GUI Builder view of an Editor tab.
  7. Open the Palette Manager for Swing/AWT components by selecting
Palette Manager in the Tools menu.
  8. In the Palette Manager window select the beans components in the
Palette tree and press the "Add from JAR" button.
  9. Specify a location for your SimpleBean JAR file and follow the
Add from JAR Wizard instructions.
 10. Select the Palette and Properties options from the Windows menu.
 11. Expand the beans group in the Palette window. The SimpleBean
object appears. Drag the SimpleBean object to the GUI Builder panel.
</blockquote>

Sorry, you lost me literally after "Start NetBeans", the rest is
Hungarian.  I can't find "New Project Wizard"; I can't find "List of
Projects", I can't find anything they are talking about nor do I know
if any of this is relevant toward my learning how to write beans.

Re:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/javabeans/properties/properties.html
"Inspecting Properties" seems impossible to do because the Inspector
Window only shows a closed folder and nothing else ever.  I can't
figure out this part of the tutorial either.

Can someone please explain this 3rd-grade-level to me: How to create a
bean using NetBeans?

Thanx
Phil