1. import the package javax.swing.* and java.awt.*
2. extends the JApplet class or Applet class in the class u want to make Applet
3. override the
- public void init(), this acts like the public static void main(String[] args)
- public void start(), optional, read tutorials bout multithreading for details
- public void paint(Graphics g), this manages the drawing of ur applet
4. create a html file consisting a tag applet, at the very least like this
<html>
<applet code="something.class" width=300 height=300>
</applet>
</html>
5. compile ur .java source code and use a browser to run the applet, or u can also use the appletviewer command from the command prompt
And thats the brief outline of making an applet
For further details u can just look at the sun tutorial or look in the Java Applets thread in this forum, lotsa examples there