Lake Applet
Tutorials and Tips

Need help with the Lake Applet? This page is a collection of tips and tutorials all related to helping create the Lake Applet. All the sites linked from this page are members of the "Ring of Lake Applets." Are you a member of the Ring with a Lake applet tutorial or tip to offer? Send me an E-mail with a description of your Tutorial or Tip and the page it resides on and I will add it here.

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Tutorials

Lea's Lake and Snow Combo Tutorial

Stop by Lea's "Bubble Gum House" where you can learn how to combine the Lake and snow applet. Included are step by step instructions and three wonderful examples. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

Lorraine's Lakes Tutorial

Take Lorraine's "5 Easy Steps" course to learn how to create a Lake applet on your computer desktop without having your own website. ALSO, a "3 Easy Steps" course on creating Lake applets using the new exciting horizon parameter, and a "5 Easy Steps" course on publishing your new creations to the Web, PLUS some great tips on frame borders and colors.

JayDax Web Design

JayDax teaches how to use the Lake Applet - and when NOT to. They feature a comparison between the "THREE" Lake applets available, and teach how to create the Lake with transparent overlay. JayDax also features a wonderful tutorial on David Griffith's horizon version, including using it with an overlay.

Sue's Lake Tutorial and Tips

Sue's two tutorials are aimed specifically at Frontpage Express users. The first is the basic "how to create a Lake" lesson, spelled out step by step, with screenshots and a suitable photo and the Lake.class file for visitors to download. The second is how to create a Lake inside a frame or a border using FrontPage Express, including screen shots to show what should be seen on the screen.

Rene's Lake Tips and Overlay Tutorial

Rene's step-by-step Overlay tutorial features Photo Shop screen capture images to illustrate steps. His Lake Tips discusses general composition and layout ideas, intending to assist new "Lakers" by sharing with them some of the basic concepts with respect to things like size and image selection.

Lake Applets 101 (BJ's Lake Applets)

A complete A to Z tutorial by Bruce Jodoin on creating the basic Lake applet, with a "freebie" graphic and .class file

Lake Applets 201 (Overlays by BJ)

A complete tutorial by Bruce Jodoin, teaching how to create the overlay using Paintshop Pro, including several "screenshots."

The Dummy's Guide to the Lake Applet

This is David Griffith's guide to creating a simple Lake applet. He should know. He invented the code. NEW: David has just added a "Lake Applet Wizard" that is a breeze for newbies to create their own Lakes. FYI, David is an "Honorary Member" of the Ring of Lake Applets.

Uncle Gus's Lake Tutorials

"Honorary Ring Member" Uncle Gus has a very complete and comprehensive Lake tutorial, including the overlay, and tips on border use, adding music, frames, and other worthwhile features. Plus a nice explanation of the differences between L ake.class and lake.class.

Derek Dobson's Lake Applet Tutorial

A simple, easy to follow tutorial complete with images - and hints about how to avoid "dead water."

Tips

Annie Reb's AOL Lake Tips

Everything you always wanted to know about AOL and Lake Applets, and had the nerve to ask. Viewing, Publishing, Troubleshooting, a MUST for AOL'ers with problems.

Annie Reb's Homestead Lake Tips

She's done it again! Grandmistress Annie Reb has put up a wonderful section on how to create Lake applets using the Homestead editor. What's next Reb? *wink*

Sharon's Home Page
A tip on overuse of Lake applets.



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