In this tutorial, we will be building a Java application which will display a series of images in succession, similar to a traditional slideshow. We will create custom image buttons and menu items that can be used to control the image display sequence. Other menu items will provide additional functionality such as image selection and optional preferences.

This tutorial is aimed at a broad audience, from beginning programmers who have little or no Java programming experience, to experienced programmers who are interested in learning Java. Experience with other programming languages is not required, but is useful because certain elementary programming concepts are assumed. Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts and familiarity with the C programming language would be very helpful in order to make full use of the information presented in this tutorial.