# How Do I: Start Using a Packaged Control?

You can add packaged controls you receive to your applications. A packaged control will come in a JAR or ZIP file, and may be included with other controls.

The control you want to use may have come with an installer program. If so, the JAR containing the control should be in the following location:

> BEA_HOME/ext_components/<control_provider_name>/controls/<controlJar.jar>

There may also be a Help folder containing documentation, along with other folders created by the control provider's installer.

To Add a Packaged Control to an Application

1. In your WebLogic Workshop application, right-click the Libraries folder, then click Add Library.
2. In the Add Library dialog, browse to the folder the contains the control JAR with the control you want to add.
3. Click the control JAR file, then click Open.
4. If you are prompted to add the control's documentation:
   - Click Yes to have the control documentation integrated with other WebLogic Workshop documentation.

     All of the documentation will be re-indexed so that the new documentation will be available when you use the Search feature; this may take a few minutes, but will not prevent you from working in WebLogic Workshop.

   - Click No to decline integrating the control documentation.

     Note that you will not be able to integrate the document until you re-add the control JAR (overwriting the existing JAR)

5. The control you added should be available from WebLogic Workshop menus.

Related Topics

Working with Java Controls