# Getting Started With Processing?

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/getting-started-with-processing/17556
**Category:** Beginners
**Created:** [February 4, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/getting-started-with-processing/17556 "2020-02-04T21:34:02Z")
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### Author: ![JohnDoe1972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@JohnDoe1972](https://discourse.processing.org/u/JohnDoe1972)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/getting-started-with-processing/17556/1 "2020-02-04T21:34:02Z")

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Hey Guys, I’ve just started reading through ‘Getting Started with Processing’ and have successfully drawn a circle 🙂 The very next example ‘Example 2-2 Make circles’ however gives an error.‘Cannot find a type or class named vold’  
Is this a misprint in the book or have i not done something correctly ?  
Your help and advice is always appreciated.  
Thanks

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### Author: ![glv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/glv/32/18785_2.png) [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/getting-started-with-processing/17556/2 "2020-02-04T22:03:55Z")

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Hello,

Welcome to the Processing forum.

In the Processing PDE go to:  
Tools \> Add Tool… \> Examples and you can add the Examples for Getting Started with Processing, 2d Edition.

These examples are available in:  
File \> Examples \> Contributed Examples

I encourage you to type code in as well 🙂

There is a lot to explore here as well:  
[https://processing.org/](https://processing.org/)

’ 🙂 ’

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### Author: ![JohnDoe1972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@JohnDoe1972](https://discourse.processing.org/u/JohnDoe1972)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/getting-started-with-processing/17556/3 "2020-02-04T22:06:14Z")

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Thanks for the tip 🙂 I have discovered my mistake. it was void and not vold !!! 🙂 Yea me 🙂

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### Author: ![glv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/glv/32/18785_2.png) [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/getting-started-with-processing/17556/4 "2020-02-04T22:14:37Z")

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Processing PDE also has “Preferences” to customize your experience:

File \> Preferences \>

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/e/e0c36d6ede7409f41aeb849fcd9f58d3c815bcc5.png)

There is a “Continuously check for errors” and “Show warnings” to select.  
This can be helpful but also get in the way at times; be prepared to turn it off sometimes.

Have fun with Processing!

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