Install and Run Neo4j Desktop

https://neo4j.com/download/

https://neo4j.com/download/

• Download Neo4j Desktop (https://neo4j.com/download/)
• install the downloaded file
• run the Neo4j Desktop app

Create your First Project

Add a Graph

• Click Add Graph
• click Create a Local Graph
• Name your Graph
• Set a Password
• Click Create

Start your Graph

• Click Start

Launch the Neo4j Browser

• Click Neo4j Browser

Create your first Nodes

• always work in the URL box at the top of the window
• Type MATCH (n) RETURN n in the URL box

• press Enter to run the Cypher that you entered
• note the response (no changes, no record) – our database is empty

• close the window that appeared by clicking the X in the top right

Create a Person

CREATE(jonDoe:Person{firstName:’Jon’,lastName:’Doe’,age:31})

View the Person

MATCH (n) RETURN n

Create a Family for Jon Doe

enter all the following code as a single block – use CTRL-ENTER in the URL box for new lines

MATCH(jonDoe:Person)
CREATE(janeDoe:Person{firstName:'Jane',lastName:'Doe',age:32})
CREATE(jackDoe:Person{firstName:'Jack',lastName:'Doe',age:3})
CREATE(jillDoe:Person{firstName:'Jill',lastName:'Doe',age:1})

CREATE(jonDoe)-[:MARRIEDTO]->(janeDoe)
CREATE(jackDoe)-[:HASCHILD]->(jonDoe)
CREATE(jackDoe)-[:HASCHILD]->(janeDoe)
CREATE(jillDoe)-[:HASCHILD]->(jonDoe)
CREATE(jillDoe)-[:HASCHILD]->(janeDoe)

MATCH (n) RETURN n

Display a Caption in the Nodes

• click one of the Nodes
  click the arrow in the bottom right of the window
  click firstName