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I am trying to make my own library files for my projects. But after reading some books on the topic I have managed to come out more confused than ever. Do I need a third party compiler to make the Header files and Library files or, can I do this in Arduino software?

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Do I need a third party compiler to make the Header files and Library files or...

No.  You just need a text editor.  I prefer Visual Studio.

...can I do this in Arduino software?

You can build but not edit.

I start with a multi-tab project.  That allows you to do everything in the Arduion IDE.  Once the code is relatively bug-free, I then move the appropriate files to the library directory.

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Thank you for assisting me in understanding a little more now. However if you look at this link you might see how I got confused about this topic in the first place.
http://arduino.cc/en/Hacking/LibraryTutorial

If you go to the bottom of the tutorial and open the Morse.zip file. This is how I got confused about it in the first place. I will read over the tutorial more carefully again and try to get this tutorial to work for me.

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I have installed Visual Studio Express to get my FileName.h and FileName.cpp. My fingers are crossed to see if it works now.

I prefer Visual Studio.