I installed the standalone Force.com IDE.  I have Java 6 update 33.  Force.com IDE installs and opens.  However, it does not have the options displayed on most of the screen shots I have seen of force.com.  There is no File > New option.  There is no Window > Open Perspective.  It appears that I do not have the complete force.com ide.

Do I have to install Eclipse first and the Force.com plugin instead?

I installed the standalone Force.com IDE.  I have Java 6 update 33.  Force.com IDE installs and opens.  However, it does not have the options displayed on most of the screen shots I have seen of force.com.  There is no File > New option.  There is no Window > Open Perspective.  It appears that I do not have the complete force.com ide.

Do I have to install Eclipse first and the Force.com plugin instead?