| ThingMaker Documentation Chapter 7) Windows and Palettes

| Scene Settings Sheet If you click on the Scene, and not on the Thing, the Settings palette will display the Scene Settings Sheet. While you can't add Media or Actions to the Scene Settings Sheet, the Information Tab of the Scene Settings Sheet does display a list of the Things contained in the Scene.

Information Tab
The Information Tab displays information about the contents of a Thing, as well as the Lock, Copyright, Keyword, and ID/Credit Actions that are added to the Thing. While the Information Tab appears at the same level as the three States for the Thing, the Information Tab is not a State: it's a container for administrative information about the Thing.

The first Icon in the Settings Tray is the Information Settings Icon. It displays the Information Settings Sheet. Here, you will find the Thing's name, the Media, the size, the Actions contained in the separate States of the Thing, and the Description of the Thing. You can use this page to rename the Thing.

The Actions that can be added to this Tab are: Keyword , Lock, Copyright, and ID/Credit.

Make Thing names short and to the point, so they can be read quickly in the Gallery window.

ThingWorld IDs
Once an image, graphic, or design leaves your desktop for the Web, its available for copying by just about anyone who wants to use it. The Lock, Copyright, and ID/Credit Actions help you to manage the distribution of your Things once published. By using these tools, you can prevent people from using or reworking your content without your permission - no matter where it lands on the Web. With ThingMaker's publishing protection tools, our goal is to let you control your Things as you share them.

What is an ID?
In ThingWorld's view, an ID is your way of connecting your copyright and creative credit information to all the Things you make and distribute. It comes in two parts: first as an ID file which goes into ThingMaker and lets you easily attach credit information to your Things; and second, as an ID page to put up on our website that links everything you make to the personal information of your choosing. The registration data is confidential. It's how we get to know you. The ID page is dynamic. It's the place where visitors to ThingWorld's website, www.thingworld.com, can find out more about you and the work you do. Think of it as an electronic business card, one that you can continually update.

Getting an ID
You can get your ID at the ThingWorld website in the ThingWorld People section. Your first step is to register with us. You'll find instructions at the site for getting this ID there, but the process is also outlined below.

Your first step, when registering, is to decide whether you are creating this ID page for an individual or for an organization. This choice not only determines the information you will be asked to provid, but, it also determines how your page will be classified on the site itself.

After you have filled out the registration form (see below), you will be prompted to download your computer ID file. This file is loaded into ThingMaker and contains the data you automatically embed into every Thing you publish. Once you obtain this ID, you can use it in the Copyright and ThingWorld ID Actions. In turn, ThingViewer, our Web plug-in, uses this information to link to your ThingWorld ID page located at the ThingWorld website. You can also use the ThingWorld ID to add a Lock Action to a Thing. Once you add this lock, no one else can unlock the Thing, unless you give them a copy of the ID file. You can learn more about ThingWorld ID pages by visiting the ThingWorld website at www.thingworld.com.

Registering for an ID
The Register For ID file page lists the basic information that you need to get your ID File. Note that some of these fields are optional. Not all of this information will be needed for the ThingWorld ID Page, either. On the next page you will choose which fields to display on your personal ID screen. We do, however, require that you list an email, phone, or regular mail address. This allows the people who want to get in touch with you to do so.

This is the official registration form for your ID file. It isn't the same information that you will publish on your ThingWorld ID page, although you may want to use some of it. We keep this information on file as part of our database, but we also guarantee that any information you put into these fields will be kept confidential. A few screens from now is where you will compose your ThingWorld ID page. That's what the world sees, and it's where you choose what you want to publish. It's where you can have fun.

When you click the Continue Button, your Web browser may display a warning message that you are sending information to the Web server.

Download ID File
The next screen prompts you to download the ID file. It also informs you that we will send an email message with a validation number to you. Validation ensures that the person who creates the page has a valid email address. You will need this number to complete the registration process. Note, too, the second Button on the page. Until a page is validated, it will not be live on ThingWorld. (See "Validating your page" below.)

Once you have entered the information for a ThingWorld ID file, the website will let you download the ID file. Click on the Button and save the ThingWorld ID (*.tid) file in the ID files directory of your ThingMaker directory.

The program may display an error message telling you that it doesn't recognize the file type (see below.) Simply save the file.

Once the ID file has been saved, you can load it into ThingMaker (see "ThingWorld ID files in the Menu Reference:Chapter Nine or Adding IDs to ThingMaker in this chapter) and finish setting up the ThingWorld ID page.

Completing setup of your ThingWorld ID page
When you are ready, click continue on the Download ID File page to Compose your ID page. If you are a company or organization, you will be able to upload a logo file. Individuals can choose from a set of standard images to represent their page at ThingWorld or upload an image of their own.

Here, you can choose the information you want to display on your page. Notice the number of user-defined fields. What do you think a person checking out your Web page would like to know?

This page is dynamic. You can update it when you want, with whatever information you want the public to know about you. Your registration information, however, is confidential information and will not be displayed, published, or sold.

Validating your ID page
Once you have finished editing your ID page, ThingWorld asks you to validate the page before it goes live. You can validate the page imMediately or put it on hold; but, remember, you won't have an attribution page at ThingWorld, until you validate it. The validation number will be emailed to you.

Now go to the Validate your ID page on ThingWorld. Enter your name, password, and validation number to confirm your identity. The page is validated. You should see a welcome screen.

This will also be your Member's page in the future. You can edit your page, take advantage of ThingWorld's members' only specials, and submit your best Things to be viewed from the page.

Adding IDs to ThingMaker
After creating a ThingWorld page and downloading the ThingWorld ID file, you must load the ID file into ThingMaker, before you can use the Lock, Copyright and ID/Credit Actions.

To load the ID file, turn to the ThingWorld IDs menu option under the File menu.

Clicking on it brings up the ThingWorld ID Dialog (see below). This Dialog lets you add and remove a ThingWorld ID. To add an ID, click on the Add Button. To remove it, click on the Remove Button.

The Open Dialog lets you choose a ThingWorld ID File.

Now you enter the password you used when you created your ThingWorld ID. Keep it safe. Without this password, the program will not recognize your ThingWorld ID.

The new ID now appears in the ThingWorld ID Dialog.

Now you can use the new ID in the Lock, Copyright and Thingworld ID Actions, as the example below illustrates.

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