| ThingMaker Documentation Table of Contents

| Chapter 1) Getting Started

- A list of what's included in the ThingMaker package
- System requirements for ThingMaker
- Instructions for installing ThingMaker
- Instructions for installing ThingViewer
- Suggestions for getting and using Help

Chapter 2) About ThingMaker

- Navigating the Workspace

Chapter 3) Introductory Tutorials

- Tutorial 1: Creating your first Thing
- Tutorial 2: Working with Animations and Sound
- Tutorial 3: Adding Sound

Chapter 4) Working with Tools

- Tutorial 4: Paths and Drag
- Tutorial 5: Shapes and Colors

Chapter 5) Adding Actions

- Tutorial 6: Layers and the Swap Action
- Tutorial 7: Collision

Chapter 6) Publishing

- Tutorial 8: Getting a ThingWorld ID
- Tutorial 9: Protecting your Things
- Tutorial 10: Publishing ThingMaker Scenes

Chapter 7) Windows and Palettes

- Drag and drop source material from the Gallery
- Draw shapes that respond like media you import
- Add paths and change the color of Things
- Attach actions and attributes

Chapter 8) Actions Reference

- Drag
- Cursor
- Web Address
- Mail Address
- Status Text
- Message Box
- Layer
- Swap
- Hide/Show
- Location
- Collision

Chapter 9) Menus Reference

- File Menu
- Control Menu
- View Menu

Chapter 10) Web Publishing

- HTML tag
- ThingViewer MIME type
- Using ThingMaker and ThingViewer with Active Desktop
- Channel Defintion Format file information
- Send Event Action Examples for JavaScript and VBScript

Chapter 11) ThingViewer

- Installation
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Netscape Navigator/Communicator
- Play
- Stop
- Save Scene
- Copy Thing
- Copy HTML tag
- Place on Active Desktop
- Copyright

Chapter 12) ThingConverter

- Installing ThingConverter
- Steps in Conversion
- How Conversion Works

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