MiniHome Help

Yes you can sell your MiniHome, but only back to the MyMiniLife site. You can sell your MiniHome from this page: MiniHome Listing Click on the "Sell Home" button to sell the home! When selling your MiniHome, all items will be moved to your stash and the MiniHome lot will be sold for a slightly cheaper price than it was bought for.

Note: You can not sell your last MiniHome. You will need to own 2 or more MiniHomes in order to sell one of them.

To see a list of your MiniHomes please click MiniHomes on the left side. To see the specific MiniHome, please click on the individual MiniHome to see it. You have to have flash player installed. Please go to adobe's website to install flash.

Yes you can! You can have as many MiniHomes as you can afford! To buy a new MiniHome lot, go to your "MiniHomes" page and click on the "Buy a home!" button in the top right of the page. This will take you to the MiniHome Market page.

There are 2 ways you can do this:

1) Go to Your MiniHome Page and change the information there.

2) Click on the "Edit home information" () button in the MiniHome viewer. This will bring up a dialog that lets you change your home's name and description.

The top interface of the MiniHome is important to customizing your home. Here is an image of what you see when you are viewing your own home:

1. 1) This dropdown list lets you change the category of items you are currently viewing. For example, for items this lets you choose between viewing furniture, yard items, kitchen items, etc. For walls, this lets you choose between viewing wallpaper or basic colors.
2. 2) This section displays all of the currently available items. If you are in item mode, you can click and drag these items into your home to purchase them. If you are in wall building or painting mode, you can select the type of wallpaper or color you want to use.
3. 3) This box shows your current information. It has the name of the person currently logged in. It also shows how much money you have. This is important because items cost different amounts, so budget wisely! The money box will also flash red when you've spent money on an item, or green if you've sold an item and recovered money.
4. 4) This button hides the selector bar and gives you more room to view your MiniHome.
5. 5) This arrow shows the next page of items.

You can embed your MiniHome anywhere you would like. If you go to your MiniHomes, you will get a listing of all your current MiniHomes. Next to each MiniHome is an "embed" link and "share" links. You can copy/paste the "embed" link anywhere you would like. If you don't want to go through the work of doing this, you can use the "share" feature. We use an existing framework called Gigya that allows us to post your MiniHome on a number of different websites. Click the icon of a site that you would like to post to, type in your information (which we do NOT save!) and it will be posted there for you!

First, you need to go to your albums page. Select an album and then click on the picture that you wish to add to your MiniHome. This will take you to the image page only showing that picture. Underneath the picture, there will be a link that says "Add To A MiniHome". Click on this link. This will take you to your MiniHomes page. Click on a MiniHome. This will take you to your home, and once it is loaded, it will pop up a window with directions on how to place that picture in your home.

You can sell items in your MiniHome by first going to the item move mode () After you have activated item move mode, move your mouse over the item you wish to sell. It will grow orange indicating that it is the item that will be selected when you click. Click on the item to display a menu. This menu contains the option "Sell Item". Choose this option to sell your item. Note that if the option is grayed out, the item cannot be sold because it is a gift given to you by someone else. Gifts can only be tossed away and cannot be sold.

You can move items from your MiniHome to your stash by first going to the item move mode () After you have activated item move mode, move your mouse over the item you wish to move to your stash. It will grow orange indicating that it is the item that will be selected when you click. Click on the item to display a menu. This menu contains the option "Move item to stash". Choose this option to move the item from your home and into your stash. If you wish to see the contents of your stash, choose "My Stash" in the dropdown menu in the top-left corner of the MiniHome viewer.

You can add various types of media to items in your MiniHome by first going to the plugin mode ()

After you have activated plugin mode, the top of the screen will load available plugins:



You can click and drag these plugins onto objects to add media to them.

You can rotate items in your MiniHome by first going to the item move mode () After you have activated item move mode, move your mouse over the item you wish to rotate. It will grow orange indicating that it is the item that will be selected when you click. Click on the item to display a menu. This menu contains the option "Rotate Item". Choose this option and your cursor will change into 1 of 4 rotation cursors () and an arrow will appear indicating the current rotation direction for the item. If you move your mouse in a circle around the item, it will rotate to face the your mouse. Once you have found your desired rotation for the item, click the mouse to finalize the rotation.

You can move items into your MiniHome by first going to the item move mode () After you have activated item move mode, move your mouse over the item you want to move. It should glow orange to indicate that it is the item you will select by clicking. Hold your mouse button down and drag the item to move it. The outline under the item when it is being dragged indicates whether or not an item can be placed in the location you specified. If it is green, the item can be placed in its current location. If it is red, the item cannot be placed there and will revert back to its original location. Release the mouse button to finish the move operation.

You can place items into your MiniHome by first going to the item move mode () After you have activated item move mode, a set of items will appear at the top of the MiniHome viewer. You can change the type of items you are browsing through using the drop down menu at the top-left of the screen. When you have found an item you like, you can click and drag the item into your MiniHome to purchase and place it. Note that items that are RED are unable to be purchased because you are lacking sufficient funds. Items in your "Item Stash" do not cost any money and are moved from your stash and into your home when you drag them in.

Your "item stash" is all the items that you bought but you did not put in a minihome.

You can view your item stash by first going to the item move mode ()
After you have activated the item move mode, select the "My Stash" option from the dropdown list in the top left corner of the MiniHome editor.

You can also view your item stash on the web here: http://www.myminilife.com/viewstash

Yes you can create your items. Please go here to item creation to get going. You can go here to Item Creation Help to get help.

First, please try the item search on our website. You can do so by going to the items page and try to search for something in the top right corner of the page. If you still can't find what you're looking for, try creating it yourself by using our Item Creation System. It's super easy!

Please click on your home and click the item move mode (). Then click on the top left, there should be a menu that you can click. Click "Today's Top Sellers" to get a menu and then click "My Stash." After you click "My Stash" you should be able to see all your items that you can buy.

First click on the paint tiles button () This will bring up a bunch of floor types at the top of your minihome. You can click on one of the types of flooring to select it. After selecting a flooring type, you can click on the floor in your home and drag your mouse to paint a section of your home.

Yes you can! You can upload Tiles from within the MiniHome editor!

To upload a tile do the following:

First click on the paint tiles button (). Then choose the "Upload New Tile" option from the Marketplace Menu as shown below:

First click on the paint tiles button (). Pick a tile you want to make your lot tile, then double click on it. This will show a menu. Select the "Make this my lot tile" option to make the tile your lot tile as shown below:

You can add new walls using the "Build Walls" tool (). First, select the build walls tool from the left toolbox. This will cause a bunch of wall types to appear at the top of the screen. You can select which wall type to use by clicking on it. After selecting a wall type, move your mouse over a free spot in your MiniHome. This will cause a dot to appear where the wall will be started. Press the mouse button down. You should see a 2 lines of dots, one vertical and one horizontal. Drag your mouse over to one of the other dots and your wall will appear. If you then release the mouse button, the wall will be built.

Walls can be moved using the wall move/resize tool () To move walls, first select the wall move/resize tool. Then move your mouse over the wall you want to move. The wall should highlight with an orange glow. Press your mouse button down, the cursor should change to a movement cursor () You can now drag the mouse and the wall will move. Release the mouse button to finish the move.

Walls can be moved using the wall move/resize tool () To resize walls, first select the wall move/resize tool. Then move your mouse over the wall you want to move. The wall should highlight with an orange glow and 2 resize bars will appear at the ends of the wall. If you move your mouse over one of the bars, the cursor should change to a resize cursor () If you press the mouse button down and drag, you will now be able to resize the wall. Release the mouse button to finish the resize operation.

Walls can be moved using the wall move/resize tool () To remove a wall, first select the wall move/resize tool. Then move your mouse over the wall you want to move. The wall should highlight with an orange glow. Click on the wall and a menu will appear with the option to remove the wall. Choose this option, and the wall will be removed from your MiniHome.

Walls can have their wallpaper/color changed using the paint walls tool () To paint your walls, first select the paint walls tool. This will cause a the top bar to display a set of colors and wallpaper that can be applied to walls. Choose the wall color or wallpaper you want to apply clicking on it. Then move your mouse over the wall you want to paint. It should highlight orange. Click on the highlighted wall to paint it.

Yes you can! You can upload Tiles from within the MiniHome editor! To upload a tile do the following:

First click on the"Build Walls" tool ().

Then choose the "Upload New Wallpaper" option from the Marketplace Menu as shown below:

You can view media in your MiniHome using "Preview" () mode. Click on the Preview Mode button at the top of the screen to activate it. Your MiniMe should appear and your selector bar should minimize. Now any media objects or sticky notes in your home will be glowing. If you click on these objects, their respective media will start playing.

You can add various types of media to items in your MiniHome by first going to the plugin mode ()

After you have activated plugin mode, the top of the screen will load available plugins:



You can click and drag these plugins onto objects to add media to them.

Choose either "YouTube" or "Google Video" depending on the type of video you are embedding. Both of these sites provide "Embed" tags to embed video from their site into other sites. Copy the "Embed" tag for the video you want to place in your home and paste it into the box prompting for an "Embed Tag". Click OK and your item should now have video embedded in it.

In order to add music to your MiniHome, you must have a direct URL to your audio file (e.g. http://something.com/song.mp3). You can then put this song into your home using the following steps:

• 1) Open the MiniHome you want to put the song into.
• 2) Click on the "Edit home information" () button in the MiniHome viewer. This will bring up a dialog that lets you change your home's background music.
• 3) Paste the link to your music file in the box asking you to enter a link to your music file. Press the play button and it should play your music if you did everything correctly.
• 4) Finally, click "Save!" to save your changes.

You can add various types of media to items in your MiniHome by first going to the plugin mode ()

After you have activated plugin mode, the top of the screen will load available plugins:



You can click and drag these plugins onto objects to add media to them.

Click and drag the "MiniHome Link" plugin onto an item. This will let you choose a MiniHome to link to. After selecting a MiniHome, click OK and your item should now have link to the other home in it.

Sticky Notes are little messages you can post around your or your friends' homes. Anyone can post these and you can even see a list of all of the messages in the home! They are a great way of discussing parts of homes since they can be attached to any wall or item in a home.

Sticky Notes can be posted by visiting a MiniHome. In the MiniHome viewer there will be button on the right side of a screen that allows you to Post a Sticky Note ()

If you click on this button, your cursor will change to a Post Note Cursor () You can now click on any wall or item in the home to place a sticky note there! After clicking on a place to post the note, a dialog will appear letting you choose the color of your note and enter a message. Click "Post!" and your sticky note will be saved.

You can see all of the Sticky Notes in a MiniHome by clicking on the "View all Sticky Notes" button () This will bring up a panel with all of the Sticky Notes in the home listed chronologically, with the newest one at the top of the list.