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help:search_engine_key [2011/08/29 15:01] – [Why do I need an AppId?] eroshelp:search_engine_key [2012/04/13 10:02] – eros
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 ====== Bing AppId ====== ====== Bing AppId ======
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 +==== Soon BootCaT will stop working! ====
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 +Please read this [[news:important announcement]].
  
 ==== Why do I need an AppId? ==== ==== Why do I need an AppId? ====
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 An AppId is a sort of password: it's a very long string of letters and numbers. Unlike a password, you don't get to choose what your AppId is, it's assigned to you and you can't change it. An AppId is a sort of password: it's a very long string of letters and numbers. Unlike a password, you don't get to choose what your AppId is, it's assigned to you and you can't change it.
  
-To get your free Bing AppId, visit http://www.bing.com/developers and click on "create an AppID" (you'll need a "Windows Live" account, i.e. a Hotmail e-mail address, which is also free).+To get your free Bing AppId:
  
-See the image below for an example of how you should fill out the registration form. As you can see, only general information is required.+  * make sure you have a **"Windows Live ID"** (i.e. a **Hotmail** e-mail address), if don't have one already, you can sign up (for free) [[https://signup.live.com|here]]
  
-{{:help:bing_register_1.png|}}+  * visit http://www.bing.com/developers and click on "Sign in - Bing Search API": 
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 +{{:bing:developer.jpg|}} 
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 +  * login using you Windows Live ID: 
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 +{{:bing:login.jpg|}} 
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 +  * in the next screen click "Add": 
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 +{{:bing:add.jpg|}} 
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 +  * fill out the registration form and click on "Save" (as you can see, only general information is required): 
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 +{{:bing:form.jpg|}}
  
 ==== Where's my AppId? ==== ==== Where's my AppId? ====
  
-Once you've filled out the form and clicked on "Agree", you should see something like this (your AppId will be in the area marked by the red box in the picture below).+Once you've filled out the form and clicked on "Save", you should see something like this (your AppId will be in the area marked by the red line in the picture below):
  
-{{:help:bin_register_2.png|}}+{{:bing:appid.jpg|}} 
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 +Sometimes the key doesn't appear immediately, just refresh the page by pushing the refresh button on your browser.
  
 Remember that you don't need to create a new AppId every time you install BootCaT, you can use the same key on multiple computers. Remember that you don't need to create a new AppId every time you install BootCaT, you can use the same key on multiple computers.
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 +**NB**: it's advisable to use **copy/paste** to insert the key in the relevant box inside BootCaT, you can use the key combination CTRL-C (copy) and CTRL-V (paste) on Windows and Linux or CMD-C (copy) and CMD-V (paste) on Mac.