addthis

This small article might help you to figure out quickly how to work with the AddThis module for Drupal.
It is not a substitute to the original documentation : it just provides a concrete view of the configuration process from my experience.

Here is a sample "toolbox" generated with the AddThis module :

Here is an overview of the main steps to get AddThis working on Drupal :

1. install the module : http://drupal.org/project/addthis
2. choose in which nodes it appears : page, story, teasers, ...
3. select which type of widget you want : they are called "button" and "toolbox" in the configure tab
4. build the widget by adding components to it (only for "toolbox") : components includes popular buttons like facebook like, google +1, tweet, but also custom elements like separator, addthis 'more' button
5. add a service customization for each component you listed : this step simply provides each component with adequate parameters
6. customize it more using the numerous other options

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