Tech Tip: Have fun with Windows Gadgets!
In Windows Vista, we were first introduced to Windows Gadgets, small software "widgets" that sit on your computer's desktop. They allow you to have quick access to useful things like calendars, clocks, local weather, and much more, straight from your desktop. In Windows 7 they are even more flexible—and a snap to download, enable, and customize.
Enabling basic gadgets
Windows 7 comes with nine gadgets: Calendar, Clock, CPU Meter, Currency, Feed Headlines, Picture Puzzle, Slide Show, Weather, and Windows Media Center. You can download even more online, which we will cover in next month's Tech Tip.
To enable a gadgets, right-click on your desktop and click Gadgets. The Gadget Gallery window will appear.
To add a gadget to your Desktop, click and drag one of the gadgets out of the window and onto your desktop.
Customizing
You can delete, expand, or customize gadgets by hovering over them and selecting an option that appears to the right of the gadget (see image below).
You can also click and drag gadgets anywhere on your desktop (previously, in Windows Vista, gadgets could only be placed on the Windows Sidebar).
More gadgets...
Next month we’ll show you how to download more gadgets online and install them!
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