Common Openspace Gadget Functions

There are a number of functions that are common to all Openspace gadgets.

On each individual gadget you can:

  • Refresh. Select The refresh icon is two black circular arrows pointing in opposite directions on the gadget to reflect any changes you have made or click The icon is a black arrow pointing downwards. The arrow is inside a black box to display the menu and select Refresh from the drop-down list.
  • Minimize/Restore. You can:
    • minimize or restore individual gadgets. Select The icon is a half filled black box. on the gadget to minimize or click The icon is a black arrow pointing downwards. The arrow is inside a black box to display the menu and select Minimize/Restore from the drop-down list.
    • minimize or restore all the gadgets. Select The icon is a black arrow pointing downwards. The arrow is inside a black box from the main menu to minimize and restore.
  • Maximize. Select The icon is a half filled black box. on the gadget to maximise or click The icon is a black arrow pointing downwards. The arrow is inside a black boxto display the menu and select Maximize from the drop-down list.
  • Remove. Click The icon is a black arrow pointing downwards. The arrow is inside a black box to display the menu and select Remove from the drop-down list.
  • Edit gadget properties. Click The icon is a yellow pencil to display the properties for the gadget.
    Note: The type of properties you can set for the gadget are specific to the individual gadgets, although some gadgets do not have this option. See the relevant chapters for the preferences you can set for individual gadgets.
  • Edit/Save. Click The icon is a half filled black box. to display the menu and select Edit/Save from the drop-down list.
    Note: Edit/Save is only displayed on the menu when some work has been performed in the gadget (if you have opened a work item and entered some data, for example).

Each gadget has a status bar that displays the current status of the gadget, as shown below:

The status bar shows the current date and time and that the gadget is loaded.

The status bar shows information like whether there is a filter or sort criteria set for the gadget, for example.