Adding Gadgets to a Tab

To display a gadget in Openspace, you must first add the gadget to a tab.

Note: You can only add a gadget to one tab at a time. You cannot add one gadget to two tabs at the same time.

Procedure

  1. Click the tab where you want to add the gadget The tab names are shown in blue boxes with the name of the tab in white..
  2. Click the arrow next to the tab name to display the User Preferences area.
    The gadgets that are available to the tabs are shown in the User Preferences area. If a gadget has a white box around it, it has already been added to a tab. If it does not, it has not yet been added to any tabs.
  3. If the gadget you want to add is shown in the User Preferences area, click it to add it to the tab. If the gadget you want is not shown, you must add the gadget to the User Preferences area from the Openspace Gadget Store.

    If the gadget is not shown in the User Preferences area, click The arrow icon is a grey arrow in a white circle pointing to the right next to Get More Gadgets. The Openspace Gadget Store displays.

  4. In the left-hand pane, click on the category that contains the gadget that you want to add. The gadgets that are contained within that category are displayed.
    The gadget is added to the User Preferences area.
  5. Click on the gadget you want to add, and then on The Add Gadget button is a white box with text in blue.
    The gadget is added to the User Preferences area. Once the gadget has been added, The Gadget Added button is black with grey text is displayed in the Openspace Gadget Store.
  6. Click The close icon is a white cross in a red square located in the top right corner of the Gadget Store to close the Openspace Gadget Store.
  7. Click on the gadget to add it to the tab. The gadget is added and the User Preferences area of the tab now displays the gadget with a white box around it.