How to configure a gadget
How to configure a gadget
Windows gadgets are special mini-programs that greatly simplify and simplify the work on the computer, providing the user directly on the desktop with additional information.
You will need
- - A computer with the Windows operating system installed.
Instructions
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To configure the gadget, you do not need to have any additional skills and abilities. In Windows - everything is extremely simple. The main thing is to decide which gadget you plan to install on the screen.
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Install additional informationIcons can be in two ways. Which one of them will seem most convenient for you. In order to use the first way to install the gadget, you need to right-click on the screen and select "Gadgets" in the drop-down box. Click on the link and in the window that opens, where the list of available mini-programs will be presented, select the one that you want to add to your desktop. In the standard Windows build, only a small part of the gadgets are represented. Including - calendar, clock, currency, puzzle, news headlines of the web feeds, so you are aware of all the events, CPU indicator, weather, slide show.
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Select the informer you need and set it todesktop computer double-click. Then you can drag the icon to any place on the screen. Also you can configure the gadget on your own. In particular, you can change its size, set certain parameters. For example, when setting the clock, you can change the name of the clock, their appearance, time zone, whether to show the second hand or not. When setting up a calendar, the following options are available: resizing and view. To use them, click the corresponding button in the panel to the right of the gadget. For convenience of operation when hovering over the icon, a description of the functions appears.
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You can also install gadgets in another way. To do this, click the "Start" button, then select "Control Panel". Open it and find the item "Desktop Gadgets". Click the button and select the item you need from the list in the new window. At any time, with the help of the same sidebar, you can also disable the informer or minimize the icon.