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IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 User Guide
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IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 User Guide

by Karen Hooper
August 2010
Beginner to intermediate
296 pages
6h 48m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 4. Working with Widgets

Some of you may know a widget as the small floating device that is found in a beer can, specifically Guinness! In Lotus Notes, a widget is a small application that you can install in the Lotus Notes sidebar. You can have several widgets installed. A widget can provide different types of information such as the weather in your area, stock prices on a day, and so on.

Widgets are great business tools as valuable information can be accessed quickly and can be customized to your preferences. You can also access some fun widgets such as comic strips, You Tube and even a virtual flower pot! Whether for fun or business, widgets are worth investigating. The topics we will explore in this chapter are:

  • Widgets explained
  • Adding ...
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