Add a Gadget to the desktop

Gadgets sit on your Desktop and offer information about the weather, time and date as well as access to your contacts, productively tools and CPU usage. You can evan have a slideshow of your favourite pictures. You can customise your desktop by adding gadgets and customising them to your needs.1.  In the Start Search window, type Gadgets.2.  Under Control Panel, click Desktop Gadgets.3.  Drag any gadget to the desktop. You can drag as many     as you like. Drag the Clock to the Desktop. (I'll tell you     how to set it, in next post).4.  Click the X in the top right corner of the Desktop       Gadget Gallery...

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Set the time on the clock gadget

Almost all gadgets offer a wrench icon when position your mouse over them. You can use this icon to access settings for the gadget. The first thing you may want to set is the time on the clock gadget.    1.  Position the mouse pointer over the clock you dragged to the desktop. Look for the small x and the         wrench to appear. Clicking the x will remove the gadget from the desktop. Clicking the wrench will         open the gadget's properties, if properties are available.    2.  Click the arrow in the Time zone window and select your time zone from the list.    3.  Click the right arrow underneath the clock...

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