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Product Guide
Mac OS X Tiger
The Widget Bar shows you all the widgets available on your system. You can add
widgets to Dashboard by clicking them or by dragging them onto Dashboard. Widgets
appear in Dashboard using a gorgeous ripple effect.
Activating Dashboard
Activating Dashboard is as simple as clicking its icon in the Dock or pressing the F12
key. Your personal collection of widgets flies onscreen using an Exposé-like animation
and floats above a dimmed desktop. Dashboard uses the entire screen, but it doesn’t
hide or move your open files, windows, and applications. When you’re finished using
Dashboard, you can return to your work in an instant, just as you left it. It’s so fast, fun,
and easy to use that it will change the way you work. You get your information quickly
and return to work in an instant.
Many widgets flip around to reveal customizable settings. Click the small “i” in the lower right
corner of the widget to flip the widget around.
Customizing Dashboard
You can add widgets, hide widgets, and drag
widgets to position them anywhere you want
them to appear on the screen. Widgets can
even be added to Dashboard multiple times.
Each instance is unique and can be edited
to display different information. For example,
you can have multiple sticky notes or display
multiple instances of World Clock, each
configured to show the local time.