The Google Sidebar

How to Turn on the Google Sidebar

This is part of the Google Desktop, which can be downloaded and installed from http://desktop.google.com/. Then, you can right-click on the Taskbar, select "Toolbars", and then "Google Desktop".

Shows how to enable the Google desktop.

When you've done this, the Google Desktop search box will appear in the toolbar. If you click the menu icon (down arrow) just to the right of the search box, a menu pops up which allows you to change to a sidebar.

Shows how to enable the Google sidebar.

When you do this, the Google Sidebar appears on the right-hand side of the screen.

Shows the Google sidebar.

How to Remove the Google Sidebar

To remove the sidebar, click on the menu icon (down arrow) at the top of the sidebar, and select "Close" from the menu.

Shows how to remove the Google sidebar.

How to Add Gadgets to the Google Sidebar

Either select "Add gadgets..." from the menu mentioned above, or simply click the add gadgets icon (plus sign) at the top of the sidebar. Either method will open a window allowing you to select gadgets to add to your sidebar. You can find gadget either by using the search box in the top right-hand corner of the window to search for a specific term, or by browsing through the available gadgets for each category listed on the left-hand side.

Shows how to add gadgets to the Google sidebar.

How to Remove Gadgets from the Google Sidebar

If you move the cursor over a gadget, a menu appears in the top right-hand corner. Clicking on the middle button (down arrow) brings up a menu, from which you can choose "Remove" to remove the gadget.

Shows how to remove gadgets from the Google sidebar.

How to Dock/Undock Google Sidebar Gadgets

Gadgets can be moved from the sidebar to the main part of the desktop, and vice-versa. When they're moved out of the sidebar (undocked), they generally increase in size, so the contents of the gadgets are easier to view. When you're not using them any more, you can return them to the sidebar (dock them), so that they don't clutter up the screen.

To undock a gadget, simply drag it to whatever part of the screen you want it in (position the cursor over the gadget, press and hold the left mouse button, move the cursor to wherever you want the gadget to be, and then release the button). To dock a gadget, simply drag it back to the sidebar.

You can also drag gadgets up and down within the sidebar to rearrange them into whatever order you want.

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