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Widgets and Live Text
Widgets and Live Text enables end users to see and act on Live Text in a document, including mail, using widgets (.XML files) created for their use. Power users and administrators can create and edit widgets, and deploy them to users to engage a Notes® form, view, XPage, document or Composite Application, or third party services such as Web page, feed, or Google Gadget™, or automatically install or update a client plug-in for specific Notes users.
Working with Widgets and Live Text - End users
If you are a Widgets and Live Text end user who does not have widget creation or catalog access rights, you can act on Live Text in your active document or double-click an installed widget to start an action. Depending on your policy or preference settings, you may also be able to do other tasks, such as add a new widget to your client sidebar or My Widgets sidebar panel.
How do I add a widget to the My Widgets or client sidebar panel?
Add a widget to your client or My Widgets sidebar panel in any of the following ways.

Widgets and Live Text
Widgets and Live Text enables end users to see and act on Live Text in a document, including mail, using widgets (.XML files) created for their use. Power users and administrators can create and edit widgets, and deploy them to users to engage a Notes® form, view, XPage, document or Composite Application, or third party services such as Web page, feed, or Google Gadget™, or automatically install or update a client plug-in for specific Notes users.
- Getting started with Widgets and Live Text
  Widgets and Live Text is designed for three main user types -- end user, power user and application developer, and administrator. Policy and preferences control various access levels. Roles often overlap. For example, a power user may create and deploy widgets to end users while end users may use widgets that have been created for them, rather than create their own.
- Working with Widgets and Live Text - End users
  If you are a Widgets and Live Text end user who does not have widget creation or catalog access rights, you can act on Live Text in your active document or double-click an installed widget to start an action. Depending on your policy or preference settings, you may also be able to do other tasks, such as add a new widget to your client sidebar or My Widgets sidebar panel.
  - How do I control Live Text display?
    Toggle the display of Live Text on or off per session, active document, or even by recognizer type.
  - What can I do with Live Text?
    Live Text appears in the active document as dash-underlined text. When you hover over a Live Text instance, a blue drop down arrow icon displays to the right of the underlined text. You can then left-click to open a Live Text context menu of options. You can also use the Tools > Show Live Text and Actions menu option.
  - How do I build a Live Text dashboard?
    You can open a dashboard of one or more widgets actions that have been deployed to you, or that you have created as sidebar widgets, to jointly act on a Live Text instance in your active document.
  - What do I do when a widget or Live Text action prompts me to authenticate?
    If a Web-based or feed-based widget requires authentication, you must authenticate before using it. For example, when you click on a Live Text item, you will be prompted to enter a user name and password when the target widget for that Live Text requires authentication.
  - What are the My Widgets sidebar panel toolbar options?
    The My Widgets sidebar panel toolbar contains options for accessing the widget catalog and controlling your sidebar panel view state.
  - How do I add a widget to the My Widgets or client sidebar panel?
    Add a widget to your client or My Widgets sidebar panel in any of the following ways.
  - What can I do with a widget panel in the client sidebar?
    In addition to acting on Live Text, you may also be able to see and add widget panels in your client sidebar.
  - How do I add an emailed widget?
    You can add an emailed widget attachment to your My Widgets sidebar panel.
- Advanced Widgets and Live Text topics - Power users or application developers
  You can create and edit Notes® and Web-based XML extensions (widgets) and make those widgets available from a central catalog.

How do I add a widget to the My Widgets or client sidebar panel?

Add a widget to your client or My Widgets sidebar panel in any of the following ways.

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To add a widget from the My Widgets sidebar panel to the client sidebar, do the following:
- Right-click the widget in the My Widgets sidebar panel, click Properties and check the Add as a panel on startup option.
- Open the target Notes® form, view, XPage, or document or the Web page, feeds XML page (for example, ending with an .rss file extension), or Google Gadget™ page from the gadget catalog. For example, navigate to a specific and searchable Notes® view or a simple Web gadget such as a tool that tracks weather by zip code. Click the Add as a Panel toolbar button.
  Note: If you are using this method to add a Web page, gadget, or feed to the sidebar, you must use the embedded browser. To enabled Web display in Notes®, click File > Preferences > Web Browser > Use the browser embedded in this client.
  The widget appears as a new sidebar panel item and will appear in your sidebar each time you start Notes. Using this method creates the widget with the option Add as a panel on startup.
To add an existing widget to the My Widgets sidebar panel, do any of the following:
- Browse the widget catalog and drag and drop the widget that you want to your My Widgets sidebar panel.
- Drag and drop an emailed widget to your My Widgets sidebar panel.
- Select one or more widget documents in the widget catalog and select Tools > Widgets > Install this Widget.
- Import or drag and drop a widget from your file system to your My Widgets sidebar panel.
- Select a category in the Widgets preferences to install all widgets included in that category from the widget catalog.