How to Use Windows Gadgets and Overview

Gadgets are tools that you have on your desktop to see relevant information quickly. There are few popular one that come preinstalled with Windows 7.

Preinstalled Gadgets

Gadget	Image	Description
Calender		Browse the days of the calendar
Clock		Watch the clock in your timezone or any city in the world.
CPU Meter		See the current computer CPU and system memory (RAM)
Currency		Convert from one currency to another.
Feed Headlines		Track the latest news, sports, and entertainment headlines.
Picture Puzzles		Move the pieces of the puzzle and try to put them in order
Slide Show		Show a continuos slide show of your pictures.
Weather		See what the weather looks like around the world.
Windows Media Center		Play your latest TV recordings, new Internet TV clips,and favorite music and pictures.

To Display a Gadget on the Desktop

1. Right-click the desktop, then Click Gadgets on the shortcut menu.

2. The gadget gallery opens and displays the gadgets that are currently installed on your computer. 

Note: This is where newly installed gadgets will be displayed.

3. Double-click a gadget. For example, double-click calender. A calender will appear on your desktop. 

Note:  the gadgets will line up on the right side one under another until the column fills up then will start filling up next left column, but you can freely move gadget around.

4. When you done adding gadgets, close the Gadget Gallery by clicking the X in top right corner. 

Extra

If you want more widget then just open the Widget Gallery and click Get more gadgets online and download the ones you want.

If you start adding more gadgets they might not fit on 1 page so if you don't see the gadget you want on the first page then there are 2 ways to find it.

1. Traverse threw the pages until you find the one you want.

2. Search for it in the search box.