How to Delete Dashboard Programs on an Apple & Skype
The Dashboard on Apple computers is a semitransparent strip that appears above your desktop, when made active by clicking its icon in the Dock (or by pressing F12). The Dashboard then provides quick access to preinstalled mini-applications known as widgets -- such as Apple's iCal, Stickies, Tile Game and Address Book. You can even add a Skype widget to your Dashboard, for one-click access to basic Skype functions. If you decide you no longer want Skype, you can easily delete the widget from your Apple Dashboard. The deletion process is just as simple for Skype developers who utilize the application's Skype Manager dashboard.
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Instructions
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Deleting a Widget from Apple Dashboard
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Press F12 to bring up the Dashboard on your computer.
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Click the "+" button to open the widget bar. Click “Manage Widgets” to open the Widget Manager.
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Scroll through the list of installed widgets to locate the program you want to delete, such as the Skype widget. Remove the check mark from the box next to the program. Then click the remove button -- the red circle with a white line through it -- located to the right of the program listing.
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Click “OK” when prompted to “move this widget to the trash.” The program is deleted from your Apple Dashboard.
Deleting a Gadget from Skype Dashboard
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Go to jira.skype.com. Log in to your Skype account.
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Click the arrow next to “Dashboards” to open the drop-down menu. Select “Manage Dashboards.”
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Select the dashboard that has the gadget you want to delete. (You cannot delete projects from the “System Dashboard.”)
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Mouse over the gadget title bar to reveal the option button. Click the downward pointing arrow to open the drop-down menu. Select “Delete.”
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Click “OK” when prompted to permanently remove the gadget from the dashboard.
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