How to Add Gadgets to My Web Page
If you own a website, you can improve it by adding interactive components. Maybe you already offer polls or quizzes, or Flash video or the ability for users to log in and manage their own user page. You might offer games. You might offer forums where people can sign in and take part in your online community. Interactive components like these have been around for years, but you can add new means of interactivity and fun to your site with Google "gadgets." They consist of bits of code that can turn your website into a truly unique, fun piece of online real estate.
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Visit the home page for Google gadgets (find the link under Resources) and peruse the many gadgets, which include games, weather trackers, news aggregators, and radio stations.
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When you find a gadget you want, click on the "Add to my web page" button beneath the gadget's sample image.
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Adjust the settings in the "preview" pane. The Preview pane will include the different settings for a given gadget. Often you can change colors and add borders so the gadget will match your site settings.
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Set the size of the gadget so it fits your web page. If your web page measures 400 pixels wide by 600 pixels in height, you'll want a gadget that fits within that page without crowding it. In the left side of the Preview pane, you can set the height to something like 300 pixels and the width to 200 pixels. The gadget will automatically be set to that size, and you can adjust the settings until the height and width fits your site perfectly.
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Click "Get the code." The HTML code powers the gadget on your website. Look for the button beneath the settings panel.
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Copy the code by first double-clicking it. Once you select the code, right-click it, and select "Copy" from the window.
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Paste the code onto your website. You will need to open your HTML web page using a text editor or freeware HTML editor. Paste the copied code in the HTML page where you want the gadget to appear.
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You will then need to use a file transfer protocol (FTP) program to log onto your server and upload your new web page with the gadget. Enter your website name, your server user name and your password into the FTP program. Once the FTP program connects to your server, upload the file into the public directory, so people can view the page and enjoy the gadget.
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