Windows 7 / Getting Started

Use the Feed Headlines Gadget

  1. Add the Feed Headlines gadget to the desktop. (See the earlier task, "Open the Gadget Gallery and Add Gadgets to the Desktop.")
  2. Click the Feed Viewer gadget to connect to the default RSS feed.
  3. At the Web site that appears, you can view blog entries, subm it an entry, or subscribe to additional feeds.
  4. Click the Settings button. In the resulting Feed Headlines dialog box, select the default feed.
  5. Click OK to close the dialog box.

Tip Use the Show Next Set of Feeds and Show Previous Set of Feeds arrows that appear at the bottom of the Feed Headlines gadget when you move your mouse over it to scroll through available feeds.

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In this tutorial:

  1. Using the Windows Gadget Gallery and Gadgets
  2. Open the Gadget Gallery and Add Gadgets to the Desktop
  3. Check the Time
  4. Display a Continuous Slide Show
  5. Use the Windows Calendar
  6. Play with Puzzles
  7. Convert Currency
  8. Use the Feed Headlines Gadget
  9. Get the Latest Stock Quotes
  10. Monitor Your CPU