If you are new to widgets, click the Getting Started with Widgets toolbar button to begin. If you have some experience creating widgets, open the HCL Notes® context (form, view, XPage, or document), composite application, or Web page, Google Gadget or feed target and then click the Configure a Widget from Current Context toolbar button to begin creating the widget within the context of the active Notes or Web item.

Note: If you are using Notes and using the widget configuration wizards to build widgets from a Web page, feed, or Google Gadget context, enable the embedded Notes Web browser using options on the File -> Preferences -> Web Browser page.

Note: You can also simply add the current context to the client sidebar panel using the Add as a Panel toolbar option.

The available widget types are:

• Notes View, Document, Form, or XPage
• OpenSocial
• Web page
• Google Gadgets
• Feed
• Features and Plugins
• Composite Application

  How do I create a Notes widget from a form or document?
  You can create a widget that opens an HCL Notes document or that fills out a Notes form using a default value, selected Live Text, or typed values.

  How do I create an XPages widget?
  You can create a widget to search HCL Notes XPages using a default value, selected Live Text, or other selected text. You can also use this wizard to open the target XPage.

  How do I create a Notes widget from a view or frameset?
  You can create a widget to search an HCL Notes view using a default value, selected Live Text, or other selected text. You can also use this wizard to open the target Notes view or frameset.

  How do I create a Web page widget?
  You can create a widget that acts on a default value, selected Live Text, or other selected text using a single form on a specific Web page. Or you can create a widget that can perform one or more actions based on an overall Web page. You can optionally require that the user authenticate before using the Web page action.

  How do I create a Google Gadget widget?
  You can create a Google Gadget widget to extend your application and simplify certain tasks.

  How do I create a Feeds widget?
  You can create a widget to stay connected to your favorite feeds subscriptions using a widget. You can configure the feeds-based widget to be linked to a default value, selected Live Text, or other selected text.

  How do I create a Features and Plugins deployment widget?
  You can create a widget for deploying features and plug-ins to client users.

  How do I create a Composite Applications widget?
  You can create a widget using the active composite application as the current context.

Related concepts
Getting started with Widgets and Live Text

Related tasks
How do I create a Notes widget from a form or document?
How do I create a Notes widget from a view or frameset?
How do I create an XPages widget?
How do I create a Web page widget?
How do I create a Google Gadget widget?
How do I create a Feeds widget?
How do I create a Features and Plugins deployment widget?
How do I create a Composite Applications widget?
How do I wire a widget action?

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