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Add a Widget to Netvibes

By Daniel Nations, About.com

Netvibes allows you to add most widgets to your personalized start page.

To add a widget, you will need to locate the source code for the widget and copy it to the clipboard.

Once you have the source code of the widget copied to the clipboard, you are ready to add the widget to Netvibes.

Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 5 minutes
Here's How:
  1. Sign in to your Netvibes account.

  2. Click on the Add Content link in the upper left hand corner of the page.

  3. Click on External Widgets and choose HTML.

  4. At the top of the preview window, click on Add to my page.

  5. The newly added window should be titled HTML. Click on the edit link, move your mouse pointer to the text box labeled "title," and click within the box to place your cursor in the box.

    Type in whatever title you want to give your widget.

  6. Move your mouse pointer to the text box labeled "source" and click within the box to place your cursor in the box.

    Paste your code into this text box using Edit-Paste from your browser menu, or by holding down the control key and typing "V".

  7. Enjoy your new widget!

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