Widget Tasks Parent topic

The following table lists widget-related tasks:
Task
Steps
Add a widget
Open a tab and then click Add Widgets at the top right corner of the tab. The Add Widgets screen displays. For details, see Adding Widgets to the Dashboard.
Refresh a widget's data
Click the refresh icon (widgetrefresh.png).
Delete a widget
Click the arrow icon (widgetarrow.png) and then click Close Widget. This action removes the widget from the tab that contains it, but not from the other tabs that contain it or from the widget list in the Add Widgets screen.
Change the period
If available, click the Period drop-down box on top of the widget to change the time period.
Change the node
If available, click the Node drop-down box on top of the widget to change the node.
Move a widget
Use drag-and-drop to move a widget to a different location within the tab.
Resize a widget
To resize a widget, point the cursor to the right edge of the widget. When you see a thick vertical line and an arrow (as shown in the following image), hold and then move the cursor to the left or right.
resize.png
Only widgets on multi-column tabs are resizable. These tabs have any of the following layouts and the highlighted sections contain widgets that are resizable.
multicolumntabs.jpg