Google Gadgets in Gmail

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Most of the iGoogle gadgets can be now used in your gmail page, in the side navigation bar.

To use the Google gadgets in gmail, follow the simple steps,

1. Go to Labs in gmail.

(Labs are available only in Internet Explorer 7.0+, Firefox 2.0+, Safari 3.0+, and Google Chrome.)

2. In Labs tab, under Gmail Settings, Enable “Add any gadget by URL” feature, Save changes.

3. Now Go to the Gadgets tab in Gmail settings.

4. Give any gadget url and add the gadget to your gmail page. (for eg, http://www.google.com/ig/modules/datetime.xml

(Not all Google gadgets cannot be used with gmail. )

You can drag and drop the gadgets over the Gmail Navigation bar, if you have enabled “Navbar drag and drop” feature in Gmail Labs

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