iGoogle

The Easy steps of how to set up and use an iGoogle account.

• Creating an iGoogle account:

To create a Google Account, follow these steps:

• Go onto Google then click on the iGoogle at the top right hand side of the menu bar.
• Once you are on the iGoogle page you will be asked to fill in your e-mail address and information about yourself.
• You will then be directed to a webpage that will allow you to pick your own background theme and you will be asked what your interests are which you tick the ones that apply to your personal taste.
• Once you have completed these steps you will be directed to your homepage where tabs and gadgets of your interests will appear.  This page is called 'Home'.  All your gadgets will be open, if there are gadgets you would prefer to close you can do this by editing your gadgets and minimsing them on your homepage.

Adding & Editing Gadgets

• Adding a gadget is easy, all you have to do is click "Add Stuff" at the top right of your iGoogle homepage bar. (Top right of your gadgets)
• You will be directed to the gadget directory, here you have the opportunity to search for gadgets on the right hand side.  You can click for specific gadgets to appear but you may also scroll freely through the list of gadgets available.
• When you have found a gadget you wish to add to your iGoogle click "Add it now" which is underneath the picture of the gadget and if done correctly a yellow box should appear which says "Added".
• Editing your gadget is simple, just click the arrow button located at the top right of the gadgets box.
• A menu will appear offering many options like "Edit settings", "Share this gadget", "Minimise this gadget", "Delete this gadget". (These are only a few of the options available).
• If you chose to delete a gadget it will disappear altogether whereas minimising it will shrink it with only the title of it being shown.

Adding a new tab

• To begin with you will only have a "Home" tab, but you can easily add more tabs on the left hand side of the menu by clicking the arrorw beside the word "Home".
• A  new menu will appear where the new tab can be added by clicking 'Add tab" 
• Then it will ask for a name for the new tab which you can insert.
• If you would like gadgets added automatically by Google in relevance of the tab name keep the box ticked.  If you want to add your own gadgets to your own tast ensure the box is left unticked.
• Click "OK" when you have done the above.
• You can then add gadgets you would like to the tab (See above if you have forgotten how to do so)
• Many other tabs can be added by repeating the above process.

Adding RSS Feed

• To add a relevant RSS feed to a tab, click "Add stuff" at the top right of the menu.
•  Click the link "add feed or gadget" with the RSS logo beside it which is at the bottom left of the page
•  Paste the RSS Feed on the page.
• Ensure that you have posted the RSS feed link rather than the website link as this will not work.  Only the RSS feed will work on iGoogle.

Embedding Something e.g a video from YouTube.

• Click "Add stuff" at the top right of the menu bar and search for a gadget called "Code Wrapper".
• Once you have found it (the first available option) click "Add it now".
• Revisit your page where the new gadget will be, there is a space in the gadget to embed the code from the video, make sure it is the embed code and not the link of the website.  
• Click "Save" and your video will now appear on your iGoogle.
• If you would like to add multiple video's repeat the above steps.