You can configure the appearance and layout of web parts by selecting the Edit icon located in the upper right hand corner of each web part. There are some web parts that also provide additional settings. When you have completed your changes, click the Save button. In addition, you can remove web parts that you don't use, hide those you use occasionally or minimize them like windows. To remove a web part from your My IQ page, click the Edit icon and then click the Delete button. IQ displays a confirmation message. Note: When you delete a web part, you can select it again, however, any configuration settings that you made are not restored. To minimize a web part, click the Minimize icon (i.e. minus sign) located in the upper right hand corner of the web part. You can restore it by clicking the Restore icon (i.e. plus sign).
This section of the Property Editor allows you to change the Title, Chrome Type, Direction, Height, and Width of most web parts and whether or not you want to hide the web part.
Used to set the text for the title of the web part. For example, the default tile for the Today's News web part is "Today's News", however, you may want to change this to "Today's Headlines".
Allows you to select what type of title and/or border option is used. Click in this field and select Default, Title and Border, Border Only, Title Only or None. Note that you may not change the Chrome Type for some web parts.
Used to select the direction the web part content flows on the My IQ page. Most of web parts are forced to display in predetermined order.
Allows you to set the height of the web part in pixels.
Used to set the width of the web part and a drop-down to select the units (default is pixels).
This check box allows you to indicate whether the web part is hidden. Hidden items still appear when you select Add WebPart from Catalog, but are hidden from view on your My IQ page. So, if you configure a web part and then decide you don't want to use it, you can hide it rather than remove it. This way, if you decide to use it at a later time, you can simply restore it without having to reconfigure it again.
This section of the Property Editor allows you to select the Chrome State, Zone and Zone Index of most web parts.
Gets or sets whether a web part is displayed in a minimized or normal state by default. This is recommended for web parts that are larger in size and are not used frequently.
Determines where the web part will appear in the My IQ page. Possible choices are Header, Footer and the columns currently displayed.
The numerical order of a web part within its zone, starting with 0.
Note: You may find it easier to use the Zone and Zone Index settings to relocate a web part instead of draging and droping it, especially when accessing IQ remotely over a slow internet connection. Also, since the Layout view is larger than the Edit view, you may need to scroll down the page in order to drag and drop the web part. Changing the web part location using the zone settings allows you to accomplish the same result by just entering where you want to move it.
In addition to the appearance and layout options, the following web parts provide additional configuration settings that are web part specific: Image Link, My Schedule, My Work, Recent People, Mail and Workflow, RSS Feed, Top Issues and Workflow Types, weather.com, Web Capture, Web Page and Web Searches.
URL to Image
Text for Link (if no image)
URL to Web Page
By default, this web part displays a monthly calendar (to change the date) and your IQ schedule for the current date. You can configure the following options:
Use
Calendar For
Display Monthly Calendar
Display Ending Time
Display Approved Events
Only
Use Short Description
Display Name in Title Bar
This web part provides the following additional display options:
Select Work Type
Exclude if count=0
Number of Columns
This web part allows you to select the types of recent records that are displayed. By default, Mail, People and Workflow records are displayed, however, you may also choose to display Board, Document, Event, Legislative, Vote or User Records as well as Workflow Templates.
Allows you to receive information via an existing or custom configured RSS feed. More than one RSS feed can be configured for your My IQ page. You can view existing feeds that you may already have saved by clicking the Favorites icon in Internet Explorer 7. Click the link for the desired RSS feed and then click the View feed properties link on the right side of the page. Copy and paste the URL in the feed properties into the RSS Feed URL text box in the Property Grid section of the web part editor. Click the check box to hide or display the article summary.
It is recommended that an RSS Feed web part have a specific height defined. The width will automatically adjust to the width of the zone into which the web part is added. Setting a defined height will force a vertical scroll bar when the content is too large for the area defined. This keeps RSS feed information from shifting other content on the page.
The following additional options are available for this web part:
Display Type
Number Displayed
Number of Days Included
Note that the title of this web part is long and will limit the amount that the width of the web part can be narrowed. Change the title to allow more flexibility when working with narrow columns. Also, the user preferences for Issue Code v. Translation or number of days do not apply to this web part.
Enter the zip code that you would like IQ to display the current weather for.
Allows you to capture information in a specific element of an external web page – for example, a stock ticker or calendar of events.
How to configure Web Capture:
Click the Edit icon for this web part.
Type the complete URL of the desired site, beginning with http://, in the Web Page URL field.
Click the Capture button to launch the web site in its own window. Note: The message "Cannot create or modify Web Capture. Make sure that your browser supports ActiveX controls, that you have enabled them, and that you have installed the Web Capture ActiveX control." appears if your workstation is not configured properly.
Each identified element in the page will display with a yellow arrow. Click the yellow arrow for the element to be captured. Click the OK button at the bottom of the Web Capture window.
IQ automatically updates the Element Type and Capture fields.
Click the Save button to display the captured elements on the My IQ page.
Note: This web part is not compatible with all web page structures and a certain amount of trial and error should be anticipated when setting up Web Capture.
Allows an external web page to be displayed in a frame as part of the My IQ page. Type the complete URL of the desired site in the Web Page URL field in the Property Grid section of the editor. It is highly recommended that this web part be configured in either the header or the footer to allow the maximum width of the page to be used without disrupting the layout of the rest of the page. Likewise, it is recommended that the default Chrome State is set to Minimized. This will allow easy access to external content without overwhelming the rest of the My IQ page.
You may select one or more of the following searches: AOL, Ask.com, Google, Google News, Live.com, Lycos, USA.gov, House.gov, Senate.gov and Yahoo. Web Searches may be added multiple times and each instance may be configured individually. So, for example, you might add a Google News search to the header, and also add a House.gov search to one of the columns in the My IQ page.