Widgets and Live Text enables IBM® Sametime® Connect client 8.5.2 end users to see and act on Live Text in the Sametime chat window and chat history and use widgets (.XML files) created for their use. Power users and administrators can create and edit widgets and deploy them to users to engage a web page, feed, or Google Gadget, and install features from an update site.

The information provided here is for the Sametime Connect client. See the Lotus Notes® documentation for information about the Live Text and Widgets features for Sametime that appears in the Lotus Notes sidebar. In this case, the Lotus Notes Live Text and Widgets features also control Sametime in Notes.

Popular topics are as follows:

Widgets and Live Text for Users What Widgets and Live Text defaults are provided? What Widgets preferences can I set? What Live Text preferences can I set? Working with Widgets and Live Text for Users What can I do with Live Text? How do I control Live Text display? What can I do with a widget panel? How do I add a widget as a panel to my Sametime client?

Widgets and Live Text for Power Users Advanced Widgets and Live Text topics - Power users or application developers Widgets and Live Text for Administrators Configuring Widgets and Live Text External resource Web seminar for administrators: Deploying Plugins and Widgets for Lotus Notes and Sametime