Tips & Tricks

Adding live Web content to your desktop

Want to add some "live" content from the Internet to your desktop? Maybe a stock ticker or up-to-the-minute news headlines? The new Active Desktop interface in Windows 98 can do it. The desktop item will be automatically updated periodically to provide you with the latest information.

To help you get started, there's a Microsoft gallery on the Web that offers many different and interesting items you can add to your desktop.

Here's how:

1. Right-click the desktop, click Active Desktop, and then click Customize My Desktop.
2. Make sure View my active Desktop as a Web page is selected, and then click New.
3. Click Yes, and when you are connected to the Web site, browse through the different items available.
4. To add an item to your desktop, click the Add to Active Desktop button on the item's page in the gallery.