Ways to Add Web Parts to Your Dashboard
After you create a dashboard, you can tailor its functionality by adding Web Parts. Web Parts determine the content of a Digital Dashboard and can display any type of information or Web format that you would like to implement. A sample of Web Parts is provided with Microsoft® Office XP Developer. In addition, you can create your own Web Parts.
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- Adding Web Parts by Using Office Developer Digital Dashboard Projects
To add Web Parts to a dashboard project, use the Add New Item command. Using this command, you can add a Microsoft® JScript®, Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition (VBScript), Extensible Markup Language (XML), or HTML Web Part to the dashboard project.
Related Section
- Web Part Properties
The Web Part properties fall into four categories: basic, appearance, content, and execution. The basic properties define basic metadata for a Web Part. The appearance properties define how a Web Part appears on a dashboard. The content properties describe the content that the Web Part renders. The execution properties specify how the Web Part runs on the dashboard. - Types of Web Parts
You can build Web Parts from three places: Microsoft® Office XP Developer, the dashboard itself, or the Web Part Builder add-in for Microsoft® Visual InterDev®. - Guidelines for Building Good Web Parts
Good Web Parts deliver targeted information tailored to specific users in a manner that is appropriate for a Digital Dashboard. The look and feel of your Web Parts should be appealing to users and appropriate for a Digital Dashboard. - How a Digital Dashboard Factory Interprets Web Parts
A Digital Dashboard factory initializes Web Parts, gets content, and displays the content on the dashboard.