Use the settings in the Summary Preferences dialog to specify summary preferences. You can customize the Summary Preferences in the following functional areas:
News Feeds
Weather
Schedule
Use the Mail tabbed section to specify which mail folders to display in the Summary. Table 11–15 lists the mail folder preferences that you can configure for the Summary.
Table 11–15 Summary Mail Folder Preferences
Dialog Element |
Description |
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Mail folder tree |
Use the mail folder tree to select the folders that you want to display in your summary. Click on the plus sign (+) beside a folder to expand the contents of the folder. To collapse the contents of a folder, click on the minus sign (-) beside the folder. To select a folder to display in your summary, click on the check box to the left of the folder to display a check mark in the box. To deselect a folder, click on the check box again to remove the check mark. |
Show full path for folders |
Select this option to display the full path to the folders that are displayed in your summary. |
Use the News Feeds tabbed section to specify which news feeds to display in the Summary. Table 11–16 lists the news feed preferences that you can configure for the Summary.
Table 11–16 Summary News Feed Preferences
Use the Weather tabbed section to specify the locations whose weather you want to view in the Summary. Table 11–17 lists the weather preferences that you can configure for the Summary.
Table 11–17 Summary Weather Preferences
Dialog Element |
Description |
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All location tree |
Use the location tree to select the locations whose weather you want to display in your summary. Click on the plus sign (+) beside a location to expand the contents of the location. To collapse the contents of a location, click on the minus sign (-) beside the folder. |
Add |
To add a location to your summary, select the location in the All location tree, then click on the Add button. The location is added to the Shown location list. |
Remove |
To remove a location from your summary, select the location in the Shown location list, then click on the Remove button. |
Shown location list |
Displays a list of the locations whose weather is displayed in your summary. |
Show temperatures in |
Select whether to display temperatures in degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit. |
Refresh time (seconds) |
Use the spin box to specify how often you want to refresh the display of weather information in your summary. |
Use the Schedule tabbed section to specify the calendar and task information that you want to view in the Summary. Table 11–18 lists the calendar and task information settings that you can configure for the Summary.
Table 11–18 Summary Calendar and Task Preferences
Dialog Element |
Description |
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How many days should the calendar display at once? |
Select how many days of your calendar to display in your summary. |
Show all tasks |
Select this option to display all your tasks in your summary. Completed tasks that are hidden are not displayed. To hide completed tasks, use the Hide completed tasks after time option. For more information about how to hide completed tasks, see Setting Calendar and Tasks Preferences. |
Show today's tasks |
Select this option to display only the tasks for today in your summary. Completed tasks that are hidden are not displayed. |