About

Information about the gear (for example, author, copyright, and version).

Content

The main or primary presentation of the gear.

Help

Help information for the gear.

Preview

A mode for administrators or community leaders to view the presentations of the gear.

Initial Configuration

Options that are set when the gear is first created in a community. Typically, these are set by the community leader.

Instance Configuration

Administrative customization options, which configure a gear for a particular community. Often these are gear appearance or community membership settings. Typically, these are set by a community leader.

User Configuration

Gear personalization options (for example, entering stock quotes in a stock ticker or ZIP Codes in a weather gear). These are always set by portal end users.