Using the personal portal
You can choose to start all your BSCW sessions with your personal portal by selecting the respective option in your personal preferences ( ) under ‘Portal’. There you can also change the default value of the maximum number of visible entries in list-like widgets (folders, events, news).
The widgets of your personal portal have three buttons in
their title bar (
, 
, 
) to minimize or maximize
the widget, to change the widget and to
delete the widget. List-like widgets having more entries than the current
maximum offer two buttons [next] and [previous] at the bottom to move up and
down in the list.
Further information concerning a widget entry is shown as
tooltips when the cursor is positioned over the entry. By clicking 
, the
information may also be shown in the widget itself.
Many widgets offer their entries as clickable links. The contents of an entry, e.g. a BSCW folder or an RSS news item, are shown in a separate browser tab or window.
Every time you open the portal, its contents are updated,
i.e. folder widgets show the current contents, events widgets show the latest
events, news widgets show the latest news etc. Some widgets like the clock are
permanently updated. You may also update your portal using 
in the action shortcut
bar.
The BSCW widgets of the personal portal work very similar to the desktop widgets; see 7.1.2.3 Functionality of desktop widgets for a more detailed description.