Moving widgets into the Dock

Dear BD,

Hi. Thank you again for your help.

I tried it, but I couldn't find any mail widgets in my Applications section on the HD.

I have the gmail widget (stamp with a picture of a queen on it) on the screen (perhaps this is called the Dashboard - it only appears when I right click my mouse and includes other widgets like weather, conversions, etc.), but can't drag it into the Dock. There must be a simple way. On my Dock, I already have Finder, Mail, Safari, ITunes, Address Book, I-Cal, IPhoto, etc. and just want to add the gmail widget, so that I can always see whether or not a new mail has come in, like I can with the other Mac Mail widget (stamp with a bird on it).

Best regards,

Susan

Thanks BD.

I looked up my Library folder and in the Widgets section, there was no mail widget. All I have is:

Address Book

Business

Calculator

Dictionary

ESPN

Flight Tracker

Google

iCal.wdgt

iTunes

Movies

People

Ski Report

Stickies

Stocks

Tile Game

Translation

Unit Converter

Weather

Web Clip

World Clock

Is there any way that I can add the gmail widget to my Library and then drag it out from there? Probably a stupid thought.

Sorry to bother you on your weekend.

Best regards,

Susan

Dear BD,

Thanks for those recommendations. I found the widget in the Manage Widgets area.

I will give your suggestions a try.

Best regards,

Susan

Thanks BD.

I will give it a go tonight. A few things to do this afternoon.

Thanks for your help, as always.

Susan

Dear BD,

Thanks for your suggestions. I searched for a widget on various download sites, but the problem is finding a widget which will move into the Dock. There are quite a few widgets out there, but apparently no G-MAIL widgets which will move into the Dock. Many widgets will only appear on the Dashboard.

As I said, the one I downloaded was a blue one in the shape of a stamp, with a photo of a queen on it. Are you able to download it and move it to your Dock? If not, I think I will have to give up on this one. Not a big problem anyway, but it would be convenient.

Thank you for all your help anyway.

Susan

Dear BD,

Thank you for your mail. The g-mail widget which I am talking about can be found at the following:

http://email.about.com/od/gmailmailcheckers/gr/gmail_checker_w.htm

I wanted to use a widget in the Dock, as I could immediately tell whether any g-mail had come in and would not have to check on the dashboard. That is the only reason. Not really a problem, just convenient.

Susan

Thanks for your suggestion Diane.

Unfortunately MailTab Pro for Gmail runs on OSX 10.6.8 and my system is 10.5.8.

Too bad I can't use it - it looked good.

Susan

Thanks BD.

I hope you are able to open it later. Don't go to too much trouble on my behalf. Your help is appreciated.

Susan