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Check location and display a forecast summary

Check location and display a forecast summary

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After World Clock and Weather is installed and configured properly, users will see the local time and weather for the selected locations. Users have the option to view much more based on how the web part is configured as shown in the examples below.

Horizontal & Vertical Views

Horizontal View HW17_LocationsHoriz.jpg
Vertical View HW17_LocationsVert.jpg

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Viewing a Forecast Summary

Step Action Result
1. Hover over any part of the main section of the location image to display a forecast summary. HW17_WeatherSummary.jpg

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Viewing a Map and Temperature for Location

Step Action Result
1. Click the location name to view a Bing Maps view of the location (the default).

HW17_ExternalLinks.jpg

NOTE: If a custom link is configured in the web part properties, clicking the location name opens that link instead.
2. Click the temperature to view the MSN weather forecast for the location.

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Viewing a Detailed Forecast

Step Action Result
1. Click the Detailed Forecast icon to view a two, three, or five-day forecast for the location (if configured).

HW17_Forecast.jpg

NOTE: If the Detailed forecast is configured in the web part properties to None, the Detailed Forecast icon is not displayed.

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Viewing an RSS Feed

Step Action Result
1. Click the RSS feed icon to view the configured RSS feed for the location.

HW17_RSSFeed.jpg

NOTE: If no RSS feed URL is configured in the web part properties, the RSS feed icon is not displayed. More information about RSS Feeds can be found here.

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Viewing Events

Step Action Result
1. Click the Upcoming Events link above the location icons (if configured) to show a list of upcoming events in the associated SharePoint Calendar list.

HW17_LocalEventsLink.jpg

NOTE: In this example, the Upcoming Events link text has been customized to display “Things To Do”.

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