Quick Overview

The American Express Account Widget is designed to help you stay up-to-date with your Card balances without having to log in to the American Express Web site, right on your desktop. Need to know where your balances stand? How about due dates? No problem; just log in to the Widget and find out!

Main Window

The main window for the American Express Account Widget is divided into 3 sections: the toolbar, account information and RSS Feeds Klip.

Figure: The main window and its 3 sections.

Toolbar: The toolbar is the part of the Account Widget that controls how it is displayed on your computer. It also contains convenient links back to American Express sites.

Account Information : This is the part of the main window that displays your Card information and Membership Rewards points. It's also where you log in and out of the Account Widget.

RSS Feeds Klip : This area contains news, events and special offers from American Express.

System Tray Icon

In addition to the main window, the Account Widget appears in your Windows systen tray as an icon. From that icon you can open and close the Account Widget and use some useful features.

Figure: The Account Widget system tray icon.