Abstract: A Web portal page at a Web display station having a plurality of portlet sections, each portlet including text and at least one active hyperlink to another Web page. An implementation enabling a user to enter one of the displayed portlet sections, enlarging the area of the entered one portlet section, and reducing the areas of a plurality of the other portlet sections so that at least one hyperlink in each of the other portlet sections of reduced area remains active.

Abstract: A system for managing preferences in a portlet container. In response to receiving remote preferences for a portlet, the remote preferences are merged with default preferences for the portlet to form a preference set for the portlet. In response to receiving user preferences for the portlet, the user preferences are merged with the preference set to form an effective preference set for the portlet. The portlet is manipulated according to the effective preference set to form a manipulated portlet. Then, the manipulated portlet is rendered.

Abstract: Overcoming the cluttered effect of Web Portal pages by an implementation for a Web Portal page interface on a computer controlled Web display station or terminal that comprises a plurality of portlet sections in said each Portal page, each portlet including text and at least one active hyperlink to another Web page, means enabling a user to enter one of the displayed portlet sections, means in the Web Portal page, enabled by the entry of the user into the one portlet section, for enlarging the area of the entered one portlet section and means in the Web Portal page, responsive to the enlarging of the area of this one portlet, for reducing the areas of a plurality of the other portlet sections so that at least one hyperlink in each of the other portlet sections of reduced area remains active.