---
title: Modify app launcher widget display
description: Access all the useful applications from a unified application from the Applications widget from your employee portal. You can see a list of related applications when you browse topics and launch the application.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/use-app-launcher.html
release: australia
product: Employee Experience Foundation
classification: employee-experience-foundation
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [App Launcher, Setup task management, Configuring Employee Center Pro, Employee Center Pro, Unified Employee Experience, Employee Service Management]
---

# Modify app launcher widget display

Access all the useful applications from a unified application from the **Applications** widget from your employee portal. You can see a list of related applications when you browse topics and launch the application.

## Before you begin

Role required: sp\_admin

## About this task

Using the app launcher in Employee Center Pro, You can provide one-click access to the applications and configure the instance options to control the appearance of the widget, such as the icon and description. For more information, see [App Launcher](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/web-application-employee-about.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Self-Service** > **Employee Center**.

    The Employee Center home page is displayed.

2.  To configure the appearance, press and hold the control key, right-click the **Applications** widget, and select **Instance Options**.

3.  On the form, select the options:

<table id="table_lgk_4yj_crb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Title of widget

</td><td>

Title of the widget, for example **My applications**

</td></tr><tr><td>

Application count

</td><td>

Number of the applications you want to display on the widget \(Upto 6 apps\). **Note:** Defer load shows up to six loaders.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Card display view

</td><td>

Display view preference of the card. Either the app icon or the title is required with other options.\[Omitted image "instance-option-webapp.png"\] Alt text: Web application instance options

-   Icon, Title, Description
-   Icon, Title
-   Icon, Description
-   Title, Description
-   Icon only
-   Title only


</td></tr><tr><td>

Load configuration

</td><td>

Order in which the page and widgets data loads. Select one of the following options:-   Asynchronous: First the page loads, then the widgets data loads. Users see content appear in the widgets as soon as each individual widget loads.
-   Synchronous: Page and widget data loads at the same time. The page remains blank until all the data loads.


</td></tr><tr><td>

Show empty state

</td><td>

Option to show the widget with empty state message.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Widget behavior during high load

</td><td>

Option to show the view from the available options:-   None
-   Lite view: Select this option to display a message that the portal is experiencing heavy usage.
-   Regular view: Select this option for regular view.


</td></tr></tbody>
</table>4.  Click **Save**.

5.  Click **View all** to see all the applications.


## What to do next

After instance option configuration, your employees can access both custom and azure applications, manage the appearance of the widget, and access applications from topics.