Changes

A panel can be placed in one of four different locations on the desktop: the top, bottom, far left or far right of the desktop. There The positions of the standard top and bottom panels are locked by default. To unlock these panels so that they may be relocated, right click on the panel and select ''Allow panel to be moved'' from the popup menu. Once unlocked, there are two ways to change the position of a Ubuntu GNOME Desktop panel. By far the easiest method is to simply click with the left hand mouse button on the panel you wish to relocate and drag it to the new location.

From the Panel Properties dialog, change the ''Orientation'' setting to the desired value to position the panel as required. Once the panel is situated at a new location, right click on a blank area of the panel and select ''Lock panel position'' from the menu.