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The Ubuntu Desktop Panels are probably the most useful aspect of the entire desktop simply because they provide quick access to a wide variety of functionalityand visual status information. As with just about every other aspect of the GNOME desktop, these panels are accompanied by extensive configuration options. In this chapter of [[Ubuntu Desktop Essentials]] we will look at each of these configuration options in detail.

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. 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 an 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.

The ''Size'' property controls the height (when the panel is in a horizontal orientation) or width (when in vertical orientation). It is not possible to reduce the size to the extent where items will no long longer be visible (the minimum value is typically around 23 pixels).