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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 functionality and 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 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 location of the panel can be adjusted using the Properties dialog of the panel. This dialog is accessed by clicking with the right hand mouse button on any blank area of the panel and selecting Properties from the popup menu:

[[Image:ubuntu_10.10_panel_properties.jpg|Ubuntu 10.10 desktop panel properties]]

By default, Ubuntu configures four workspaces. To increase or reduce the number of available workspaces, right click with the mouse on the workspace control (as shown above) in the panel and select Preferences. Simply change the Number of workspaces value to the desired number. The name of each workspace may be changed by double clicking on the default name in the list (Desk 1, Desk 2 etc) and typing in a new name.

 

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