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This chapter provides an overview of the steps involved in customizing the various panels comprising the Ubuntu implementation of the GNOME desktop.
== An Overview of the Ubuntu Panels ==
The bars across the top and bottom of the desktop are called ''panels''. The top panel (shown below) contains the desktop menus, icons to launch commonly used applications such as the web browser and email client and other items such as the date and time and various status indicators.
