Configuring the Panel

Procedure 3.7. Customizing the Panel

1. Right-click an empty patch in the panel and select Panel Settings to access any panel configuration options. If the menu item is not available, your desktop objects are probably locked. To unlock, right-click and select Unlock Widgets.

2. To move panel objects to a different place within the panel, hover the mouse cursor over the respective panel object (for example, program icon, pager, task manager, system tray) . The mouse cursor turns into a crosslines-like form. Move the cursor to the desired position in the panel, then click again to fix the object in the new position.

3. To change the panel width, click and drag the small arrow icons at the far left and right end of the settings panel.

4. To change the panel height, click the Height button and move the mouse cursor to the desired end location.

5. To place the panel at different sides of the screen use the Screen Edge button. Drag and drop the panel to the preferred location.

6. If you need additional widgets on your panel, add them with the Add Widgets... button as described in Step 2.

7. To remove program icons or widgets from the panel, right-click the respective object and select the menu item to remove the icon or widget.

   The icons in the system tray usually belong to applications running in the background. Therefore you can only remove those icons if you close the respective application (right-click the icon and select Quit).

8. To prevent the panel and widgets from being moved accidentally, use Lock Widgets.

9. For additional configurations options like alignment and functions like auto hide, click More Settings....

10. If all panel changes are according to your wishes, close the settings panel with the red close button on the right side.