Introducing Panels

A panel is an area in the GNOME Desktop from which you can run applications and applets, and perform other tasks. When you start a session for the first time, the GNOME Desktop contains at least one panel. Your system administrator might have set your default panels according to your local requirements, so you might see slightly different default panels.

You can change the behavior and appearance of your panels to suit your requirements. You can also add or remove objects from your panels. You can create multiple panels, and choose different properties, objects, and backgrounds for each panel. You can also hide panels.