The Notification Area
applet displays icons
from various applications to indicate activity in the application. For example,
when you use the CD Player
application to play
a CD, a CD icon is displayed in the Notification Area
applet. The graphic above illustrates the CD icon in the Notification
Area
applet.
To add a Notification Area
applet to a panel,
right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose Add to Panel -> Utility -> Notification Area.