Tips for Working with Panels

Panels are areas from which you can access all of your applications and menus. You can perform the following actions with panels:

• Create top edge panels

• Delete panels

• Hide panels

• Add objects to panels

• Manipulate panel objects

To Create a Top Edge Panel

Right-click on a vacant space on any panel, then choose New Panel.

To Delete Panels

Right-click on the panel then choose Delete This Panel.

To Add Hide Buttons to Panels

Right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose Properties to display the Panel Properties dialog. Click on Show hide buttons.

To Add Objects to Panels

You can add any of the following objects to all types of panels:

• Applets

  To add an applet to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose Add to Panel. Choose the applet that you require from one of the following submenus:

  • Accessories

  • Actions

  • Amusements

  • Internet

  • Multimedia

  • Utility

• Launchers

  To add a new launcher to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Launcher.

• Main Menu

  You can add the Main Menu Launch icon to your panel. The Main Menu contains all applications and configuration tools. To add the Main Menu to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Main Menu.

• Menu Bar

  You can add an Applications and Actions menu to your panels to provide quick access to a standard set of application launchers and common actions. To add the Menu Bar to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Menu Bar.

• Drawers

  To add a drawer to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Drawer.

  To open a drawer, click on the drawer. To close a drawer, click on the drawer again.

To Manipulate Panel Objects

You can manipulate panel objects in the following ways:

• Move objects within a panel, or to another panel.

  Use the mouse button to drag the panel object to a new location on the panel, or to another panel.

• Copy menu items to a panel.

  Drag the item from the menu to the panel. Alternatively, if the menu item is a launcher, right-click on the menu item, then choose Add this launcher to panel.