You can hide the Panel to make more space on your desktop for applications and other windows. If you enable the Auto Hide feature, the Panel hides automatically. You can animate the Panel so that it slides as you hide it.
To hide or show the Panel
Click the Panel flyout, located beside the Application Starter button.
To hide the Panel using Auto Hide
1. Right-click the Panel, and click Configure.
2. Click the Options tab.
3. Enable the Auto Hide Panel check box.
4. Move the Delay slider to set the speed of the showing/hiding time delay.
5. Move the Speed slider to set the showing/hiding speed.
To show the Panel when Auto Hide is enabled
Position the cursor at the top, bottom or side of the screen, where the Panel is positioned when visible.
To hide the Panel when Auto Hide is enabled
Move the cursor away from the Panel.
To animate the showing and hiding of the Panel
1. Right-click the Panel, and click Configure.
2. Click the Options tab.
3. Enable the Animate Show/Hide button.
4. Move the Speed slider to set the animation speed. Moving the slider to the left decreases the speed and to the right increases the speed.