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# Applets

Applets are GNOME applications which reside in the Panel. An applet's appearance typically reveals the state of the applet or other information. Applets often have buttons, sliders, entries, or other methods to allow you to control their behavior.

Figure 9. Example Applets

Some example applets are shown above. At the very left is the `Mixer Applet` which allows you to change the volume level and mute the sound. Next is the `Sound Monitor Applet`, which displays the current volume of sound being played and allows you to control various sound features. The third applet is the `GTCD Applet`, a CD player which has all its controls available in the applet and displays the track and time.The next applet is the `Drive Mount Applet`, used to mount and unmount drives with a single click of the mouse. This is followed by the `Desk-Guide Applet` which shows you your desktops and the applications which are running on them.

GNOME has many useful applets. Just right click on your Panel and add some applets to your panel to find out what is available and which ones are best for you.

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