Content Panes in Master Pages

Question

Hi,

 I want to use content panes in master pages , i want one content pane towards the  left of the page which can hold icons, and a content pane towards its rigth
which can be used by other pages to create a custom content, but I am not able to move the content panes or adjust it,Please provide me with a solution.

Thanks in Advance,
A.Durga Prasad