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Using the Palettes

Palettes are common in graphics programs. They operate like visual menus and let you set options for various tools. They are as follows:

• The Color palette

• The Tool Options palette

• The Layer palette

• The Tool palette

• The Overview window

You can turn the palettes on and off via the View, Toolbars command. Choose View, Toolbars to open the Toolbars dialog box (see Figure 32.5).

Figure 32.5. The Toolbars dialog.

To turn off a palette, simply remove the check mark next to its entry in the dialog box. To restore a palette place a check mark next to its entry.

The five palettes I mentioned (actually four palettes and one window) enable ...