Option palettes are initially located along the right edge of the screen. The palettes provide the means to set options that control the behavior of the various tools. For example, when you first start the program, the "Color" palette appears in the window one down from the upper right corner of the screen. Varying the positions of the sliders shown in this pallete provide an alternate mechanism for selecting foreground and background colors.
We will not try to describe all the options available through these palettes at this point. That would take far too long. Instead, we will introduce you to general mechanisms for controlling the palettes themselves.
Notice that each palette displays a set of labeled "tabs" just below the title bar. For example the tabs in the colors palette are labeled "Colors", "Swatches" and "Brushes". The tabs are used to switch between various option palettes located in a single window. For example:
Double-clicking on these tabs has a different effect. It collapses the palette window so that it takes up less screen area. Double-clicking a tab in a collapsed palette window restores it to its full size. Try it!
Like the toolbox, you can always move the palettes out of your way when necessary. If the palettes are really in your way, you can close them completely by clicking on the close box at the left end of the title bar. If you need to bring a closed palette back, just select the appropriate "Show" item from the "Palettes" sub-menu of the "Windows" menu.