Cannot change foreground/background color in latest version (25.9.1)!!!

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Hi all,

I'm using Adobe Photoshop 2024 for Windows, and am unable to change the foreground / background colors of an image. It is currently set to a black foreground and a white background. I've clicked on the arrows, hit X, and everything else I've found online, but nothing seems to work. Perhaps this is a stupid question, but what am I missing? All online tutorials for how to do this show a version of Photoshop that allows users to bring up the color picker by clicking on the smaller black/white squares. Or by simply hitting the X key the two squares switch places. None of that works in my version. See attached image of the swatches at the bottom of my version.

Please help!

pixxxelschubser · Answer

Please maximise the program window first.

Because in your screenshot we can only see the small symbol for the standard colours (this symbol does not change) - but unfortunately you/we cannot see the symbols for the foreground and background colours.

Then please also open the colour panel [F6]

If you still cannot set the colours, please show us a fullscreen screenshot.

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