The "show auto color swatch" option is available only in palette directory windows and is only useful in cases where the user has programmed color mixing values into a palette within that directory. When this option is turned on any buttons in the directory window that contain palettes with color mixing data will display a small color swatch in the middle of the button to indicate a dominant mixed color is recorded in that palette. To enable the "auto color swatch" option click on the icon and enable the "show auto color swatch" option. The option to show the auto color swatch is unique to each directory window and is also stored when you record a directory window into a view.