Color Selecting Help

Hey everybody,
Ok, so my friend is currently using the Windows version of CS5 (I use Mac, so I can't seem to help him). Basically, he is trying to paint with a brush. However, for some reason when he selects a color by clicking on it in the color palett, that color becomes assigned to the background, not the forground, swatch. Not a big deal, but still slightly annoying. Anyone know what's going on? I've been using Photoshop for 3 years and have never seen this.
Thanks

It's the same on a Mac as on a PC.
Have your friend do this:
1.  Make the COLOR panel visible by clicking Window - Color.
2.  Click on the foreground color icon to make its outline black instead of gray.
From this point forward when you click things with the dropper the foreground color will be loaded.
Yes, that's VERY subtle.
-Noel

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