Eyedropper question

When I click the Hand icon and try to use the eyedropper tool in my Hue and Saturation Properties panel, that panel disappears as soon as I click the eyedropper on the image. Also, the eyedropper does not do the function that it apparently should: allow me to choose a specific color in an image. Am I doing something wrong? Does something need to be re-set? I'm using CS6 Extended.
My computer is a MacBook Pro with Retina Display.

Hi,
It sounds like you might need to uncheck Auto-Collaspe Iconic Panels in Photoshop>Preferences>Interface to keep the properties
panel open.
The default for the hue/saturation adjustment layer when clicking on the image with the On Image Adjustment Tool is to adjust the Saturation.
If you Command click on the image with the On Image Adjustment Tool that will adjust the Hue when you drag left or right.

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