My Swatch colors disappears - how to always have them accessible?

Hi! This is something basic I don't understand (I'm from the FreeHand world). Sometimes when doing artwork, when picking a color I just have None and Registration. The basic set of colors is gone and I can't figure out why. Is there a way to always be able to access them in every document?
Another Q: In FreeHand I used to build a custom set of colors just for that document. From that central set I could drag and drop to my artwork and if I was to change all the pink rabbits that use my special made pink I just changed it in my color palett and all the rabbits was changed too. Is this possible in Illustrator?.
I'm using Illustrator CS4.
Regards / Jimmy

Is there a way to always be able to access them in every document?
Swatches are tied to the document template. Simply edit/ modify/ create your own new document templates and save them to the right location so they are readily available.
Another Q: In FreeHand I used to build a custom set of colors just for that document. From that central set I could drag and drop to my artwork and if I was to change all the pink rabbits that use my special made pink I just changed it in my color palett and all the rabbits was changed too. Is this possible in Illustrator?.
Alt+drag the new swatch on the old swatch or use the Recolor Artwork tool in the Edit menu.
Mylenium

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