Unwanted swatch effect

Sometimes, when I attempt to change the color of a text by clicking on a color in the Swatches list, rather than change the color in the text, it keeps the original text color and adds the newly selected color in the area immediately around the text (in the shape of each of the text characters so that each character is thicker than the original). When this happens, how can I re-set the settings of the Swatch list to return it to its regular functions so I don't get the unwanted effect? Thanks.

Okay, I was able switch what the swatch panel was doing by hitting the x key (I had thought perhaps you meant a "key" icon on the screen), which is good, thanks. The only other thing is whether or not it is possible to change the text that had been changed previously to the undesired font appearance back to the regular appearance. Even after I switch the way the swatch panel works (via your directions), the already-changed text won't change back. Any thoughts?

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