----- Original Message ----- From: "Emily L. Ferguson" : I generally try to keep three of them open - Actions, Layers and : History. : And some people use a second monitor for their palettes and leave : their primary monitor for the image. I'd strongly recommend anyone doing any digital imaging to operate a dual monitor setup - whatever other upgrades one makes to a computer, a second monitor makes a whole world of difference, and is easily the best investment I ever made in making things easier! A third monitor is a bit OTT IMO, I ran one for a brief time but found 2 was enough :) Serioiusly, use 2 and you'll never go back to one - even if it's just a cheap and nasty thing, solely having the image you're working on occupying a screen with no clutter and all the menus & other programs you may have open on the other monitor is great k