On the right hand side of the Adobe Photoshop interface, you'll observe a series of window-like 'palettes' stacked one on top of another. These are commonly known as 'Floating Palettes' and can be used for a whole variety of tasks.
Moving floating palettes
After becoming accustomed to the basics of Adobe Photoshop, you might want to start modifying the arrangements of your floating palettes. You can easily relocate them about the interface window by left clicking on the blue bar along the top of each palette and 'dragging' them to the desired location.
Group/un-group a Floating Palette
You will notice that most palettes contain tabs, i.e. Channel/Paths/Layers. These tabs are separate palettes that have been grouped together. To up-group a palette, click and drag the relevant tab away from the group. To rejoin a palette to a group, simply drag the tab on to a tab within the group you wish it to associate it with.
Closing & Opening Floating Palettes
Your screen can easily become littered with floating palettes. To close a palette, simple click on the 
icon at the top right hand corner of the palette bar. If, later point, you wish to re-open a palette, visit the 'Window' menu and select it from the drop down list.
Tip: You will notice a 
button at the top right hand corner of each palette, just below the close button. This is an extended menu.
Left-click to open. A menu will drop down listing tasks unique to that particular palette. Make a point of familiarising yourself with these menus. There are plenty of powerful commands that will increase functionality.
Available Floating Palettes:
Styles
Contains various graphic effects for vector shapes and layers.
Swatches
Selection of colour systems.
Colour
Colour palette for choosing and mixing colours.
History
A log of recent actions and the facility to undo to a previous history states.
Actions (Button Mode)
'Quick' buttons for executing prerecorded procedures.
Actions
Programmable buttons for creating action procedures.
Tool Presets
Change, organise and save tool behaviours.
Layers
Helps you to organise and manage layers within your image.
Channels
Organise, view, create, mix and delete channels of colour information.
Paths
Organise, view, update, create and delete vector paths.
Info
Display colour information and position within your image.
Navigator
Navigate around image and control zoom factor.
Paragraph
Format paragraphs of selected type within an image.
Character
Control the typographic appearance and behaviour of selected type.
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