In any view mode, you can toggle between a larger and a smaller version of the node swatch by 
-clicking the node and selecting Toggle Swatch Size or Toggle Selection Swatch Size from the node marking menu.
Toggle Selection Swatch Size affects all selected nodes. You can also use the corresponding hotkey v.
Toggle Swatch Size affects only the node from which you selected the menu item.
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