Making a color web-safe (bitmap export)

(GIF, BMP & PNG, up to 256 colors; optimized palette only)

Both Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer have a common palette of 216 colors (called the "web-safe" colors). When displayed in 256-color screen modes, these colors are not dithered and so look better than dithered colors. This is particularly important for large areas of flat color. (Dithering uses a pattern of colored dots to give the illusion of extra colors.)

To make a color web-safe

1. The Bitmap Export dialog box displays the bitmap palette. (Color Depths up to 256-color only.) Click on a color to select it.

2. Select the Web safe button. A small square appears in the center of the color to tell you it is web-safe.

Notes:

For more information on the Bitmap Export dialog box click the Help button on this dialog box.

You can also select a color using the Color Selector (the "eye-dropper"). Click on the required color in the Preview window.

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Related Topics

Editing colors (bitmap export)