Publisher: Color Names
PSS ID Number: Q101534
Article last modified on 08-13-1993
PSS database name: W_MSPub

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Publisher versions 1.0 and 2.0
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Summary:

Microsoft Publisher includes the name of the color next to the
corresponding color rectangle in the Color box. The naming convention
for colors varies between Publisher 1.x and Publisher 2.0 for some of
the colors.

The following table shows the names used for the colors in each
version of Publisher, along with the conventional names for the
colors:

   Publisher 1.0       Publisher 2.0       Conventional Name
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   Black               Black               Black
   White               White               White
   Red                 Red                 Red
   Green               Lime                Green
   Blue                Blue                Blue
   Cyan                Aqua                Cyan
   Magenta             Fuscia              Magenta
   Yellow              Yellow              Yellow
                       Silver              Light Gray
                       Gray                Dark Gray
                       Maroon              Dark Red
                       Green               Dark Green
                       Olive               Tan
                       Navy                Dark Blue
                       Purple              Purple
                       Teal                Teal

More Information:

The 16 conventional colors are those that are supported by 16-color
VGA display drivers.

Additional reference words: 1.00 2.00 mspub colour colours

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