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Problems Using Saved Colors with 256-Color Bitmap

Article ID: 130295

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006

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This article was previously published under Q130295

SYMPTOMS

When you are using Microsoft Paint, you cannot use a palette that you saved with the Save Colors command to edit a 256-color bitmap. If you load the saved palette with the Get Colors command, choose a color from the saved palette, then use that color to edit the 256-color bitmap, the color that appears is different than the color you chose.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION


Note that the Get Colors command may be unavailable on the Options menu in Paint if you are using a 256-color palette. This occurs because the 256- color palette is fixed and cannot accommodate new colors. If your system supports more than 256 colors, follow these steps to enable the Get Colors command:
  1. In Control Panel, double-click Display.
  2. Click the Settings tab.
  3. In the Color Palette box, click a setting with more than 256 colors.

    NOTE: If your system does not support more than 256 colors, you will not be able to select a higher setting.
  4. Click OK.
After you make this change, you may still experience the symptoms described in this article.

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