Making a color web-safe (Create Bitmap Copy)
(Up to 256-color formats, 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 Create Bitmap Copy 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 Create Bitmap Copy 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.