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Q64190: 256-Color Support in Windows

Article: Q64190
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 05-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft Windows allows you to run Windows applications that have 256- color
support built into them; however, the graphics card and the Windows screen
driver must support 256 colors. Windows applications that do not have 256-color
support built into them are unable to use the 256-color support of Windows. For
example, if you are using an application such as Paintbrush and you have only 16
colors, your 16-color limitation may occur because the graphics card or the
screen driver only supports 16 colors.

MORE INFORMATION
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Each Windows application is written to support a maximum number of colors. For
example, Microsoft Paintbrush supports 256 colors; however, Microsoft PowerPoint
supports 16.8 million colors.

Color support for Windows applications is determined by the following:

- What the application was written to support.

- What the graphics card supports.

- What the Windows screen driver supports.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a 3.10 3.11

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11

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