Color palettes

[Jim Bowman]

I would like to develop a PowerPoint slide show using
graphics from a multi-media e-learning program. The
graphics use colors that are not in the standard Windows
256 color pallet. The PowerPoint file would be provided
to users as an attachment to an e-mail message. They
would save the file to their hard drive and run it from
there.

I think I have these options:

1. Ask users to set their computer color to 16 bit or 32
bit.
2. Don't worry about the color setting. If the computer
color is at 8 bit (256 color palette), then my graphics
will look grainy.
3. Ideally, I would place a customized color palette in
PowerPoint so that the slide show uses my 256 colors
rather than the default colors from Windows. My question
is: can I do this? Is there anyway I can cause
PowerPoint to use my color palette?

Thanks.

Jim Bowman

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

If you modify the palette in PPT and they have PPT to open that PPT file, the palette should still be there (if their monitor
resolution is correct)




| I would like to develop a PowerPoint slide show using
| graphics from a multi-media e-learning program. The
| graphics use colors that are not in the standard Windows
| 256 color pallet. The PowerPoint file would be provided
| to users as an attachment to an e-mail message. They
| would save the file to their hard drive and run it from
| there.
|
| I think I have these options:
|
| 1. Ask users to set their computer color to 16 bit or 32
| bit.
| 2. Don't worry about the color setting. If the computer
| color is at 8 bit (256 color palette), then my graphics
| will look grainy.
| 3. Ideally, I would place a customized color palette in
| PowerPoint so that the slide show uses my 256 colors
| rather than the default colors from Windows. My question
| is: can I do this? Is there anyway I can cause
| PowerPoint to use my color palette?
|
| Thanks.
|
| Jim Bowman

 

[Jim Bowman]

Thanks for the response, Stefan.

I don't see how the palette in PPT can be modified. If I
create a rectangle and fill it, I am limited to the colors
on the color wheel (about 130) plus the grays below it. I
need to fill the rectangle with a color that is not in the
color wheel.

I can click "custom color" and enter the RGB numbers that
I need, but the colors that are available are still
limited to the wheel (plus maybe a few more). I assume
that these colors are from the PPT default palette. I
have graphics software (Debabelizer Pro) that will create
a different palette that contains the colors I need, but I
don't see how to insert a new palette into PPT.

Am I missing something?

Thanks.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
If you modify the palette in PPT and they have PPT to

open that PPT file, the palette should still be there (if
their monitor

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

You're right - it's Excel that lets you edit the palette




| Thanks for the response, Stefan.
|
| I don't see how the palette in PPT can be modified. If I
| create a rectangle and fill it, I am limited to the colors
| on the color wheel (about 130) plus the grays below it. I
| need to fill the rectangle with a color that is not in the
| color wheel.
|
| I can click "custom color" and enter the RGB numbers that
| I need, but the colors that are available are still
| limited to the wheel (plus maybe a few more). I assume
| that these colors are from the PPT default palette. I
| have graphics software (Debabelizer Pro) that will create
| a different palette that contains the colors I need, but I
| don't see how to insert a new palette into PPT.
|
| Am I missing something?
|
| Thanks.
|
| Jim
|
|
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >If you modify the palette in PPT and they have PPT to
| open that PPT file, the palette should still be there (if
| their monitor
| >resolution is correct)
| >
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| | >| I would like to develop a PowerPoint slide show using
| >| graphics from a multi-media e-learning program. The
| >| graphics use colors that are not in the standard Windows
| >| 256 color pallet. The PowerPoint file would be provided
| >| to users as an attachment to an e-mail message. They
| >| would save the file to their hard drive and run it from
| >| there.
| >|
| >| I think I have these options:
| >|
| >| 1. Ask users to set their computer color to 16 bit or
| 32
| >| bit.
| >| 2. Don't worry about the color setting. If the
| computer
| >| color is at 8 bit (256 color palette), then my graphics
| >| will look grainy.
| >| 3. Ideally, I would place a customized color palette in
| >| PowerPoint so that the slide show uses my 256 colors
| >| rather than the default colors from Windows. My
| question
| >| is: can I do this? Is there anyway I can cause
| >| PowerPoint to use my color palette?
| >|
| >| Thanks.
| >|
| >| Jim Bowman
| >
| >
| >.
| >