Click the color with the left mouse button.Images are composed of one or more of the following types of colors:
| Color (opaque) | Colors that retain their hue regardless of the color of the screen. | |
| Screen | The color that defines the screen background. | |
| Inverse | The color that is the inverse of the screen color. The Image Editor always displays the inverse color of the currently specified screen color. |
·To select a color from the palette:
1.Select the type of color (Color, Screen, or Inverse) you want to use within the color type window.
2.Click the color displayed in the palette.
The Image Editor displays the selected color in the color type window.
When using the opaque color type, you can associate a color with either of the mouse buttons.
·To associate an opaque color with the left mouse button:
Click the color with the left mouse button.
The selected color appears in the box labeled “Left.”
·To associate an opaque color with the right mouse button:
Click the color with the right mouse button.
The selected color appears in the box labeled “Right.”
Now that you have colors, the following sections describe how to use them.
The different resource types have varying access to opaque colors:
| Image | Color Options |
| Bitmap | Bitmaps are either monochrome or color. |
| Icon | Icons can use the full spectrum of the palette. |
| Cursor | Cursors are monochrome. |
Screen colors let you see how your icon or cursor looks against various background colors. The Image Editor displays screen colors in the viewing area of the Image Editor window.
·To change the background screen color:
1.Choose the Screen color type.
2.Click a color from the palette.
The background surrounding the viewing area changes to the new color. You can alternately select a color from the palette and click directly on the viewing area. However, this method changes both the screen color and the current opaque color to the new color.
Choosing a new screen color also changes the inverse color; the inverse color always shows the color that contrasts the most with the screen color.
When the opaque colors of an icon or cursor are identical to the background screen color, the icon or cursor becomes invisible. Inverse colors are useful for defining the image when this condition occurs. For example, if you outline an icon in an inverse color, the border of the icon is visible when the screen and opaque colors are identical.
·To change the inverse color:
1.Choose the Inverse color type.
2.Click a color from the palette.
Choosing a new inverse color also changes the screen color; the screen color always shows the color that contrasts the most with the inverse color.