PPT slides look bad in other application due to different color palettes.
Cause:
Different applications use different color palettes when running with a 256 color display driver.
Solution:
There are 5 possible workarounds.
Do one or more of the following workarounds:
1) Ignore the appearance of the slides.
NOTE: The slides will look fine when printed.
2) Do not use gradient fills .
NOTE: With so many similar colors in a gradient fill, the color palette in different applications may not be able to provide all of the desired colors.
3) Switch the monitor to a higher color depth, if supported:
NOTE: When using more colors, the palette differences between applications will not apply.
a) Click the Windows 'Start' button and select 'Settings'. (The Settings submenu appears.)
b) Select 'Settings' and select 'Control Panel'.
Control Panel from Settings menu
c) Open 'Display'. (The Display Properties dialog box appears.)
d) Click the 'Settings' tab.
e) Select either 'High Color (16 bit)' or 'True Color (24 bit)' from the 'Color Palette' drop-down list box.
Color Palette
f) Click 'Apply'.
g) Click 'OK'.
4) Switch to 16-color mode, if available:
NOTE: When using only 16 colors, all applications should be using the same color palette, therefore, the slide may look a little better.
a) Click the Windows 'Start' button and select 'Settings'. (The Settings submenu appears.)
b) Select 'Settings' and select 'Control Panel'.
Control Panel from Settings menu
c) Open 'Display'. (The Display Properties dialog box appears.)
d) Click the 'Settings' tab.
e) Select the desired number of colors (i.e., 16-colors) for the monitor to display from the 'Color Palette' drop-down list box.
f) Click 'Apply'.
g) Click 'OK'.
5) Use an enhanced display driver or card that supports either 16-bit or 24-bit color modes:
NOTE: If the display card supports the simultaneous display of 32K or 16.7 million colors (16-bit or 24-bit), a display driver for either of these color modes can be installed.
a) Click the Windows 'Start' button and select 'Settings'. (The Settings submenu appears.)
b) Select 'Settings' and select 'Control Panel'.
Control Panel from Settings menu
c) Open 'System'. (The System Properties dialog box appears.)
d) Click the 'Device Manager' tab.
e) Select the desired hardware from the list box.
NOTE: Click on the plus sign next to the type of hardware to view the hardware choices beneath it.
f) Click 'Properties...'. (A properties dialog box for the selected hardware appears.)
g) Click the 'Driver' tab.
NOTE: Some devices may not have a 'Driver' tab. Instead, open the device settings icon for that device in 'Control Panel'.
h) Click 'Change Driver...'. (A change driver dialog box for the selected hardware appears.)
i) Select the desired driver from the 'Models' list box.
NOTE: If the driver needs to be installed from a diskette, click 'Have Disk...'.
Have Disk
j) Click 'OK'. (The properties dialog box for the selected hardware reappears.)
k) Click 'OK'. (The System Properties dialog box reappears.)
l) Click 'OK'.
