User Guide

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Web browsers. This option is also referred to as a “browser safe”
palette.
Windows System The palette of colors supported by Windows.
You can also create a custom color table (see "To customize individual colors:" on page 440 and "To
customize a color table by blending colors:" on page 441).
Saving and loading color tables
By using the Load and Save options in the Color Table dialog box, you can save color tables to your
hard disk or load a saved color table file into the Color Table dialog box.
To load a custom color table:
1. Click Load in the Color Table dialog box.
2. In the Load Settings dialog box, browse to the color table file you want to load, and then click
Open. Canvas replaces the current palette in the Color Table dialog box with the new palette,
and its name appears in the Table menu.
To save a custom color table:
1. Click Save in the Color Table dialog box.
2. In the Save Settings dialog box, enter a name for the table in the File name field. Before you
type the file name, Canvas adds the extension .ACT in the field. Keep this extension when
naming the file.
3. Specify a location on your hard disk to save the color table, and then click Save. Canvas
saves the color table.
Save your custom color tables in a central location on the corporate network and
share them with co-workers.
To customize individual colors:
After choosing a color table, you can customize individual colors in it using a color picker dialog box.
1. Click a color swatch to open a color picker dialog box.
2. In the color picker, select a color to replace the selected swatch in the palette, and then click
OK.
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