How to Adjust the Number of Colors Displayed on a Monitor

Some programs require specific color settings to work properly. You might also prefer your screen's appearance with more or fewer possible colors. These instructions are for Windows 98.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer Monitors
• Microsoft Windows

1. From the Start menu, click Settings and then Control Panel.

2. Double-click Display.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Open the Color menu and select the number of colors that you want to display. Click OK.

Tips & Warnings

• The number of colors that you can display is determined by the capabilities of your monitor and your display adapter.
• The number of colors is also called "bit depth" or "color depth." The "bit" refers to the number of memory locations that the computer allots to color information. 4-bit color means the computer can display 16 colors. 8-bit color means the computer can display 256 colors. 16-bit color means the computer can display thousands of colors. And 32-bit color means the computer can display millions of colors.