How to Change the Number of Colors on a Mac Monitor

The number of colors your monitor displays (color depth) can be adjusted in either of two ways.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Multiscan Computer Monitors
• Mac OS 9.0

Using the Control Strip

1. Open the Control Strip by clicking its end.

2. Click the TV icon that has color bars.

3. Select from the choices offered: Color LCD, 256 Grays, 256 Colors, Thousands of Colors, and Millions of Colors. Not all Macs offer all choices. Your screen color depth changes instantly.

4. Close the Control Strip.

Using the Monitors & Sound Control Panel

5. Click the Apple menu, select Control Panels, and choose Monitors & Sound.

6. Click the Monitor icon.

7. Select your color depth. Your screen color depth changes instantly.

8. Click the close box.