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Glad to help. ThanX for the points!
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I'm trying to create an image that can be accurately displayed on a 256 color screen.<br />
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How can I setup Photoshop so when I create the image, it only uses 256 colors?<br />
And how can I make sure when I save the file to a PCX or BMP, that it saves it to a 256 color format?
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I'm trying to create an image that can be accurately displayed on a 256 color screen.

How can I setup Photoshop so when I create the image, it only uses 256 colors?
And how can I make sure when I save the file to a PCX or BMP, that it saves it to a 256 color format?

How to create an image that only uses 256 colors?

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