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Adjusting color display for cross-platform variations


How an image appears on different monitors is an important consideration when optimizing the image for the Web. In general, an image appears darker on a Windows system than on a Mac OS computer. You can simulate cross-platform display differences in the Save For Web dialog box.

To adjust color display for cross-platform variations:

1 Click the triangle () to the right of the optimized image to view the Preview pop-up menu.

2 Choose a display option:
  • Uncompensated Color (the default option) to view the image with no color adjustment.
  • Standard Windows Color to view the image with color adjusted to simulate a standard Windows monitor.
  • Standard Macintosh Color to view the image with color adjusted to simulate a standard Macintosh monitor.
  • Photoshop Compensation to view the image with color adjusted as it appears in a Photoshop Elements document window, which is different from the Save For Web dialog box. No color profile information is applied to the display in Save For Web.

    • Note: These options adjust color display only. No changes are made to pixels in the image.

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