need help change background and forground colors

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cp
Jan 18, 2006
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hello. need help here.
I’m making a banner for a website using photoshop 7.0
I make the canvas the correct size and everything.
then when i go to paint the canvas with the paint bucket or gradiant tool (i like to use the gradiant tool) it doesn’t change the color in the forground and back ground boxes. will double click on the far left box and find a color i like and then it wont’ change it to that color it will only change it to a darker or lighter color grey. what am i missing. why can’t i change the colors???
please help me..
thank you

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Wheeler
Jan 18, 2006
check that the picture is not in grayscale mode

"cp" wrote in message
hello. need help here.
I’m making a banner for a website using photoshop 7.0
I make the canvas the correct size and everything.
then when i go to paint the canvas with the paint bucket or gradiant tool (i like to use the gradiant tool) it doesn’t change the color in the forground and back ground boxes. will double click on the far left box and find a color i like and then it wont’ change it to that color it will only change it to a darker or lighter color grey. what am i missing. why can’t i change the colors???
please help me..
thank you
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DjTrex
Jan 19, 2006
The only way i have fixed this problem is by clicking on the Default foreground / background color palette Or without anything selected press the "D" and it will reset your palette to default. After you reset your palette you should be able to go in and change your colors and they should show up as colors not shades of grey.

Wayne

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