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NAME
  COLOR Statement

SYNOPSIS
  COLOR [foreground%] [,[background%] [,border%]]    Screen mode 0 (text only)
  COLOR [background%] [,palette%]                    Screen mode 1
  COLOR [foreground%]                                Screen modes 4, 12, 13
  COLOR [foreground%] [,background&]                 Screen modes 7-10
      o foreground%    A number that sets the foreground screen color. In
        foreground&    screen mode 0, foreground% is a color attribute that
                       sets the text color. In other screen modes, foreground%
                       a color attribute or 4-bit color value (screen mode 4
                       only) that sets the text and line-drawing color.
      o background%    A number that sets the background screen color. In
        background&    screen mode 0, background% is a color attribute. In
                       screen mode 1, background% is a 4-bit color value. In
                       screen modes 7-10, background& is a color value.
      o border%        A color attribute that sets the screen border color.
      o palette%       A number (0 or 1) that specifies which of two sets
                       of color attributes to use:
                       palette%    Attribute 1    Attribute 2    Attribute 3
                       --------    -----------    -----------    ------------
                       0           Green          Red            Brown
                       1           Cyan           Magenta        Bright white
      o The available color attributes and values depend on your graphics
        adapter and the screen mode set by the most recent SCREEN statement.
      o If your system is equipped with an EGA, VGA, or MCGA adapter, use the
        PALETTE statement to change the color assignments of color attributes.

DESCRIPTION
  Sets the screen display colors.

  Example:
      'This example requires a color graphics adapter.
      SCREEN 7
      FOR i% = 0 TO 15
          COLOR i%
          PRINT i%
      NEXT i%

SEE ALSO
  VIEW VIEW PRINT WINDOW