It is often desirable to change the vegetation or water highlight colors on a map so that annotations stand out with more contrast, or to highlight features (like water). Version 7 includes a map color changer that automates this process.

Starting with a base map (quadrangle or BigTopo):

choose the main menu selection "Options: Modify Map Colors..."

The "Map Color Changer" dialog is shown, double-click on the 'Displayed Color' you want to change (in this case we will mute the greens, set the PLS grid to blue and highlight water features):

the 'Color' selection dialog is shown, choose a replacement color, repeat for other desired changes.

before:

after:

Once color changes are made, they are applied to all subsequently viewed maps.