PPT2000: Recolor Information Lost After Ungrouping Clip Art

• Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 For Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you ungroup a clip art picture that you recolored, the picture reverts to its original colors.

To recolor an image:

1. With the picture selected, click Picture from the Format Menu.



2. Click Recolor from the Picture Tab and make changes. Click OK twice.

WORKAROUND

When you ungroup a clip art object, you can select each piece of it and modify it. Each piece may contain more than one grouped object. You can apply Fill Effects to any individual object.

Steps to Ungroup and apply Fill Effects:

1. Select the clip art picture and click Ungroup from the Draw Toolbar.



2. Click outside the picture to deselect it.



3. Select the piece of the picture you want to change.



4. On the Format menu, click AutoShape.



5. Click the Colors and Lines Tab. Make whatever changes you want.



6. Click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 9.00 vector group recolor

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb