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Troubleshoot pictures
 

ShowI can't change the color of some parts of a picture.

ShowI can't ungroup an imported picture.

The image is a bitmap (bitmap: A picture made from a series of small dots, much like a piece of graph paper with certain squares filled in to form shapes and lines. When stored as files, bitmaps usually have the extension .bmp.), which can't be ungrouped and converted to an object (drawing object: Any graphic you draw or insert, which can be changed and enhanced. Drawing objects include AutoShapes, curves, lines, and WordArt.).

You can modify the image in an imaging program, and then insert it into your work.

ShowI can't change an animated GIF picture.

You cannot crop or change the fill, border, shadow, or transparency of an animated GIF picture by using the Picture or Drawing toolbar or the Format Picture dialog box. Make these changes in an animated GIF editing program, and then insert the file again.
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