Microsoft KB Archive/188972

= PPT98: Cannot Recolor Bitmap Graphics in PowerPoint 98 =

Article ID: 188972

Article Last Modified on 7/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q188972





SYMPTOMS
When you bring a bitmapped picture into Microsoft PowerPoint and attempt to recolor it, you may receive a message similar to one of the following:

Sorry, you cannot recolor a 24-bit color picture.

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This object is a bitmap. To recolor you must use an image editing program.

It does not matter what color depth the picture really is.



CAUSE
PowerPoint 98 does not allow you to recolor bitmap graphics; however, it does allow you to recolor vector-based graphics.



STATUS
This feature is under review and will be considered for inclusion in a future release.

Additional query words: ppt ppt98 ppt8 8.0 mac macppt mac_ppt m_powerpt m_ppt

Keywords: kbgraphic kbprb kbusage KB188972

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