Microsoft KB Archive/137879

PPT4: Can’t Recolor Bitmaps with PowerPoint for Power Macintosh

PSS ID Number: Q137879 Article last modified on 07-08-1998

MACINTOSH:4.0,98

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for the Power Macintosh, version 4.0 == 

= SUMMARY =

When you bring a bitmapped picture into Microsoft PowerPoint for the Power Macintosh, version 4.0, 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.

-or- 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 for the PowerMacintosh does not allow you to recolor bitmap graphics; however, it does allow you to recolor vector-based graphics.

= WORKAROUND =

Method 1: Use PowerPoint 3.0 to Recolor the Graphic
Recolor the graphic in PowerPoint 3.0 before you paste it in the Power Macintosh version of PowerPoint. To do this, follow these steps:


 * 1) On the Edit menu, click Insert, and then click Picture.
 * 2) Click the picture you want to import and click OK.
 * 3) Select the picture if it is not already selected and then click Recolor Picture on the Object menu.
 * 4) Make the changes you want and then click OK.
 * 5) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 6) Switch to or start a Power Macintosh version PowerPoint.
 * 7) On the Edit menu, click Paste.

Method 2: Install the 68K version of PowerPoint 4.0
If you have the 680x00 version of PowerPoint 4.0 you can install this version and use it to recolor bitmaps.

NOTE: These steps assume you have the Power Macintosh version of PowerPoint 4.0 already installed on machine.

  Insert Disk 1 of your original PowerPoint Setup disks.   Drag the Microsoft PowerPoint Setup Table document from Install Disk 1 and drop it on the Microsoft Setup Application (also on Disk 1). This starts a new installation as opposed to a maintenance mode installation.   Click Complete/Custom or Typical installation.   The next dialog box asks whether you want the 68K or Power Macintosh version of PowerPoint. Choose the 68K version. After installation completes, you can recolor bitmapped pictures in PowerPoint 4.0. 

= Additional query words: 4.00 ppt4 powerpc ppc m_powerpt m_ppt =

Keywords : kbgraphic Version : MACINTOSH:4.0,98 Platform : MACINTOSH Hardware : MAC Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.