PPT98: Cannot Recolor Bitmap Graphics in PowerPoint 98
Article ID: 188972
Article Last Modified on 7/20/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh
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.
-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 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