Re: Ungroup a picture

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From: Kathryn Jacobs (jacobskl_at_notjacobs.coxatwork.com)
Date: 02/11/04 

Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 09:36:22 -0700

Rich,
In the situations where you are going to get that message, the first ungroup
does the conversion to a grouped object. Second and further ungroups change
the grouping with in the object. If you really want to be able to work with
the pieces, you need to ungroup it at least twice and in many cases as many
as four or five times. 

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"Rich" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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>I am trying to edit an imported picture in Powerpoint XP.  When I try to 
>ungroup the picture I get the message "This is an imported picture, not a 
>group. Do you want to convert it to a Mircosoft Office Drawing Group?"  I 
>click yes and nothing.  The picture is still grouped together.  It appears 
>that I can still ungroup it, but the same message comes across.  The 
>picture does not ungroup.  Any ideas......help!!

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