1. Gwinnett County Public Schools A few tricks to take you beyond the basics of Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2007: Ungrouping Clip Art GCPS Tech Tips

2. Sometimes, when you are putting a piece of Clip Art into your Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document, you might wish there were some way to edit the picture... to take out some part of it. With some types of Art, this is possible using the “Edit Picture” command. OFFICE 2007: Ungrouping Clip Art

3. First, let’s talk about two different types of graphics. On the right above is a Raster graphic. Your computer sees it as a photograph... made up of many tiny dots or pixels. With a Raster graphic, you do not have the “Edit Picture” option. OFFICE 2007: Ungrouping Clip Art

4. Now on the right above, is a Vector graphic. It is a much simpler line drawing. Since it is only made up of lines and shapes... instead of all those little dots... it can be ungrouped and edited. OFFICE 2007: Ungrouping Clip Art

5. To edit a Vector graphic, select the graphic and then right click your mouse within the graphic. A drop down box will appear … select “Edit Picture.” OFFICE 2007: Ungrouping Clip Art

6. Say you want to remove the ‘1’ from the car door and helmet. Simply double click on the ‘1’ and depress the “Delete” button. OFFICE 2007: Ungrouping Clip Art

7. Voila … the ‘1’ is removed from the car door. Repeat those steps to remove the ‘1’ from the helmet. OFFICE 2007: Ungrouping Clip Art

8. Unfortunately, once you have rearranged the drawing the way you want it, you cannot “Regroup” the image you have created as you could in MS Office 2003. This is an ‘issue’ with MS Office 2007. OFFICE 2007: Ungrouping Clip Art

9. That’s all there is to it. Now, if you would like a copy of the step-by-step directions for Ungrouping Clip Art, just print this last page. Have fun with that Clip Art! OFFICE 2007: Ungrouping Clip Art To ungroup a piece of Clip Art: - Right click on the drawing - Select “Edit Picture” - Double Click on the item you want to edit. - Continue to make your changes Unfortunately, Microsoft 2007 currently does not let you regroup an edited picture.