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A few tricks to take you beyond the basics of Microsoft Office 2010

PowerPoint 2010: Separating Clip Art

PowerPoint 2010: Separating Clip Art

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PowerPoint 2010: Separating Clip Art

See part of a clip art file that you like? Heres how to insert it into PowerPoint and use built-in picture tools to separate the objects and use them individually. You can easily dissect most clip art (except nonvector formats like png or jpg) and use individual pieces! The following figure shows a clip art file from which you want to use the frame but not the holiday stocking

PowerPoint 2010: Separating Clip Art

Grabbing just the pieces you want is easier than you might think! To begin, you insert the clip art into a slide. Then, you convert it so you can ungroup the objects, as follows: 1. Right-click the clip art and choose Group. 2. Then, select Ungroup from the resulting submenu.

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3. Click Yes when PowerPoint prompts you to convert the imported picture file.

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4. From the Home ribbon, choose Select; then choose Selection Pane. The Selection Pane identifies all the objects and allows you to select them individually.

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5. While holding down the Ctrl key, click on the objects that make up the stocking.

PowerPoint 2010: Separating Clip Art

6. With the individual objects selected, you can make just about any change youd like. For instance, once the objects that belong to the stocking are chosen, just press Delete.

With the stocking gone, you can copy and paste or enlarge the frame to fill the entire slide. Dont be afraid to experiment; you can always use [Ctrl]+Z to undo your changes

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