Convert EMF image to drawing object

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Raphael Goubet

Hi,

In Word, if you insert an EMF picture, you can then convert it in a
drawing object (by right-clicking on the picture, then select "Edit
Picture"), which allows you to "natively" change the image as a vector
drawing.

How can I achieve the same result in Publisher 2002? There is no "Edit
Picture" option in the image contextual menu, so the only way I could
find is to perform the conversion in Word, then copy/paste the Word
canvas to Publisher.

But there must be some more direct means to do this?

Thanks in advance.

Raph
 
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Ed Bennett

Raphael Goubet said:
How can I achieve the same result in Publisher 2002? There is no "Edit
Picture" option in the image contextual menu, so the only way I could
find is to perform the conversion in Word, then copy/paste the Word
canvas to Publisher.
Click to expand...

Arrange > Ungroup, or Ctrl-Shift-G.
 
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Raphael Goubet

Ed Bennett said:
Arrange > Ungroup, or Ctrl-Shift-G.
Click to expand...

Unfortunately, no: inserting an EMF picture will not result in a
grouped object. Actually, the result is no different from inserting,
say, a JPEG image.

In Word, you have an "Edit picture" option in the contextual menu of
an inserted EMF picture, which will turn it to a Word drawing object.
I'm wondering how I can do it in Publisher.

Raph
 
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Ed Bennett

Raphael Goubet said:
Unfortunately, no: inserting an EMF picture will not result in a
grouped object. Actually, the result is no different from inserting,
say, a JPEG image.
Click to expand...

No, but when selecting Ungroup, provided that the EMF contains vector data,
you should be prompted "This is an imported picture, not a group. Do you
want to convert it to a Microsoft Office drawing object?". Clicking Yes
turns the picture into a group, which you can ungroup into its constituent
shapes.
 
R

Raphael Goubet

Ed Bennett said:
No, but when selecting Ungroup, provided that the EMF contains vector data,
you should be prompted "This is an imported picture, not a group. Do you
want to convert it to a Microsoft Office drawing object?". Clicking Yes
turns the picture into a group, which you can ungroup into its constituent
shapes.
Click to expand...

OK, you're right, thank you very much!

Raph
 

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