Changing the Colors of a Graphic

Purpose:
You have found a graphic in the clip art gallery you want to use, but the colors are not correct for your content.  You can change the colors of the graphic.

1.
You have inserted a graphic and want to change the colors.  For example, you want the football helmet to match your favorite team's colors.  Right click on the picture and a menu will appear.  Choose Format Picture.


2.
Click on the Picture tab and then click on Recolor.


3.
To change large areas, click Fill.  Then use the pull-down arrows beside the colors to select a new color.  You can choose More Colors if you don't see the color you want.


4.
Once you have recolored the graphic to your specifications, click OK.  This will take you back to the Format Picture dialog box.  Click OK again and you are back to the slide show with the recolored picture.