[earl]

hi again, ungroup is greyed out. anyone know how to fix it so i can edit graphic.
regards earl

 

[Tj Ryonet Tech]

Check to see if your image is grouped first. Sometimes its grey because there is nothing to ungroup.

 

[earl]

Check to see if your image is grouped first. Sometimes its grey because there is nothing to ungroup.

group,ungroup.groupall are all grey.
regards earl

 

[charles95405]

it sounds like your graphic is a jpg ...or a graphic that is a bitmap image hence you cannot ungroup...if it is a jpg or bitmap you will need to vectorize it...Or send me the image and let me see...but I suspect is a single image since all the group, ungroup etc is greyed out

 

[earl]

hi charles, yes it is a bitmap. how do i vectorise in x3?

regards earl

 

[Tj Ryonet Tech]

You can have corel trace it. Look under the Bitmaps tab. See if that helps.

 

[earl]

You can have corel trace it. Look under the Bitmaps tab. See if that helps.

thanks R.T. that worked now, how do i get it looking like a nice graphic
regards earl
p.s. as you can see i am a software dummy

 

[earl]

OOOOPS!!!! i went back to image and have two images.
commands are still greyed out.
regards earl

 

[earl]

OOOOPS!!!! i went back to image and have two images.
commands are still greyed out.
regards earl

i traced again in high quality and deleted original. all group commands still grey
what do i do now?

regards earl

 

[Robin]

did you highlight the graphic first? Choose your pick tool (pointer) and click your image, then go to arrange and ungroup.

 

[earl]

told you i am software dummy:0) yes that worked, but all i see is a bunch of nodes. what's next.
regards earl

 

[Robin]

you've got the wrong pick tool. Its the big one ....usually the first one. Reclick it.

 

[earl]

still have lots of nodes. and pic has gotten smaller.inches are in 4 inch spaces.
regards earl

 

[earl]

you've got the wrong pick tool. Its the big one ....usually the first one. Reclick it.

hey robin, got rid of nodes and pic is ungrouped but i cant move text or parts of pic it moves small pieces and leaves background white which should be yellow.
how do i fix this ? i appreciate all help i am getting
regards earl

 

[charles95405]

when you vectorize a bitmap...it will take all the bit pieces of the original give them separate nodes....not exactly the way it works...but easier to show...anyway...hold the shift key down and select the parts you want and group those...and continue until you get the entire pic done...confused??? well so am I after reading what I wrote...you do need to group those areas together..and holding down the shift key will let you do this...then when you release the shift key...you should see that you can use the 'group' command.. if all else fails...send me the image

 

[Robin]

use your undo feature to undo anything you dont like that you have done.

you may have to increase your image quite a bit to get the right pieces you are trying to delete. Its a tedious job, but its the best way.

 

[CuttingEdge]

I have Corel X3 and like many of it's features. However the trace function is not one of them. I find the free download of Inkscape easier to use and it results in a cleaner vector.