What is the file format? I sounds like since you can't ungroup is that it is a bitmap. Device independent bitmaps (DIB), also know as raster images, won't ungroup. A raster format breaks an image into a grid of equally sized pieces, called pixels, and records color information for each pixel. The number of colors that the file can contain is determined by the bits-per-pixel: the more information that is recorded for each pixel, the more shades and hues that the file can contain. Some common file formats are *.gif, *.bmp, *.jpg, *.pcx and *.tif.
On the other hand, vector images can be broken apart. Vector data is a collection of geometric shapes that combine to make an image, recorded as mathematical formulas. Vector data cannot reproduce photo-realistic images, but for other types of images it has two advantages over raster data: it is scaleable without distortion (the "jaggies" that come with re-sizing a bitmap), and it produces smaller files. To see a picture of this navigate to
You will need to edit the bitmap using Corel PhotoPaint. Here is an excerpt from a FAQ, that I found on the Corel Support site, that might be useful once you correlate it to Version 9.
Q. What are masks and how do I use them?
A. Masks allow the user to click an area of the image to protect or isolate from effects that are applied to the image. Masks can be inverted, edited and saved using various commands in the Mask menu. To learn more about the many aspects of masking, consult the CorelDRAW 8 manual #2.
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