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If you have a paint or drawing program installed, you can edit many of the graphics figures included in problems from your licensed database modules. To edit a figure in one of the problems you have added to your document, follow these steps:

• Choose Edit > Preferences.
• Click on the Graphics tab. Click Browse and select the paint or drawing program you want to use to edit figures.
• Close Preferences by clicking OK.
• Restart Acces.

Edit in Basic View

Before proceeding, make sure you are in Basic View by choosing View > Basic.

1. Right-click on the problem in the Document Tree and choose Edit from the shortcut menu.
2. The problem will open in the Visual Editor. Right-click on the image you want to edit and choose Edit.
3. Choose to save a new copy of the figure for this problem only, or edit the figure for all problems. If you choose to save a new copy of the figure, you will be prompted to name your figure and save it in the My Acces4 Content folder. If you choose to edit the figure for all problems, the figure will be saved to the My Acces4 Content folder with its original name. If you decide later that you want to revert back to the original copy of the figure, simply delete or rename the edited figure in the My Acces4 Content folder.
4. The figure will open in your paint or drawing program. Edit it as desired. When you save the figure, Acces will automatically update the problem to include the edited figure.

Edit in Advanced View

Before proceeding, make sure you are in Advanced View by choosing View > Advanced.

1. Click on the Edit tab in the Document Window.
2. Right-click on the \figure command and choose Edit .
3. Choose to save a new copy of the figure for this problem only, or edit the figure for all problems. If you choose to save a new copy of the figure, you will be prompted to name your figure and save it in the My Acces4 Content folder. If you choose to edit the figure for all problems, the figure will be saved to the My Acces4 Content folder with its original name. If you decide later that you want to revert back to the original copy of the figure, simply delete or rename the edited figure in the My Acces4 Content folder.
4. The figure will open in your paint or drawing program. Edit it as desired. When you save the figure, Acces will automatically update the problem to include the edited figure.

Edit an XFigure

Before proceeding, make sure you are in Basic View by choosing View > Basic.

1. Right-click on the problem in the Document Tree and choose Edit from the shortcut menu.
2. Click on the XFigure tab.
3. Click on the Edit Figure icon
4. Choose to save a new copy of the figure for this problem only, or edit the figure for all problems. If you choose to save a new copy of the figure, you will be prompted to name your figure and save it in the My Acces4 Content folder. If you choose to edit the figure for all problems, the figure will be saved to the My Acces4 Content folder with its original name. If you decide later that you want to revert back to the original copy of the figure, simply delete or rename the edited figure in the My Acces4 Content folder.
5. The figure will open in your paint or drawing program. Edit it as desired. When you save the figure, Acces will automatically update the problem to include the edited figure.