Color picker not choosing colors from png's in document

[shenaj22153905]

I'm tring to use my eyedropper tool in a document. I've got some clipart (png's that I've created) that I've grabbed and placed inside the document. I then made a square in the same document. I select the eyedropper tool and try to select a color from my inserted clipart. The result is a square with no fill and no stroke. However, if I try to use the eyedropper tool outside of Illustrator (ex. Google images) it will pick the colors without any troubles. Does anyone have an idea of why this is happening?

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

Press shift while clicking the color with the eyedropper tool

[shenaj22153905]

Thank you,  that worked. Has something changed recently? I've not had to do that in the past. Or did I possibly change something not knowing?

[Monika Gause]

There was no change. You always had to do that unless the images was embedded.

[shenaj22153905]

I guess I should have mentioned, the image is embedded. Hmmm...