Colours in dotted lines (illustrator cs3

Hello, Im trying to figure out how to get different colours into different dots/dashes in dotted lines. Here's what Im doing so far. Select dotted line, go to Objects/path and click "outline stroke". When I do this I can select indivudual dots, or shift/select several, but when I try to add colout to just the selected dots, the whole line of dots fills. Can someone put me straight on what Im doing wrong. Thanks, Readysteady

Hello, and apologies to Larry G, totally forgot to hit the "correct answer" button, and have I believe, done so now.
Wade, we can go back and forth with this all day for lots of days, but I would like to point out one more thing about perogative's, or to be more precise, your perogative. It was your perogative to ignore my question after your first answer didnt work out for me, until it was addressed by others. Let me explain a little further. I dont own a machine with Illustrator on it, but have access to a friends, (consentually) for a couple of weeks while she's on holiday. Its not my fault the clip doesnt work on this machine, nor is it my fault that the "release" option was greyed out even though the line was most definitely selected, but you made assumptions right there didnt you. You chose to believe that this was going to be far more trouble than it was worth, or at least, thats how it came across, and I would not let that go, being new at a program isnt a disease, and if it were its easily remedied. But, however, I do appreciate you took the time to provide an answer, and I do appreciate you probably know a hell of a lot more about Illustrator than I ever will, but have a look back at your response, it came across as arrogant, and if you choose not to answer my question, or not to continue answering my or anyone else's question, then that is indeed your perogative, but you dont have to be insulting in the process. But I have to admit I did let anger get the better of me, and maybe I should provide an apology for my part.
Prepresspro, point taken.
Well, its been fun, Readysteady
EDIT: Ok, just a quick edit. Wade, I wouldnt be half the person I think I am if I didnt acknowledge your movie as being Good. Installed Quicktime on my friends pc, and got sound. I have no problem admitting, had QT been installed on the machine in the first place, our verbal dual would never have happened as it is informative and quite easy to follow. (Obviously I did save the file, thinking Logically ) I wont take back anything I said earlier, but fair is fair, and credit were its due. Bet you cant wait for my next question

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