Newbie bought .eps files and is now busted!

I downloaded .eps files with a lot of little pictures for my elearning projects for kids with reading problems, from a stock site, because I was told to just put them in Illustrator and be I'd be able to cut them apart and give each an alpha background, easy peasy.
But being an idiot, I can't even figure out a way to begin. I definitely suspect it isn't nearly that easy! If possible at all...
Is there any hope for using these files? I tried to put one on my site to show you, but Wordpress won't take it. I'll include a screenshot here.
Thanks for ANY advice. Like I said, idiot newbie! New to CC and clueless. I have so many tutorials to take it will be years before I can figure out this stuff!

dowbright wrote:
I haven't been able to "select" a picture yet.
What happens when you try?
I suspect your .eps graphics are encased in a clipping mask. If, when you attempt to select one of the graphics, it puts one big selection box around everything, leave it selected and choose Object > Clipping Mask > Release.
I'd like to use each as a transparent background pic (png is fine) for Captivate 8 elearning.
Having no first-hand experience with Captivate, I tried to find definitive information about the import file types supported, and although it's not entirely clear, it doesn't look like native Illustrator content is recognized. From one list of supported file types I found, I'd say the best format for you to export from Illustrator for import to Captivate is .swf. (Flash asset).

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