Hi Charles,

I use MS PowerPoint when I need to quickly edit a photo, such as adding a
text box or an arrow. I guess you can create multiple slides for
different graphic files and reuse the text box/arrow.

My usual steps are
1. New slide (blank)
2 Insert the graphic file, add text box, shapes (Insert - Shapes).
3 Select all objects (crl + click OR crl + a )  -> group all the objects,
your graphic, text, arrow  (right click -> Group)
4 right click the grouped object (three objects should be selected
together) -> Save as a Picture

Best,

Jiebei

On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 2:56 PM charles meyer <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> My esteemed listmates,
>
> Often we're called upon to edit graphics or photos which don't require
> Photoshop.
>
> We just need to create a Text box in the image and/or insert arrows.
>
> I've been making do with MS Paint but it's easy to slip your finger on a
> Text box in Paint and then you often have to start all over.
>
> Yes, Ctrl + Z works sometimes but not all the time.
>
> Also, once you have one MS Paint window open I haven't seen how you can
> open other graphics to work on other files.
>
> Can you open 4-5 MS Paint windows at a time?
>
> I always have to close Paint and then re-open to work on another graphic.
>
> Have others found a free graphics program that's more forgiving then MS
> Paint?
>
> GIMP is way more than what;s needed often and not easy to learn and master.
>
> I haven't had time to play around with 3D Paint as I'm learning on the fly
> as I migrate from station to station throughout the day.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Charles.
>
> Charles Meyer
> Charlotte County Public Library
>


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