Hi Charles ~

I tend to use https://pixlr.com/, which is what DropBox sends you to when you want to edit an image.  (Though, of late, I tend to just edit in Procreate on my iPad, not free, but not expensive and highly versatile.)

As someone else mentioned, you can do a lot of this simple editing in PPT or Google Slides, too.

~ Amy

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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