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Steve Plucker · 02-14-2013, 08:04 PM

Just how does one apply "arrows" to photos to show the subject matter one wants to show within a photo?

Have some Model A photos I need to show arrows.

Thanks.

Pluck

QGolden · 02-14-2013, 08:09 PM

I save them to the computer. Then open them in "Paint" Paint has a line drawing utility in it. Just be careful to select "save as" and select "jpg" format. Paint defaults to BMP format and the file size is huge.

Mike in NRN IN · 02-14-2013, 08:16 PM

I use GIMP

Free - http://www.gimp.org/

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Plucker

Just how does one apply "arrows" to photos to show the subject matter one wants to show within a photo?

Have some Model A photos I need to show arrows.

Thanks.

Pluck

Steve Plucker · 02-14-2013, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QGolden

I save them to the computer. Then open them in "Paint" Paint has a line drawing utility in it. Just be careful to select "save as" and select "jpg" format. Paint defaults to BMP format and the file size is huge.

Yes, I know about the "line" in Paint but that does not do an "arrow".

I will try that GIMP.

Thanks.

Pluck

foxfire42 · 02-15-2013, 08:10 PM

Look in the Shapes section. There are arrows there to choose from. You may have to play with them to get the length and size right.

A31Woody · 02-15-2013, 08:33 PM

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Ronnie Lawson · 02-16-2013, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Plucker

Just how does one apply "arrows" to photos to show the subject matter one wants to show within a photo?

Have some Model A photos I need to show arrows.

Thanks.

Pluck

I use Microsoft Word 1.pdf

I use Microsoft Word. See attachment.

QGolden · 02-16-2013, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Plucker

Yes, I know about the "line" in Paint but that does not do an "arrow".

I will try that GIMP.

Thanks.

Pluck

If you "zoom" in on the photo in paint, you can draw you "line" then draw the "arrow tip" as little lines. You can do it without "zooming" but it is easier if you zoom, because your lines "zoom" in proportion with your image. I like it because I can draw a circle around the part as well.

Charles Reese · 02-16-2013, 09:12 AM

'not model A',

but you asked .... i use this small free program .. pretty simple for even me! even has a tutorial on the download site

http://download.cnet.com/FastStone-I...=dl&tag=button

Cool Hand Lurker · 02-17-2013, 08:26 PM

I just draw it on the screen with a magic marker but it never seems to save very well.

QGolden · 02-18-2013, 09:50 AM

LoL!!! You must be using one of them dry erase type markers, try a permanent one!

Jim Brierley · 02-18-2013, 11:03 AM

Do as Foxfire says, you can even insert numbers or verbiage into the arrow.

02-14-2013, 08:04 PM	#1
Steve Plucker BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Walla Walla, Washington USA Posts: 6,066	Applying Arrows to photos... Just how does one apply "arrows" to photos to show the subject matter one wants to show within a photo? Have some Model A photos I need to show arrows. Thanks. Pluck

02-14-2013, 08:09 PM	#2
QGolden Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 1,231	Re: Applying Arrows to photos... I save them to the computer. Then open them in "Paint" Paint has a line drawing utility in it. Just be careful to select "save as" and select "jpg" format. Paint defaults to BMP format and the file size is huge. __________________ It's not what people think they know that will hurt them, it is what they think they know that aint so! -Mark Twain. It is the very things that we think we know, that keep us from learning what we should know.- Unknown

02-15-2013, 08:10 PM	#5
foxfire42 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: AZ and WA Posts: 764	Re: Applying Arrows to photos... Look in the Shapes section. There are arrows there to choose from. You may have to play with them to get the length and size right.

02-15-2013, 08:33 PM	#6
A31Woody Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 136	Re: Applying Arrows to photos... Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) We use Snagit at work. You can download a free trial at http://www.techsmith.com/download/snagit/default.asp

02-16-2013, 09:12 AM	#9
Charles Reese Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 882	Re: Applying Arrows to photos... 'not model A', but you asked .... i use this small free program .. pretty simple for even me! even has a tutorial on the download site http://download.cnet.com/FastStone-I...=dl&tag=button Last edited by Charles Reese; 02-16-2013 at 03:25 PM.

02-17-2013, 08:26 PM	#10
Cool Hand Lurker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Minn Posts: 1,570	Re: Applying Arrows to photos... I just draw it on the screen with a magic marker but it never seems to save very well.

02-18-2013, 09:50 AM	#11
QGolden Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 1,231	Re: Applying Arrows to photos... LoL!!! You must be using one of them dry erase type markers, try a permanent one! __________________ It's not what people think they know that will hurt them, it is what they think they know that aint so! -Mark Twain. It is the very things that we think we know, that keep us from learning what we should know.- Unknown

02-18-2013, 11:03 AM	#12
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,114	Re: Applying Arrows to photos... Do as Foxfire says, you can even insert numbers or verbiage into the arrow.