Add text to a photograph

[CondorMan]

Hi everyone

I have a digital photograph of someone's foot and I want to add some arrows & text to explain certain parts of the photograph. I thought that I could insert the photograph into Word 2003 and then use the drawing facility to add text/lines on top of the photograph but it won't let me. Any idea if this can be done? If not, how would you suggest that I go about adding this information.

BTW, it's a photograph that I've taken (rather than downloaded from the internet or scanned from a book), with the permission of the owner of the foot (!), so there are no copyright issues etc.

Thanks in advance.

 

[DPlank]

You could import it into MSPaint, then draw on top.

Failing that, PhotoShop will do this.

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[CondorMan]

Thanks for that. I've just been playing with PowerPoint - I imported the photograph, added text boxes, arrows etc. then saved it back to my hard drive. It seems to have worked but it's a round about way of doing it! I'll look at your suggestions.

 

[dhulbert]

Condor

just insert the picture into wod and add your lines etc using auto shapes.

Just make sure the picture is set to be behind the text using Format-Picture-Layout

 

[CondorMan]

Yes, thank you, that's what I was looking for! The format setting wasn't set to text in front of the picture.

I'm happy again!