adding arrows to photos

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adding arrows to photos

I am trying to send some digital photos of my dog to a vet concerning a lesion near his eye.. I have taken the picture but was hoping to learn of some software that will allow me to insert an arrow to point to the area where I want the vet to look at. The dog is a Black Lab and the lesion is dark making it hard to pick out.. I have seen things like arrows on pictures in some PC programs but not aware of anything that is out there, short of buying PhotoShop, to do the same thing on a Mac...any ideas??? Thanks for your time...

geoff

Imac, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Feb 6, 2008 9:01 AM

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Answer 1

LarryHN

Level 10

106,142 points

Feb 6, 2008 9:03 AM in response to B._Geoffrey Burnham

you need an external editor - PhotoShop Elements will work - also there are free/shareware programs that will do it

Graphic converter has a trial period

Seashore is open source

Search MacUpdate, version tracker or the Apple downloads for others

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Answer 2

Feb 7, 2008 6:11 AM in response to LarryHN

Thanks for the suggestions.. I downloaded both GraphicConverter as well as Seashore..they do allow me to MAKE an arrow but considering my graphic arts abilities, the arrow I made looks pretty shabby... are you aware of a program that has predesigned arrows that can be placed, rotated and sized??? Thanks again

Geoff

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Answer 3

Old Toad

Level 10

215,718 points

Feb 7, 2008 12:05 PM in response to B._Geoffrey Burnham

With Seashore select the pencil tool and holding down the Shift key click at the start point for the arrow and then click at the end point. That will create a straight line between the points. Do the same for each leg of the arrow's head. Not predesigned but a lot straighter than free hand.

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