It seems there's no way to undo markup on a photo ... yes/no? Short of "Revert to original" and start over?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.0
Saved markups in an image are permanent unless the original image is found on a Time Machine backup.
VikingOSX wrote:
Saved markups in an image are permanent.
I just added some text and an arrow to an image via markup, saved the edit, went to the All Photos view in the library to confirm the markup, returned to the edit and markup mode and removed the first markup that I had made.
When I went back to the edit and markup mode I just clicked on the item to activate it and deleted.
Pray tell, how did you do that? I looked for an eraser tool or something like that, but found none. I’ve marked up my photo with text that I now wish to modify, but darned if I can see how.
Yes, went back to markup mode, but I can’t see how to undo or edit my changes, beyond reverting to original.
Suspect the Undo function can be used but only if the change has not yet been saved.
Yes if you have done mark up with same device
You have to go back into the Markup mode to be able to delete previous markups made to the photo.
Oh … ! I’m gonna try that as soon as I get back in front of my computer. Thanks!
I opened the marked-up image, chose Edit —> Markup, and tried to select any of my changes. I could select and remove a single markup that I'd applied after my initial changes. I could not select or in any way change any of my initial markup. I could, however, revert to original—I could take the image back to its state before I made any markups. I undid the revert to original to restore all my markups, saved the image, and backed out to my Library. When I again took it back to Edit —>> Markup, I could not select, modify, or delete any of my changes.
So I must conclude that VikingOSX is probably correct—that markups, once saved, are permanent. In this case, that's not a problem for me. This image isn't important, and I can easily create a fresh one. I suppose one lesson from this experiment is that one should duplicate the original image before applying markup. (But wouldn't it be handy to have an eraser tool. Just sayin' ... .)
Thank you one and all for your input!
Undo markup on a photo
