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I can't access the highlighter tool in Mojave Screenshots. Tried right-clicking in right hand corner, double-clicking, saving then clicking, clicking on the doc, and the only tool available is the draw tool... I want to highlight text in a screenshot, something Snagit goes without hours wasted on trying to use a simple tool.

Read edit tools won't work is screenshot is save in Clipboard. I have the default saved to Preview. I just want to highlight the text...

Thanks much!

Posted on Sep 29, 2018 10:35 AM

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dialabrain

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Sep 30, 2018 10:40 AM in response to RoseCtyRocka

No. This is a users forum. That's why I posted the support link. If SnagIt does what you want why not use it?

Old Toad

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Sep 30, 2018 12:21 PM in response to dialabrain

That may be true. I tried the demo version and just tried to highlight some text in a screenshot. It was the transparency color filled box.

RoseCtyRocka Author

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Sep 30, 2018 12:21 PM in response to Old Toad

SO, what are the steps to change from "transparency color filled box?"

Take screenshot

Control-click on it

Window opens

Chose Markup...then what?

Thanks Old Toad!

Sep 30, 2018 11:23 AM in response to RoseCtyRocka

No. To highlight text in a screenshot is NOT a simple operation.

You can highlight text in a pdf file, if the pdf contains text, but not if it contains a photo of the text. Anot certainly not in a jpeg file, for example. They may look the same to you but having the text saved inside the document is completely different from having colored pixels that you, a human, can read as text.

Old Toad

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Sep 30, 2018 1:45 PM in response to RoseCtyRocka

I said that the transparent color box isn't possible with the screenshot markup. Only with Snagit.

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