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379168 2005-08-07 20:47:00 Hi Misty, you could try downloading something like paintshop pro (I think it's freeware, but have never used it and it will be a fairly big d/load) and it might be a bit of steep learning curve for a start.

I'm happy to do the bubble/text for you, can even resize the pic to whatever size you need.

Of course it's better if you can figure out how do it yourself, much more satisfying :)
Shortcircuit (1666)
379169 2005-08-07 22:03:00 If "Foxy MX" had suggested downloading "Powertoy" then I would be quite apprehensive about what might be the end product !! It does sound suggestive !! :blush:
:lol: :lol: :lol:


Anyway, my immediate problem is to produce a speech bubble and apart from the very kind offer by Shortcircuit to do it for me there is no solution as yet . Whilst I may take up the offer by Shortcircuit there is no solution better than doing it yourself
I have Word '97 as well but it isn't installed on this PC at the moment . From memory I am fairly sure you could create some speech bubbles with Word's Drawing app .

Go to Insert > Picture > Drawing and see if the toolbar that should pop up at the bottom of the window has any shapes under one of the menus . I don't think they are as fancy as Word XP's ones but you might be able to bully one into the right kind of shape .

I'm trying really hard to remember exactly where I saw speech bubbles for dressing up photos without much success - I think it was in some kind of photo album organiser or something . I'll keep thinking and let you know if the old RAM bursts back into life with the answer . :p
FoxyMX (5)
379170 2005-08-07 22:11:00 hi Misty. I actually use Snagit 7 for all such work. Howeer, it costs a few dollars. Get a 30 day free trial from here. (www.techsmith.com) . I've used since it was about version 2 and it is the greatest screen capture and editing package out there at the dollar level. :nerd: Scouse (83)
379171 2005-08-07 22:18:00 hello,

the photo editor that will let you create a speech bubble with
text is Microsoft picture it! either earlier versions or picture it 2000
will do the job nicely.

cheers,

Robby
Robby (3123)
379172 2005-08-08 05:11:00 Serif Photoplus (www.freeserifsoftware.com) has the ability to do speech balloons, haven't used photoplus but I have used other serif products and they were really good for free stuff. Morgenmuffel (187)
379173 2005-08-08 05:15:00 It seemed that I could not do this through Windows Explorer or Paint...........paint:.........toolbar at top, image-stretch/skew drcspy (146)
379174 2005-08-08 05:22:00 All depends how many you are intending to do, I just did this in paint (www.silvertech.co.nz). Rob99 (151)
379175 2005-08-08 05:45:00 img99.imageshack.us Metla (12)
379176 2005-08-08 06:01:00 imagef1.x10hosting.com Rob99 (151)
379177 2005-08-08 06:09:00 LMAO :D

About time we had another competition isn't it? ;)
FoxyMX (5)
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