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@ David;
Go to the Windows "Start Menu" and select Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map. When character map opens select one of these fonts; "Wingdings", or "ZapfDingbats" (near the bottom). They both contain arrows at different angles, about 45º apart. I mentioned both fonts because my computer has extra fonts from "CorelDraw", but I'm sure at least one of these fonts is free with WIN95/98 or newer Microsoft operating systems.
If you have an image editing software, just type the character from your keyboard and rotate/move it to the desired position. If you can't rotate a text character, but only move it, then utilize the different angle arrows until you find the one that seems to work for ya. Most Image editing software has a text icon (A) in the toolbox, that is used to do this.
Some of the arrows in character map are special characters, and can't be accessed with the normal keystroke. When "Character Map" is open, find the arrow you want and click on it, and look in the extreme lower-right corner of the application window at Keystroke:. If it displays an alphabetical or numeric key then typing the key will produce the arrow. If it is a special character it will display a code like Alt+0202, this is one of the fancy arrows. The four-digit number code must be typed while holding the "Alt" (the one next to your space bar) key down.
If for example you want to display ¢ when using a normal, non-dingbat font, the symbol for "cents" the code is Alt+0162, Alt+0189 = ½, Alt+0188 = ¼, and Alt+1090 = ¾. This allows use of special characters when using regular fonts.
By the way, I was just able to do the placement of an arrow like I just described using nothing more than Microsoft "Paint" which is free on all Windows operating systems. Apple computers also come with free image editing applications as well.
If you try this and aren't able to achieve the results desired then contact me and I will try to fix whatever doesn't work.
Now you could do me and everyone else on here a huge favor. Your images are far-and-away superior to most of what I've seen on here! So please share with us what hardware/software combination you used to produce them, and include brand names too. Also what scan resolutions and Sharpening/Focus, Brightness/Contrast, Hue/Saturation adjustments did you use to manipulate them?
Well gotta go for now, Vader and I have a few beers to consume, and some pesky rebels to capture and torture, until they reveal where Skywalker and Solo are hiding.
Keep on stampin'
TuskenRaider
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Hi Everyone;
@ David;
Hey, you nailed it!!! Kudos, and thanks for the info about the camera. It's a good thing that your daughter got you that computer and camera, and is probably much more tech savvy, and knew to get you a camera with extreme macro capability so you could get great close-ups.
How expensive is that camera, and are they easy to find.
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Hi Everyone;
@ David;
Go to the Windows "Start Menu" and select Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map. When character map opens select one of these fonts; "Wingdings", or "ZapfDingbats" (near the bottom). They both contain arrows at different angles, about 45º apart. I mentioned both fonts because my computer has extra fonts from "CorelDraw", but I'm sure at least one of these fonts is free with WIN95/98 or newer Microsoft operating systems.
If you have an image editing software, just type the character from your keyboard and rotate/move it to the desired position. If you can't rotate a text character, but only move it, then utilize the different angle arrows until you find the one that seems to work for ya. Most Image editing software has a text icon (A) in the toolbox, that is used to do this.
Some of the arrows in character map are special characters, and can't be accessed with the normal keystroke. When "Character Map" is open, find the arrow you want and click on it, and look in the extreme lower-right corner of the application window at Keystroke:. If it displays an alphabetical or numeric key then typing the key will produce the arrow. If it is a special character it will display a code like Alt+0202, this is one of the fancy arrows. The four-digit number code must be typed while holding the "Alt" (the one next to your space bar) key down.
If for example you want to display ¢ when using a normal, non-dingbat font, the symbol for "cents" the code is Alt+0162, Alt+0189 = ½, Alt+0188 = ¼, and Alt+1090 = ¾. This allows use of special characters when using regular fonts.
By the way, I was just able to do the placement of an arrow like I just described using nothing more than Microsoft "Paint" which is free on all Windows operating systems. Apple computers also come with free image editing applications as well.
If you try this and aren't able to achieve the results desired then contact me and I will try to fix whatever doesn't work.
Now you could do me and everyone else on here a huge favor. Your images are far-and-away superior to most of what I've seen on here! So please share with us what hardware/software combination you used to produce them, and include brand names too. Also what scan resolutions and Sharpening/Focus, Brightness/Contrast, Hue/Saturation adjustments did you use to manipulate them?
Well gotta go for now, Vader and I have a few beers to consume, and some pesky rebels to capture and torture, until they reveal where Skywalker and Solo are hiding.
Keep on stampin'
TuskenRaider
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re: How to add arrows to images
Hi Everyone;
@ David;
Hey, you nailed it!!! Kudos, and thanks for the info about the camera. It's a good thing that your daughter got you that computer and camera, and is probably much more tech savvy, and knew to get you a camera with extreme macro capability so you could get great close-ups.
How expensive is that camera, and are they easy to find.
TuskenRaider
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