Looking for freeware to edit ,jpg files

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Using my Mac at home, I can use Apple's Preview to make simple edits
to any .jpg document like a photo, a map copied from Google, etc. By
simple, I mean add boxes with text, red arrows, red ovals, and red
rectangles.

Do any of you WindowXP users know of any freeware program that will
allow someone to do simple editing like this to .jpg files in Windows?

I suggested to my Windows-using colleagues at work, where there are no
Macs, that there must be a program like this for Windows machines, but
no one knew of one.

Many thanks for any tips,
Carl
 
Google is your friend..you would come up with many.
The most popular is Irfanview
www.irfanview.com

: Using my Mac at home, I can use Apple's Preview to make simple edits
: to any .jpg document like a photo, a map copied from Google, etc. By
: simple, I mean add boxes with text, red arrows, red ovals, and red
: rectangles.
:
: Do any of you WindowXP users know of any freeware program that will
: allow someone to do simple editing like this to .jpg files in Windows?
:
: I suggested to my Windows-using colleagues at work, where there are no
: Macs, that there must be a program like this for Windows machines, but
: no one knew of one.
:
: Many thanks for any tips,
: Carl
 
Carl said:
Using my Mac at home, I can use Apple's Preview to make simple edits
to any .jpg document like a photo, a map copied from Google, etc. By
simple, I mean add boxes with text, red arrows, red ovals, and red
rectangles.

Do any of you WindowXP users know of any freeware program that will
allow someone to do simple editing like this to .jpg files in Windows?

I suggested to my Windows-using colleagues at work, where there are no
Macs, that there must be a program like this for Windows machines, but
no one knew of one.
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Paint will edit .jpg files.

Slightly OT: Every time you edit and save a .jpg, you suffer lossy
effects so what I do, when I scan an image, I save it as a .bmp. I then
edit the file, etc., and save it, then save it again as a .jpg. If/when
I need to edit it again, I go to the .bmp version to do my editing.
 
Carl wrote:
:: Using my Mac at home, I can use Apple's Preview to make simple edits
:: to any .jpg document like a photo, a map copied from Google, etc. By
:: simple, I mean add boxes with text, red arrows, red ovals, and red
:: rectangles.
::
:: Do any of you WindowXP users know of any freeware program that will
:: allow someone to do simple editing like this to .jpg files in
:: Windows?
::
:: I suggested to my Windows-using colleagues at work, where there are
:: no Macs, that there must be a program like this for Windows
:: machines, but no one knew of one.
::
:: Many thanks for any tips,
:: Carl



Paint.NET is free image editing and photo manipulation software designed to
be used on computers that run Windows. It supports layers, unlimited undo,
special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.
http://getpaint.net/index2.html


GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece
of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image
authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.
http://gimp.org/


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Carl said:
Using my Mac at home, I can use Apple's Preview to make simple edits
to any .jpg document like a photo, a map copied from Google, etc. By
simple, I mean add boxes with text, red arrows, red ovals, and red
rectangles.

Do any of you WindowXP users know of any freeware program that will
allow someone to do simple editing like this to .jpg files in Windows?

I suggested to my Windows-using colleagues at work, where there are no
Macs, that there must be a program like this for Windows machines, but
no one knew of one.

Many thanks for any tips,
Carl
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In order of complexity (and feature robustness):

Paint
Irfanview
Paint.NET
Gimp

All free (or included in Windows).
 
Thanks very much to all of you for those suggestions. I'll take them
to work today and pass them along to my colleagues.

Carl.
 
I use Adobe Photoshop for serious stuff but for simple edits as you are
referring to, I always go back to good old Windows Paint.
 
Try IrfanView 4.10 latest Version. It is free, it is fun and will provide
your with what you want to do. By the way, it's know as the most popular
free photo progr.
Nurmi
 
Hello Carl, your may want to try "Irfan.View". The best free workhorse for

what you want to do.

Nurmi
 
The latest Irfanview version is 4.23

: Try IrfanView 4.10 latest Version. It is free, it is fun and will provide
: your with what you want to do. By the way, it's know as the most popular
: free photo progr.
: Nurmi
:
: : >I use Adobe Photoshop for serious stuff but for simple edits as you are
: >referring to, I always go back to good old Windows Paint.
: >
: > : >> Using my Mac at home, I can use Apple's Preview to make simple edits
: >> to any .jpg document like a photo, a map copied from Google, etc. By
: >> simple, I mean add boxes with text, red arrows, red ovals, and red
: >> rectangles.
: >>
: >> Do any of you WindowXP users know of any freeware program that will
: >> allow someone to do simple editing like this to .jpg files in Windows?
: >>
: >> I suggested to my Windows-using colleagues at work, where there are no
: >> Macs, that there must be a program like this for Windows machines, but
: >> no one knew of one.
: >>
: >> Many thanks for any tips,
: >> Carl
: >
: >
:
:
 
'Tom [Pepper said:
Willett[_2_];3269502']The latest Irfanview version is 4.23

"nurmi" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
: Try IrfanView 4.10 latest Version. It is free, it is fun and wil
provide
: your with what you want to do. By the way, it's know as the mos
popular
: free photo progr.
: Nurmi
:
: "Mrich" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
: : I use Adobe Photoshop for serious stuff but for simple edits as yo
are
: referring to, I always go back to good old Windows Paint.
:
: "Carl" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
:
: Using my Mac at home, I can use Apple's Preview to make simpl
edits
: to any .jpg document like a photo, a map copied from Google, etc.
By
: simple, I mean add boxes with text, red arrows, red ovals, and red
: rectangles.
:
: Do any of you WindowXP users know of any freeware program that will
: allow someone to do simple editing like this to .jpg files i
Windows?
:
: I suggested to my Windows-using colleagues at work, where there ar
no
: Macs, that there must be a program like this for Windows machines
but
: no one knew of one.
:
: Many thanks for any tips,
: Carl
:
:
:
:
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FastStone Image Viewe
 
irfanview is a pretty good one and free. It's at:
http://www.irfanview.com/

HTH,

Twayne





magnat_pvl said:
'Tom [Pepper said:
Willett[_2_];3269502']The latest Irfanview version is 4.23

"nurmi" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
Try IrfanView 4.10 latest Version. It is free, it is fun and will
provide your with what you want to do. By the way, it's know as
the most popular free photo progr.
Nurmi

"Mrich" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
I use Adobe Photoshop for serious stuff but for simple edits as you
are referring to, I always go back to good old Windows Paint.

"Carl" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
Using my Mac at home, I can use Apple's Preview to make simple
edits to any .jpg document like a photo, a map copied from Google,
etc. By simple, I mean add boxes with text, red arrows, red ovals,
and red rectangles.

Do any of you WindowXP users know of any freeware program that will
allow someone to do simple editing like this to .jpg files in
Windows?

I suggested to my Windows-using colleagues at work, where there
are no Macs, that there must be a program like this for Windows
machines, but no one knew of one.

Many thanks for any tips,
Carl
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FastStone Image Viewer
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