Drawing Tools - feature request

[Ted Penner]

I would like to be able to erase and highlight, modify, etc an existing
graphic that appears on a one-note page. Currently, if I want to erase part
of a picture that appears in one-note, It can't do it. It seems like this
would be easy to add?

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

Not necessarily - depends upon what the picture is. Sounds like you're
asking for the ability to do something like erase a car out of a photograph
or some such. That would come under the area of "graphics editor" which is
a far more complicated thing than it may appear on the surface.

If you're just asking about being able to draw something and then erase part
of that drawing then you should be able to do that now.

 

[Ted Penner]

I'm talking about a pre-existing image. More importantly, I would like to be
able to highlight part of an existing image. I don't think one-note can do
it.

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

Actually if you just want to highlight you can. Set the image to be in the
background (right-click it) then use the highlighter tool to draw over the
top of it.

 

[pennertr]

That is incorrect. You cannot highlight or draw on an existing image.

 

[Kathy Jacobs]

Can you tell me more about what you want to do?

Once an image is on the background, it is the background. You can use a
highlighter, draw, write, or just about anything else over the top of it,
since it is part of the page not the notes.

--
Kathy Jacobs, Microsoft MVP OneNote and PowerPoint
Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint
Get PowerPoint and OneNote information at www.onppt.com

I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived

 

[Grant Robertson]

You cannot highlight or draw on an existing image.

What are you talking about? I just did it.

You can draw on the top of any image. It is just not worth doing because
of the moving around problem.

 

[William Stacey [C# MVP]]

Works fine here as well.
--
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| In article <[email protected]>,
| (e-mail address removed) says...
| > You cannot highlight or draw on an existing image.
|
| What are you talking about? I just did it.
|
| You can draw on the top of any image. It is just not worth doing because
| of the moving around problem.

 

[William Stacey [C# MVP]]

Over here, I don't need to touch the Order. I can just ink over the pic and
it just works.

--
William Stacey [C# MVP]


| Can you tell me more about what you want to do?
|
| Once an image is on the background, it is the background. You can use a
| highlighter, draw, write, or just about anything else over the top of it,
| since it is part of the page not the notes.
|
| --
| Kathy Jacobs, Microsoft MVP OneNote and PowerPoint
| Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint
| Get PowerPoint and OneNote information at www.onppt.com
|
| I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
| if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we
lived
|
| | > That is incorrect. You cannot highlight or draw on an existing image.
| > --
| > Current Project
| > implementing Zero Touch Deployment Environment for 2000 users
| >
| >
| > "Ben M. Schorr, MVP" wrote:
| >
| >> Actually if you just want to highlight you can. Set the image to be in
| >> the
| >> background (right-click it) then use the highlighter tool to draw over
| >> the
| >> top of it.
| >>
| >>
| >> --
| >> -Ben-
| >> Ben M. Schorr, MVP
| >> Roland Schorr & Tower
| >> http://www.rolandschorr.com
| >>
| >> | >> > I'm talking about a pre-existing image. More importantly, I would
like
| >> > to
| >> > be
| >> > able to highlight part of an existing image. I don't think one-note
| >> > can
| >> > do
| >> > it.
| >> >
| >> > "Ben M. Schorr, MVP" wrote:
| >> >
| >> >> Not necessarily - depends upon what the picture is. Sounds like
| >> >> you're
| >> >> asking for the ability to do something like erase a car out of a
| >> >> photograph
| >> >> or some such. That would come under the area of "graphics editor"
| >> >> which
| >> >> is
| >> >> a far more complicated thing than it may appear on the surface.
| >> >>
| >> >> If you're just asking about being able to draw something and then
| >> >> erase
| >> >> part
| >> >> of that drawing then you should be able to do that now.
| >> >>
| >> >> --
| >> >> -Ben-
| >> >> Ben M. Schorr, MVP
| >> >> Roland Schorr & Tower
| >> >> http://www.rolandschorr.com
| >> >>
| >> >> | >> >> >I would like to be able to erase and highlight, modify, etc an
| >> >> >existing
| >> >> > graphic that appears on a one-note page. Currently, if I want to
| >> >> > erase
| >> >> > part
| >> >> > of a picture that appears in one-note, It can't do it. It seems
| >> >> > like
| >> >> > this
| >> >> > would be easy to add?
| >> >>
| >>
|

 

[Kathy Jacobs]

You are correct, you don't NEED to send it to the background. I just find it
easier to put things on top of an image that won't move. I have a terrible
habit of moving the image instead of the annotation if the image isn't on
the background

--
Kathy Jacobs, Microsoft MVP OneNote and PowerPoint
Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint
Get PowerPoint and OneNote information at www.onppt.com

I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived

Over here, I don't need to touch the Order. I can just ink over the pic
and
it just works.

--
William Stacey [C# MVP]


| Can you tell me more about what you want to do?
|
| Once an image is on the background, it is the background. You can use a
| highlighter, draw, write, or just about anything else over the top of
it,
| since it is part of the page not the notes.
|
| --
| Kathy Jacobs, Microsoft MVP OneNote and PowerPoint
| Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint
| Get PowerPoint and OneNote information at www.onppt.com
|
| I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
| if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we
lived
|
| | > That is incorrect. You cannot highlight or draw on an existing image.
| > --
| > Current Project
| > implementing Zero Touch Deployment Environment for 2000 users
| >
| >
| > "Ben M. Schorr, MVP" wrote:
| >
| >> Actually if you just want to highlight you can. Set the image to be
in
| >> the
| >> background (right-click it) then use the highlighter tool to draw
over
| >> the
| >> top of it.
| >>
| >>
| >> --
| >> -Ben-
| >> Ben M. Schorr, MVP
| >> Roland Schorr & Tower
| >> http://www.rolandschorr.com
| >>
| >> | >> > I'm talking about a pre-existing image. More importantly, I would
like
| >> > to
| >> > be
| >> > able to highlight part of an existing image. I don't think
one-note
| >> > can
| >> > do
| >> > it.
| >> >
| >> > "Ben M. Schorr, MVP" wrote:
| >> >
| >> >> Not necessarily - depends upon what the picture is. Sounds like
| >> >> you're
| >> >> asking for the ability to do something like erase a car out of a
| >> >> photograph
| >> >> or some such. That would come under the area of "graphics editor"
| >> >> which
| >> >> is
| >> >> a far more complicated thing than it may appear on the surface.
| >> >>
| >> >> If you're just asking about being able to draw something and then
| >> >> erase
| >> >> part
| >> >> of that drawing then you should be able to do that now.
| >> >>
| >> >> --
| >> >> -Ben-
| >> >> Ben M. Schorr, MVP
| >> >> Roland Schorr & Tower
| >> >> http://www.rolandschorr.com
| >> >>
message
| >> >> | >> >> >I would like to be able to erase and highlight, modify, etc an
| >> >> >existing
| >> >> > graphic that appears on a one-note page. Currently, if I want
to
| >> >> > erase
| >> >> > part
| >> >> > of a picture that appears in one-note, It can't do it. It seems
| >> >> > like
| >> >> > this
| >> >> > would be easy to add?
| >> >>
| >>
|

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

Yes, if he's going to highlight over the top of a background image he'll
have to be very careful about not moving it around; inserting above it, etc.
Not a perfect solution to be sure.

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

That is incorrect. You cannot highlight or draw on an existing image.

Sure you can.

 

[pennertr]

You are correct. I was using the wrong highlighter. It does seem though
like lasso, eraser, and stuff don't work but as indicated above, they aren't
supposed to work on an image. Also, all my rotate options for an image are
greyed out.