[Isu570-f08-rpf] Figures for your project with callouts

[Bob Futrelle]

If you're a Mac owner with iWork, you can use Apple Pages.  You can
choose to work on a Word Processing or Page Layout document.  A Word
Processing document is similar to MS Word.  The Page Layout document
is somewhat like Adobe InDesign.  It allows you to link text boxes so
text flows, and to freely move graphics around, e.g., jpegs, but also
to draw graphics such as callout lines or arrows right on top of the
jpegs.  Just what you need.

Examining the complex image I've attached demonstrates what is possible.

 - Professor Futrelle

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 11:28 PM, Bob Futrelle <bob.futrelle at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have urged you to try to include callouts in your figures.  An
> example is attached.
>
> But how can you create one, you ask?  Turns out that the OpenOffice
> suite installs on virtually any OS.  It includes a Drawing app. In
> that app you can insert your image,scale it as you like, etc.  Then
> you can draw lines with arrowheads (or not) and place text near one
> end. Then you can select your combo, just the image, arrows and text
> and export  the selected material into a single jpeg (or tiff or
> whatever you like) and insert it in your Project.  I know not many of
> you may want to take the time to try it. But doing with a single
> figure could be useful and educational  -- amaze your friends at
> parties.
>
>  - Professor Futrelle
>
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