Snip & Sketch add a text box

Anonymous
2019-06-25T20:46:44+00:00

I can draw on a snip, but it is hard to write a note with a mouse.

Can I add a text box and  type a note on a snip?

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Anonymous
2019-06-26T08:32:43+00:00

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand that you want to add a text box to type a note on a snip using when using Snip & Sketch. However, I would like to inform that the feature to add a text box is currently not available.

I commend you for noticing this feature not being within Snip & Sketch. We would like to hear your thoughts and suggestions, as there may be other users with a similar requirement. Hence, I would suggest you to post a feedback in Microsoft Feedback Hub so that our developing team can review your suggestions and check if it can be included in the future updates.

Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-05-04T07:50:47+00:00

    How do we get @microsoft to include this ?

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-11-26T14:02:49+00:00

    I understand this was likely written more for a mobile device with the touch features, but like many others I use this tool for my network admin duties. The option to add typed text would make it a lot easier for me to provide both instructions and readable id markers when taking snips. As is this is a good tool that has still not fully matured yet. I look forward to seeing this being flushed out with full text ability. As it is I like this program, I often have to take snips and add them to emails or word documents, which just bloat the message when I could just send a pic with text on it. That being said, yes I could open up paint or some such and add the text that way but it is an unnecessary extra step.

    example:

    How much easier would this be to read if the text in this snip was typed instead of done with a mouse:

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-11-04T16:24:35+00:00

    Oh for goodness sake !!, this is the lamest response I've ever read !!

    The whole reason for snip n sketch is to cut out page snippets and to mark them up with comments.

    How do Microsoft manage to miss the mark every time.   This is such a basic and obvious requirement for such a tool.

    A car manufacturer wouldn't sell a car without wheels and then say to the customer "I commend you for noticing it has no wheels, please post some feedback to see if enough other customers would also like wheels !"

    FFS !!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-10-12T17:45:11+00:00

    I agree completely that this product needs typed text annotation features, as well as call-out boxes, and shapes.  As an architect, I have the need for these regularly.  I'm glad that at least now we can draw a straight line, though the ruler tool is a bit cumbersome. 

    Please Microsoft, add these features ASAP!

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