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
    2020-02-04T20:32:21+00:00

    I recently started using Snip & Sketch.  It is much better than PrtScreen, but the really big missing piece is not being able to add text or a shape (rectangular box/oval/circle).

    For now, I have to save the file as .png and then open it from Paint to add text or shapes.  It works but it is such an inconvenience and also time consuming.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-01-31T10:53:33+00:00

    Please add this Feature!

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-01-15T21:29:52+00:00

    Sadly this is a dead issue to Microsoft, their inaction is a loud and clear "NO".  Even though many of us want this feature and many more would use it if it was available "if" those users knew that such a thing existed, but sadly MS doesn't care and will not be adding this function anytime soon ... if at all.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-01-15T21:12:40+00:00

    Any basic phone app for editing images can do this. It pops up on the screen. The public is trained to expect this behavior. The fact that it's missing is disconcerting. 

    I both provide and receive help with app dev and user adoption. Multiple times a day I need to send someone a screen snip of a menu or dropdown box, etc. I use the marker to circle what I want the recipient to pay attention to. But very often I just need to annotate this with a few words to tell them what to do, or to ask a quick question. It would be much easier to just do this on the image itself so the recipient can see it at a glance rather than writing a separate message and having to use extra descriptive words to indicate exactly where on the snip I am referring to. The placement of text annotation on an image would take care of that and reduce or eliminate misunderstandings.

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