What is a good alternative to using MS Photo Draw?

[Merriv]

Has Microsoft come out with a newer or better version of Photo Draw since
2000? If not, what is the recommended alternative for a replacement?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

PhotoDraw: Microsoft Has Discontinued This Program
http://www.microsoft.com/office/previous/photodraw/discontinued.asp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| Has Microsoft come out with a newer or better version of Photo Draw since
| 2000? If not, what is the recommended alternative for a replacement?

 

[Echo S]

Has Microsoft come out with a newer or better version of Photo Draw since
2000? If not, what is the recommended alternative for a replacement?

As the link Carey posted explains, Photo Draw has been discontinued.

I don't know if there is a recommended image editor, and I have to confess
that, even if there were, I probably wouldn't recommend it simply because
Microsoft seems to switch "preferred" image editing programs with every
version of Office.

I'd probably go with something like Adobe Photoshop Elements instead.
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/main.html In the past I would
have recommended Paint Shop Pro by JASC, but I don't know if it's still good
or not since Corel bought it.
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satell.../Display&pfid=1047024307383&pid=1047025487586

Both of these products have free trial downloads -- I'd try them both and
see which best meets your needs and is easiest for you to use.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Merriv,

You may want to drop by the Photodraw newsgroup (link below). Realdraw
is one package that several of the Photodraw users have switched to
http://www.mediachance.com/realdraw/ http://realdrawcafe.com/ (tutorials/samples)
and then the new Microsoft graphics apps might be worth a look
as well.
http://microsoft.com/expression

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MS Office System Products MVP

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