Hello Dave, all-- If you just want a screenshot with callouts (text with a pointer to a particular object and which explains or annotates the object) to embed in a PDF document or to use by itself, my approach in the past has been-- * take the screenshot (using gimp or ksnapshot or whatever), and save it as a PNG or TIFF image * open a vector graphics program and import the screenshot into the workspace of a new document. * use the vector graphics program tools to create the rectangular or elliptical text areas for the callouts, as well as the text itself and the lines or arrows pointing to various areas of the screenshot. I created an example this morning using inkscape (NEAT program!) which can be seen here: http://www.xscd.com/pics/screenshot-with-callouts.png -Steve D -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Life is full of answers, if you don't care what the questions are. ----------------------------------------------------------------