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@sspencerwire please work with screenshots.
It is better to do in this way: 
Open Ksnip
Click File > Open <- add screenshot where you select this Open.
Select the image you want to annotate - add the screenshot where you select an image

and one more: In the image, down the left side are the options described below  - but I don't see the image
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title: Annotating Screenshots with Ksnip
author: Joseph Brinkman
contributors: Steven Spencer
contributors: Steven Spencer, Ganna Zhyrnova
tested_with: 9.4
tags:
- Desktop
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## Introduction

Ksnip is a screenshot utility feature rich with tools for annotating screenshots. This guide focuses on installing Ksnip and its annotation tools.
Ksnip is a screenshot utility that offers many tools for annotating screenshots. This guide focuses on installing Ksnip and its annotation tools.

## Install Ksnip
## Installing Ksnip

Ksnip requires the EPEL repository. If you do not have the EPEL enabled, you can do that with:

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sudo dnf install ksnip -y
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## Open an image
## Opening an image

1. Open Ksnip
2. Click `File > Open`
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![ksnip_open](images/ksnip_image_opened.png)

## Annotate an image with Ksnip
## Annotating an image with Ksnip

Ksnip has handy and intuitive tools to annotate screenshots. In the image, down the left side are the options described below.

The `Select` tool: used to make a selection. Click an item to select it or click and drag to make a selection.
The `Select` tool is used to make a selection. You can click an item to select it or click and drag to make a selection.

The `Duplicate` tool: used to duplicate a selection. Click and drag to make a selection. Then click and drag the selection to move or further transform it.
The `Duplicate` tool is used to duplicate a selection. Click and drag to make a selection. Then click and drag the selection to move or further transform it.

The `Arrow` tool: used to create arrows. Click and drag to create an arrow.
The `Arrow` tool is used to create arrows. Click and drag to create an arrow.

The `Double Arrow` tool (chosen by clicking the down arrow next to the arrow): used to create double-sided arrows. Click and drag to create a double-sided arrow.

The `Line` tool: used to create straight lines. Click and drag to create a line.
The `Line` tool is used to create straight lines. Click and drag to create a line.

The `Pen` tool: used to make strokes that resemble a pen. Click and move the cursor across the screenshot to use the Pen. Customization options exist to change the style and stroke of the Pen in the top toolbar.
The `Pen` tool makes strokes that resemble a pen. To use the pen, click and move the cursor across the screenshot. In the top toolbar, customization options exist to change the style and stroke of the pen.

The `Marker Pen` tool: used to make strokes that resemble a highlighter. Hold click and move drag the cursor across the screenshot to use the Marker Pen. Customizations exist to change the opacity in the top toolbar.
The `Marker Pen` tool makes strokes that resemble a highlighter. To use the marker pen, hold the click and drag the cursor across the screenshot. Customizations exist to change the opacity in the top toolbar.

The `Marker Rectangle` tool: is the Marker Pen tool, but when you click and drag your cursor, the Marker Rectangle tool will fill the rectangular selection. Customizations exist to change the opacity in the top toolbar.
The `Marker Rectangle` tool is similar to the Marker Pen tool, but when you click and drag your cursor, the Marker Rectangle tool fills the rectangular selection. Customizations exist to change the opacity in the top toolbar.

The `Marker Ellipse` tool: is the Marker Pen tool, but when you left-click and drag your cursor, the Marker Ellipse tool will fill the ellipse made from the selection. Customizations exist to change the opacity in the top toolbar.
The `Marker Ellipse` tool is the Marker Pen tool, but when you left-click and drag your cursor, the Marker Ellipse tool will fill the ellipse made from the selection. Customizations exist to change the opacity in the top toolbar.

The `Text` tool: used to annotate a screenshot with text. Click anywhere on the image and begin typing to use the Text tool. Customizations exist in the top toolbar to change the border, color, font-family, font-size, font-style, and opacity of your text.
The `Text` tool is used to annotate a screenshot with text. To use the Text tool, click anywhere on the image and begin typing. The top toolbar offers customizations to change the border, color, font family, font size, font style, and opacity of your text.

The `Text Pointer` tool: used to annotate a screenshot with text attached to a pointer. The pointer should bring attention to the text, similar to the Text Arrow tool.
The `Text Pointer` tool is used to annotate a screenshot with text attached to a pointer. Similar to the Text Arrow tool, the pointer should bring attention to the text.

The `Text Arrow` tool: used to annotate a screenshot with text attached to an arrow. The pointer should bring attention to the text, similar to the Text Pointer tool.
The `Text Arrow` tool is used to annotate a screenshot with text attached to an arrow. Similar to the Text Pointer tool, the pointer should bring attention to the text.

The `Number` tool: used to annotate a screenshot with a numbered shape. Click anywhere on the image to place a numbered shape. Customizations exist in the top toolbar to change the color, width, and opacity.
The `Number` tool is used to annotate a screenshot with a numbered shape. Click anywhere on the image to place a numbered shape. The top toolbar offers customizations to change the color, width, and opacity.

The `Number Pointer` tool: used to annotate a screenshot with a numbered shape attached to a pointer. Click anywhere on the image to place a numbered shape attached to a pointer. Customizations exist in the top toolbar to change the color, width, and opacity.
The `Number Pointer` tool is used to annotate a screenshot with a numbered shape attached to a pointer. Click anywhere on the image to place a numbered shape attached to a pointer. The top toolbar offers customizations to change the color, width, and opacity.

The `Number Arrow` tool: used to annotate a screenshot with a numbered shape attached to a pointer. Click anywhere on the image to place a numbered shape attached to an arrow. Customizations exist in the top toolbar to change the color, width, and opacity.
The `Number Arrow` tool annotates a screenshot with a numbered shape attached to a pointer. Click anywhere on the image to place the numbered shape attached to an arrow. The top toolbar offers customizations to change the color, width, and opacity.

The `Blur` tool: used to blur a selection. Left-click and drag anywhere on the screenshot to blur a selection.
The `Blur` tool blurs a selection. Left-click and drag anywhere on the screenshot to do this.

The `Pixelate` tool: used to pixelate a selection. Left-click and drag anywhere on the screenshot to pixelate a selection.
The `Pixelate` tool is used to pixelate a selection. Left-click and drag anywhere on the screenshot to pixelate a selection.

The `Rectangle` tool: used to make a rectangle from a selection. Left-click and drag anywhere on the screenshot to make rectangular selection. Customizations exist in the top toolbar to change the color, width, and opacity.
The `Rectangle` tool is used to create a rectangle from a selection. Left-click and drag anywhere on the screenshot to make a rectangular selection. The top toolbar offers customizations to change the color, width, and opacity.

The `Ellipse` tool: used to make an ellipse from a selection. Left-click and drag anywhere on the screenshot to place an ellipse. Customizations exist in the top toolbar to change the color, width, and opacity.
The `Ellipse` tool is used to create an ellipse from a selection. Left-click and drag anywhere on the screenshot to place an ellipse. The top toolbar offers customizations to change the color, width, and opacity.

The `Sticker` tool: used to place a sticker or emoji on a screenshot. Selecting the tool and clicking will place the sticker.
The `Sticker` tool places a sticker or emoji on a screenshot. Selecting the tool and clicking will place the sticker.

## Conclusion

Ksnip is an excellent utility for annotating screenshots. It can also take screenshots, however the main focus of this guide is the annotation capabilities and tools provided by Ksnip.
Ksnip is an excellent utility for annotating screenshots. It can also take screenshots, but this guide's main focus is on the annotation capabilities and tools provided by Ksnip.

Checkout the [Ksnip GitHub Repo](https://github.com/ksnip/ksnip){target="_blank"} to learn more about this excellent screenshot utility.
Check out the [Ksnip GitHub Repo](https://github.com/ksnip/ksnip){target="_blank"} to learn more about this excellent screenshot utility.

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