Hello Lorraine About three hours after I posted the message below, another possibility came to my attention. If you go to the website of the splendid BBC television programme "Click", there is a write-up of a program called "Picnik" which seems to be an on-line photo editor. The link is at :- _http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7437258.stm_ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7437258.stm) "Click" is a very good programme for those wanting to know more about computers and computing. Past editions of the program can be watched on the website. Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk) ============ In a message dated 06/06/2008 20:14:57 GMT Standard Time, PaulGask@aol.com writes: Hello Lorraine Two places that are excellent for free downloads of all kinds, and have the sorts of things that you're after, are :- _www.download.com_ (http://www.download.com) and _www.majorgeeks.com_ (http://www.majorgeeks.com) Enjoy ! Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)

Hi Paul, Thank you for those links. 'Picnik' does seem to be an excellent site and will clearly do lots of things. I had not heard of 'Click' before and will also definitely look at that site more closely - it could be a mine of information. When I posted my original query, I was actually trying to remove a washing line and its post from an otherwise (well I thought so) lovely picture of my great niece and nephew that I had taken in their back garden. In my haste I had not seen beyond their smiling faces. Using Irfanview, I was able to easily remove the offending washing line and post to leave a really cute picture of the 2 children in a colourful garden with no sign of a washing line or a post! As I stated originally, I am very much an amateur but I like to be able to tinker with photos; I am sure most of the sites people recommended to me would probably have been able to do what I wanted, but Irfanview was easy for me to follow and allowed me to do what I wanted without it getting very complicated. Thanks once again, Lorraine Hello Lorraine About three hours after I posted the message below, another possibility came to my attention. If you go to the website of the splendid BBC television programme "Click", there is a write-up of a program called "Picnik" which seems to be an on-line photo editor. The link is at :- _http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7437258.stm_ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7437258.stm) "Click" is a very good programme for those wanting to know more about computers and computing. Past editions of the program can be watched on the website. Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)