OT: Text annotation apps

I know a lot of folks here are familiar with a range of apps / applications. I'm looking for an app (iPad) or application (Windows 8.1 on a touchscreen, this is perhaps preferable) which allows me to free-form annotate text. A good example is what you see John Piper doing in his new Look in the Book videos:

http://www.desiringgod.org/labs/free-in-christ-jesus

In short, I would start with typeset text, e.g. a passage of scripture. Then I want to be able to "draw" circles around words or phrases, draw lines to connect words or my circles, write short comments, etc.

Any recommendations? Thanks,

Donnie

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TCBlack

You might consider screen drawing software such as Systernals zoomit: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897434.aspx

I think you'd need to take a screen cap at the end to save it as a graphic though. Perhaps use screen recording software as well such as Jing.

Donnie Hale

You might consider screen drawing software such as Systernals zoomit

I'll check it out. However, I think I want something that's more than primarily for presentations / demos. I want to be able to save the results into some kind of document, print, etc. It's both for something real-time, as in the Piper example, as well as for my own personal work / study.

Thanks for the tip,

Donnie

TCBlack

This reminded me of my ancient plea for the old circle and arrow trick.

TCBlack

And that thread reminded me of what happens when you're in Logos and you press F8.

(go ahead, do it)

It dissapears though when you hit ESC, so take a screenshot.

DMB

Donnie ... you don't mention exactly where your text is (eg Logos, Word, etc).

I like to do what you're talking about. My platform of choice is a PDF'er with good over-writes. I use FoxIt since it works on both my Windows and iPad. I know you already know this, but whatever choice you make, has to have the ability to hold the text in place (since you're handwriting across rows/paragraphs).

Donnie Hale

Donnie ... you don't mention exactly where your text is (eg Logos, Word, etc).

In a perfect world, the text would be in whatever app it started in, so I don't have to get it someplace else to do the annotation. I'm pretty sure a lecture I saw (Piper again) had him annotating, circling, adding lines in the Bible! app on an iPad. Not sure about that, though.

That said, I am willing to get it to a format / app in which to do that if the effort is not too onerous. I did see a number of apps/applications that seemed to allow for this kind of capability for pdf's. That seems reasonable, if not my first preference. And, yes, the text has to be fixed, for just the reason you mentioned.

Donnie

DMB

Well, Donnie, I've read your comments over the years, and you're far ahead of me. In my own software (which supports text to pixel matching), I thought about trying handwriting over-top text. The problem (which dummy me should have been obvious), is the re--formatting of the text, which immediately created spagetti. I mean, it just didn't survive even a few seconds.

My solution was forcing a hard format of the text (font/size/dimensions) for diagrams; the PDF solution is 'ok' but not fun.

Robert Baker

Did you ever figure out how John was accomplishing look at the book? I want to do the same with my congregation.

I think he uses something similar to Khan academy

Bernard

Bible Mark Up - Bible Study App

By Maranatha Technologies is an option

plus there is a similiar app on android

Michael Durso

In a sermon I heard him mention it once. He said it'a a free PDf annotation app for his iPad called Neu Annotate. Probably uses a stylus.

Nancy Sue Gragg

This appears to be a fantastic app. I have downloaded it on both android tablet and ipad. It worked the first time, but today It will not connect with the internet. Very frustrating, especially when you can't call anyone.

Nancy Sue Gragg

Got help today and the app is really good.

David Thomas

Donnie ... you don't mention exactly where your text is (eg Logos, Word, etc).

In a perfect world, the text would be in whatever app it started in, so I don't have to get it someplace else to do the annotation. I'm pretty sure a lecture I saw (Piper again) had him annotating, circling, adding lines in the Bible! app on an iPad. Not sure about that, though.

That said, I am willing to get it to a format / app in which to do that if the effort is not too onerous. I did see a number of apps/applications that seemed to allow for this kind of capability for pdf's. That seems reasonable, if not my first preference. And, yes, the text has to be fixed, for just the reason you mentioned.

Donnie

I realize I am posting to an OLD thread, but for future users who may refer to this, Are you aware that the newest version of PowerPoint in Office365 includes this?

Import what you want into a PPT slide, then select the "REVIEW" tab and start inking (even without a stylus).

David Thomas

Any recommendations? Thanks,

Donnie

see this podcast by fellow Logos User Kevin Purcell - http://www.kevinpurcell.org/bible-mark-up-app/

Rafe Andersen

This may not be what you are looking for, but here is what I am using. I use an 8th generation iPad with an Apple Pen and software called Reflector 3.

Joy

I realize this is a super old thread. I found looking for something other than what I use. That said, I use OneNote for windows 10 and it's working for me. I do also add paper in my Bible to make it more conducive to adding notes (the physical world). But other than that, I like using OneNote. Just FYI.

Hsing Tang

This is what Piper was using. Can you figure out which band it is?

Hsing Tang