Add Comments or Labels

Snagit makes it easy to add comments or labels to your images to improve workplace communication.

Callout Tool

Add annotations to draw attention or to comment on areas in an image.

Callout example

Click the Callout tool in the Snagit Editor toolbar.

Note: If the tool is not visible in the toolbar, click the More dropdown.
Select a Quick Style or edit the tool properties to customize the tool.
Click and drag on the Canvas to draw the callout.
Type text in the callout.
Complete any of the following to edit the callout:
- To resize the callout, drag the white handles.
- To resize the callout tail, drag the yellow handle.
- To add an extra callout tail, drag the blue handle.
- To rotate the callout, drag the green handle.
- To adjust the radii of rounded corners, drag the yellow handle near the corner. (Mac)
- To move the callout body around the callout tail, drag the anchor point.

For more information, see the Callout Tool.

Add captions, headings, or other text to an image.

Text example

Click the Text tool in the Snagit Editor toolbar.

Note: If the tool is not visible in the toolbar, click the More dropdown.
Select a Quick Style or edit the tool properties to customize the tool.
Click and drag on the Canvas to draw a text box.
Type the desired text in the text box.

For more information, see the Text Tool.

Note: To add text with a background color, border, or arrow, use the Callout Tool instead.

Add steps to illustrate a process or call out specific areas in an image.

Step example

Click the Step tool in the Snagit Editor toolbar.

Note: If the tool is not visible in the toolbar, click the More dropdown.
Select a Quick Style or edit the tool properties to customize the tool.
Click to add numbers or letters sequentially on the Canvas.