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In the past I have used Illustrator to annotate maps, but this is clearly using an expensive sledgehammer to perform a simple task… Can any of your suggestions draw versatile vector lines / arrows (with control points etc) and rendered shadow as in the screenshot. For simple arrows I can annotate with Preview, but arrow styles are very limited, control not so good and no shadow…
Grateful for any suggestions
I suggest taking a look at Affinity Designer for this.
It probably qualifies as a “sledgehammer” for this particular task, but at least it’s not an expensive one. A permanent license costs US$69 at this writing, and a free 30 day trial is available.
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You can set the ‘slide’ size to be a paper size if you wish under Page Setup in Powerpoint. There’s all the usual listed there.
I also turn on View Rulers and View Guides, the combination of those and Page Setup make PP a reliable simple graphics tool.