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Imageforge. I also use IRFANview quite a bit.

Boy, I thought this was supposed to be easy. I was just looking for a way for the text box (white background) to be determined by the number of spaces, or characters of text I type...as I type. Carriage returns would cause the box to expand down one line, etc. I'm about ready to give up and go back to my old program.

I understand how to change the font/size/color of the text. That is not my issue. I am looking for a simple method to have a white block background for my text (usually black text on white background, but sometimes other colors), just as text looks on this post. The concept of a "text box" is common for many other programs. I'm just looking for a simple method to have my text in the photo, without becoming part of the picture, nor taking away from what is being shown. I use the text boxes to label components of equipment in the photo or relationships between to pieces of gear in the photo.

Thanks, but multiply layering was what I was trying to avoid. I just wanted the background of my text to be white rather than "hollow" or "transparent". If I have to create layers for each text box, merge them and size them to get them to fit, that is not easier than the program I already use.

I am brand new to Paint.net. I take a lot of photo's of machinery and equipment as an inspector. I annotate my findings directly on the pictures. The old program I used was not very flexible. I like many of the features of Paint.net, but I can't figure out how to make a "text box". The text feature just places the text on the picture, which is great sometimes, but not always. I need to create a feature where the background of the text is a white box (which I could sometimes move around). Same for circles rectangles. Sometimes I need them to be "transparent" and other times I need them to be filled with a color of my choice (usually white). Is there an easy way to do this? I have already figured out that I could layer in a white box, and then write on top of it, but that is too many steps. Any shortcuts?