Map Creating/Editing?

Traditionally we'd put this in Books & Media, just a heads up.

I always just use MSPaint; if you're willing to put some time into it it's quite serviceable for most maps you see here. I think the higher-end stuff mostly uses Gimp or Photoshop.
 
Traditionally we'd put this in Books & Media, just a heads up.

Sorry, I looked through the different boards, and none of them looked appropriate for the question, so I just put it in the one with the most traffic so more people would see it.

My operating system is Microsoft Windows XL Home Edition.
 
Sorry, I looked through the different boards, and none of them looked appropriate for the question, so I just put it in the one with the most traffic so more people would see it.

My operating system is Microsoft Windows XL Home Edition.

Yeah, it's OK - just for future reference.

I'd use MSPaint, although obviously it's hard to do fancy fancy art with that.
 
I mostly use Paint.net, which is a free download, and has stuff like layers and a few fancy effects if you want to go beyond basic pixel editing that you do in MS Paint, but for a simple map MS Paint is fine. Also, check out the Blank Map Thread in the Books and Media section (the one with the Map Thread) and the Wiki.
 
My operating system is Microsoft Windows XL Home Edition.
Windows Extra Large? :confused: :p

I use Paint Shop Pro 4- if you can find the "shareware" version floating around the internet it never actually expires, even though the counter will go about 30 days. (though the counter doesn't work at all on Vista) For something simple MSPaint is fine, though it can be slow. (On the other hand, you can undo more than one action into the past in Paint, which you can't do in my version of PSP)
 
Sorry, I meant XP (though I'm sure you all figured that out already).

Thanks for the help. I made a map in Paint, but then I couldn't figure out how to post it. I tried to copy and paste it into the text section, but the paste button wasn't highlighted in the shortcut menu. I tried to use upload it as an attachment, but that didn't work either. Can someone help me?
 
Sorry, I meant XP (though I'm sure you all figured that out already).

Thanks for the help. I made a map in Paint, but then I couldn't figure out how to post it. I tried to copy and paste it into the text section, but the paste button wasn't highlighted in the shortcut menu. I tried to use upload it as an attachment, but that didn't work either. Can someone help me?
Underneath the "Submit Reply" button, there's a section labeled "Additional Options", and look for the button labeled, "Manage Attachments". Click it, and a box will pop up. Use that dialog to find your file and upload it to the board- it will appear under your post.
 
Underneath the "Submit Reply" button, there's a section labeled "Additional Options", and look for the button labeled, "Manage Attachments". Click it, and a box will pop up. Use that dialog to find your file and upload it to the board- it will appear under your post.

I tried that before and it didn't work. At first I thought it was too big, but then I figured out that I had it in the wrong format.
 
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