Reply #9: There's a free editing application called GIMP ...

[ColbertWatcher]

... you can download it for free here.

Then, once it, the image and any fonts you want to use (if you want to get some fonts go here) are all on your computer, open up GIMP (waiting ... waiting), then

Step 1.

click File, a drop-down menu will appear, click on "Open", then wander around your directory until you find the file you want to open, finally click "Open."

Step 2.

It will probably open up a little smaller than you can comfortably see everything, so, choose the magnification, which can be found on the bottom of the image window.

Increase the image size to your liking and move around until you find a place you want to start typing.

Step 3.

To type in words, click on the T icon on the GIMP control panel--this means you will be working with the "text tool". Select which font you want to use by clicking on the "Aa" button on the control panel. Then, click inside the image window where you want to start typing, another small window will appear to show exactly what you're typing.

Once you're done typing (you'll probably want to do each section separately instead of typing in the whole document), you can click on the "Close" button on the lower right of the text window.

Step 3.1

Now you can manipulate the size of the text to precisely what you want it to be. Go to the GIMP control panel, and click the size arrows up or down to your liking.

Step 3.2

If it doesn't look like it's in the right spot, you can still move it by clicking the 4-arrow icon on the GIMP control panel, then back on the text box inside the image window and move your cursor to where you want the text to be.

If you want to redo it, select the text box and then on the image window, click Edit (a drop down menu will appear), click on "Cut" and start all over at Step 3.

Step 4

Once you are satisfied with where the text is and how big it is, you will need to merge it with the rest of the image. On the image window, click on Layer (a drop down menu will appear), click on "Merge down" and voila! You have "typed" info into your birth certificate! Be sure to now "save" your image! After each "section" is complete!