How to Hide Text Within an Image

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Choose an image file.

   For example:
   XXX.jpg
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   Step 2: Place this image in one of the drives in your computer system (running on Windows operating system only).

   Lets say you place it in \:
   D drive. , (Press Windows+R, type 'cmd' and press 'Enter' key) , Repeat this step until you left with C:\> on your command prompt window.
   
   See this image: , See this image:
   Now, your command prompt is able to locate D: drive. , Do mind the spaces given and braces I put in the command.
   
   See this image: ,, You'll see something like shown in this image:
   This is actually your image information in encrypted form.
   
   You've nothing to do with this. ,, You can see the text (you typed in Step 6) in simple readable form in the end.
   
   See this highlighted text in the image:
   You can check this is what I typed in the image shown in Step
   6. ,
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   Step 3: Open command prompt.

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   Step 4: Type following command: cd.. and press 'Enter' key.

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   Step 5: type D: and press 'Enter' key.

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   Step 6: Type following command very carefully:echo "Type your message here" >> "XXX.jpg" and press 'Enter' key.

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   Step 7: If everything went perfect

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   Step 8: Your text has been hidden within the image file XXX.jpg.

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   Step 9: In order to see the hidden text

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    Step 10: Right-click 'XXX.jpg' image file and open it with 'Notepad'.

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    Step 11: Simply

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    Step 12: scroll down to the end or just keep pressing 'Page dn' key.

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    Step 13: Here you're!

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    Step 14: You can also hide a file within an image file read How To Hide A File In An Image File.

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