Annotations toolbar

The Annotations Toolbar button on the Image Viewer main toolbar toggles the display of the Annotations toolbar. With the annotations toolbar displayed, you can select an existing annotation, save changes, or draw a new annotation. Because images in an Image Services (IS) library do not support all annotation types, the annotation tools available in the toolbar depend on whether the image is stored in the Content Engine or in an IS library.

NOTE  When you resize the Image Viewer window, the Annotations toolbar also resizes to display the tools in the space available.

The following table lists the annotation types available in Image Viewer. Details on working with each annotation type are in separate topics.

Icon

Tool

Description

Example

Restore Restore

Returns all annotations in the document to state they were in when last saved.

Use the Restore button to abandon your unwanted changes.

Save Save

Saves your changes to the annotations.

NOTE  If you close your Browser without saving changes, your changes will be lost.

Select Select

Puts the mouse cursor into select mode. Single-click an annotation to select it and display the annotation customization toolbar.

Sample for select tool

Line Line

Draws a straight line. Not available for IS images. For more information, see Draw a line.

Sample for line tool

Arrow Arrow

Draws a line with an arrowhead at the beginning point. For more information, see Draw an arrow.

Sample for arrow tool

Transparent text Transparent Text

Draws a text annotation with a transparent background. For more information, see Draw transparent text.

Sample for transparent text tool

Solid text Solid Text

Draws a text annotation with a solid background. For more information, see Draw solid text.

Sample for solid text tool

Sticky note Sticky Note

Draws a sticky note for text. Sticky note text can be more than one line long. For more information, see Draw sticky note.

Sample for sticky note tool

Highlight rectangle Highlight Rectangle

Draws a semi-transparent rectangular highlight. For more information, see Draw highlight rectangle.

Sample for highlight rectangle tool

Highlight polygon Highlight Polygon

Draws a semi-transparent polygon shaped highlight. Not available for IS images. For more information, see Draw highlight polygon.

Sample for highlight polygon tool

Rectangle Rectangle

Draws a solid rectangle. Not available for IS images. For more information, see Draw a rectangle.

Sample for rectangle tool

Closed polygon Closed Polygon

Draws a closed solid polygon. Not available for IS images. For more information, see Draw a closed polygon.

Sample for closed polygon tool

Open polygon Open Polygon

Draws an open polygon. Not available for IS images. For more information, see Draw an open polygon.

Sample for open polygon tool

Oval Oval

Draws an oval. Not available for IS images. For more information, see Draw an oval.

Sample for oval tool

Freehand line Freehand Line

Draws a freehand line in any shape. For more information, see Draw freehand line.

Sample for freehand line tool

Stamp Stamp

Draws one of several predefined text stamps, such as Void or Approved. For more information, see Add a stamp.

Sample for stamp tool

Hide or show annotations and tools

The Annotation Toolbar button in the main Image Viewer toolbar hides and shows the annotation toolbar. You can also use the Collapse and Expand buttons to hide or show the toolbar.

The Annotations On or Off button at the bottom of the window shows or hides all annotations on the image.