Draw an open polygon

The Open Polygon drawing tool draws the outline of a polygon on top of an area of the image. The polygon is not filled with color.

Open polygon sample          Open polygon toolbar

The open polygon annotation is not available for images stored in an Image Services library.

To draw a open polygon

  1. Click the Open Polygon drawing tool.
  2. Click at the starting point for the polygon.
  3. Move the cursor to the next point of the polygon, then click again.
  4. Repeat step 3 for each point of the polygon shape.
  5. To end the polygon shape, double-click at the last point. The finished polygon does not have a fill color.

TIP  You can cancel the polygon by double-clicking at the end of the first side.

To select a polygon after drawing it

  1. Click the Select/edit tool on the annotation toolbar.
  2. Click on or in the polygon. This displays the toolbar you use to adjust the security, line thickness, line color, or position.

To resize the polygon

To change the line thickness

To change the line color

  1. Click the Line Color button to open the Color Picker.
  2. Select the desired color from the Color Picker.
  3. Click OK to save the color changes.

To move an annotation

  1. Click the Select/edit annotation tool on the annotation toolbar.
  2. Click on the annotation and hold down the mouse button while you drag the annotation to a new location.
  3. When the annotation is in the correct location, release the mouse button.

To save your annotation changes