Draw a line

The Line drawing tool draws a straight line. The following examples show a red straight line drawn on an image. The second example shows the toolbar and resize controls for the annotation.

Line example            Line with toolbar

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

To draw a straight line

  1. Click the Line drawing tool.
  2. Mark the beginning and ending points for the line, using one of these methods:

To select a line after drawing it

  1. Click the Select/edit tool on the annotation toolbar.
  2. Click on or near the line (within the bounding brackets). This displays the toolbar you use to adjust the security, line thickness, line color, or position.

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 resize the annotation

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