Draw a highlight polygon

The Draw Highlight polygon drawing tool draws a semi-transparent colored closed polygon on top of an area of the image. This is similar to using a highlight marker on paper to draw a shape, such as a hexagon. The following examples show a highlight polygon drawn on an image. The second example shows the toolbar and resize controls for the annotation.

Example of yellow hightlight polygon annotation on an image             Highlight annotation and toolbar

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

To draw a highlight polygon

  1. Click the Highlight 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.

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

To select a highlight polygon after drawing it

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

  1. Click the Fill Color button to open the Color Picker.
  2. Select the desired color from the Color Picker. To make the fill completely transparent, click the X instead of a specific color. To make the fill semi-transparent, select a color.
  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



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