IBM FileNet P8, Version 5.2            

Draw a freehand line

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

Sample freehand line        Annotation controls

To draw a freehand line

  1. Click the Draw Freehand Line tool.
  2. Click and hold the left mouse button down at the starting point, then drag the mouse to the ending point while still holding the mouse button down. You can drag the mouse in any direction to create intricate shapes. Lift up the mouse button at the ending point.

Once you release the mouse button, the shape of the line is set and you cannot add to the line. You can, however, adjust the line thickness, size, and color using the annotation's toolbar.

To select a line after drawing it:

  1. Click Select/edit 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 resize the annotation:

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 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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Last updated: March 2013
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