Draw an oval
The Draw oval/circle tool draws a filled or empty oval on an image.The following examples show an oval annotation drawn on an image. The second example shows the toolbar and resize controls for the annotation.
The oval annotation is not available for images stored in an Image Services library.
To draw an oval
- Click the Draw oval/circle drawing tool.
- Mark the upper left beginning edge and lower right ending edge for
the oval, using one of these methods:
- Click and hold the left mouse button down at the upper left (starting point), then drag the mouse to the lower right (ending point) while still holding the mouse button down. Lift up the mouse button when the oval is the desired size.
- Click the left mouse button at the upper left (starting point) for the oval, and immediately release the mouse button. Move the cursor to the lower right (ending point), and then click the left mouse button once again when the oval is the desired size.
You can adjust the oval's size and color using the annotation's toolbar.
To select an oval after drawing it
- Click the Select/edit tool on the annotation toolbar.
- Click on or in the oval. This displays the toolbar you use to adjust the security, line thickness, line color, fill color or position.
To resize the oval
- Drag the pink box outward (right or down) to expand the entire oval.
- Drag the pink box inward (left or up) to contract the entire oval.
- Drag a yellow box to resize and reshape the oval.
To change the line thickness
- Click the Change Line Thickness buttons in the toolbar to change the thickness of the line.
To change the line color
- Click the Line Color button to open the Color Picker.
- Select the desired color from the Color Picker.
- Click OK to save the color changes.
To change the fill color
- Click the Fill Color button to open the Color Picker.
- Select the desired color from the Color Picker. To make the fill completely transparent, click the X instead of a specific color.
- Click OK to save the color changes.
To move an annotation
- Click the Select/edit annotation tool on the annotation toolbar.
- Click on the annotation and hold down the mouse button while you drag the annotation to a new location.
- When the annotation is in the correct location, release the mouse button.
To save your annotation changes
- Click the Save button in the Annotation toolbar
(at the left of the Image Viewer window) to save the annotations with
the image.
NOTE The Fix button in the Annotation Customization toolbar does not save your changes with the Image.
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