Draw an arrow

The Draw Arrow tool draws a line with an arrowhead at the beginning point. You can use the Arrow annotation to point to an area of a graphic. The following examples show an arrow annotation drawn on an image. The second example shows the toolbar and resize controls for the annotation.

Example of an arrow annotation            Toolbar and resize annotation controls

To draw an arrow

  1. Click the Arrow drawing tool.
  2. Mark the beginning and ending points for the line, using one of these methods:
    • 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. Lift up the mouse button at the ending point. The arrowhead is placed at the beginning point, with the stem of the arrow going to the ending point.
    • Click the left mouse button at the starting point for the line, and immediately release the mouse button. Move the cursor to the ending point, and then click the left mouse button once again

To select an arrow after drawing it

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

To resize or reorient the entire arrow

To change the line thickness

To change the arrowhead size

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



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