Draw an open polygon
The Open Polygon drawing tool draws the outline of a polygon on top of an area of the image. The polygon is not filled with color.
The open polygon annotation is not available for images stored in an Image Services library.
To draw a open polygon
- Click the Open Polygon drawing tool.
- Click at the starting point for the polygon.
- Move the cursor to the next point of the polygon, then click again.
- Repeat step 3 for each point of the polygon shape.
- To end the polygon shape, double-click at the last point. The finished polygon does not have a fill color.
TIP You can cancel the polygon by double-clicking at the end of the first side.
To select a polygon after drawing it
- Click the Select/edit tool on the annotation toolbar.
- Click on or in the polygon. This displays the toolbar you use to adjust the security, line thickness, line color, or position.
To resize the polygon
- Drag the pink box outward (right or down) to expand the entire polygon.
- Drag the pink box inward (left or up) to contract the entire polygon.
- Drag a yellow box to resize the lines around that point in the polygon.
To change the line thickness
- Click the Change Link 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 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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