Using Transparency on Annotations

Freehand	Solid Ellipse	Polyline
Line	Hollow Polygon	Protractor
Hollow Rectangle	Solid Polygon	All Imaging Components
Solid Rectangle	Arrow
Hollow Ellipse	Ruler

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Draw a Polyline on an Image

You can draw a polyline that is made up of multiple straight-line segments. Select an image. Select the Line Style Line style button button, and then set up the style of the polyline. Select the Polyline button. Draw a single line on the image, and then select to end the line segment. Continue to draw a second line segment on the image, and then select to end. Repeat the process to add as many line segments as necessary. Double-click to complete the polyline annotation. polyline annotation If necessary, select the Select button to move and resize the annotation. resize the annotation To save the image with the annotation, select Save. Parent topic: Adding Annotations to an Image

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Hide All Annotations

If you want to see an image without the annotations, you can hide them instead of deleting them. Hidden annotations do not appear in printed images. Right-click any area of the image that does not have an annotation. Select Annotations and Imaging Components, and then select Hide All Annotations. All annotations are hidden in the image. Also, a check mark appears next to the Hide All Annotations menu item to indicate annotations are hidden. To restore the annotations, right-click any area of the image, select Annotations and Imaging Components, and then select Hide All Annotations again. Parent topic: Adding Annotations to an Image

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Annotate an Image with an Imaging Component

Select an image. Select an imaging component to place on the image. Place the selected imaging component on the image. selected imaging component on the image Select the Select button to move and resize the annotation. To save the image with annotations, select Save. Rotate an Imaging Component Annotation Parent topic: Adding Annotations to an Image

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Draw a Freehand Shape on an Image

Select an image. Select the Freehand button. If necessary, select a specific color and line style from the Style toolbar. Draw the desired object or line on the image. draw the desired image To move and resize the freehand shape, select the Select button, and then select the shape to select it. Multiple points appear along the shape. To move the shape, when the cursor changes to four perpendicular arrows, select and drag the shape to a new location. To change the shape, hover over a point on the shape until the cursor changes to four diagonal arrows, and then select and drag the point. change shape To save the image with the shape, select Save. Parent topic: Adding Annotations to an Image

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Draw an Angle on an Image

Use the protractor tool to measure the angle and label it. Select an image. Select the Line Style Line style button and set up the style of the protractor tool. Select the Protractor button. On the image, draw the first line of the angle, and then select to end the line. Draw the second line of the angle, and then select to end the line. A measurement label displays the degrees of the angle. degrees of the angle Select the Select button. If necessary, move and resize the entered annotation. move and resize the entered annotation To save the image with the annotation, select Save. Parent topic: Adding Annotations to an Image

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Add Color to an Annotation

Select an image. The image opens. On the Drawing toolbar, select the Colors button. Colors button Select a standard color or create a custom color. To create a custom color, select the Manage Custom Colors button. The Color window opens. Color If you are creating a custom color, then in the Color window, do the following: Create a custom color and select OK. To use the custom color, select it from the Custom Colors list. Parent topic: Adding Annotations to an Image

Using Transparency on Annotations

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