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Overview

Annotation Properties

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Adding Annotations

  • Drag and drop from the toolbar onto the canvas to create a new annotation
    • Right-click on the annotation and select: Insert excerpt_annotation_annotationnameeditnopaneltrue to access the  Insert excerpt_property_settings_property_settingsnopaneltrue - see below

    Worked Example

    For full details on creating and editing annotations, see Creating Annotations.

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    FieldDescription
    Basic Settings
    NameName given to the annotation. 
    Display Text

    The text to be displayed on the canvas.

    Text Settings
    FontSpecify a font name.
    Font SizeSpecify a font size.
    Text ColourSelect a font colour.
    Font WeightChoose a font weight, e.g. Bold, Normal.
    Font StyleChoose a font style, e.g. Italic, Normal.

    Alignment

    Choose from:

    Top: text is packed toward the top of the annotation.

    Bottom: text is packed toward the bottom of the annotation.

    Middle: text is centred along the main horizontal axis.

    Align Left: text is aligned to the left of the annotation.

    Align Right: text is aligned to the right of the annotation.

    Center: text is centred along the main vertical axis.

    Justify: text fills the annotation along the main horizontal axis

    Position Settings
    Padding Top

    Define in pixels (px) the amount of padding required around the display text, at the top of the annotation. 

    Padding RightDefine in pixels (px) the amount of padding required around the display text, on the right of the annotation. 
    Padding BottomDefine in pixels (px) the amount of padding required around the display text, at the bottom of the annotation. 
    Padding LeftDefine in pixels (px) the amount of padding required around the display text, on the left of the annotation. 
    z-indexSpecify the stack order of the annotation (far in front or behind the annotation should appear in relation to other annotations). 
    Background Settings
    Background ColourSelect a background colour or enter a hex code.
    OpacitySet the opacity of the background colour.
    Border Settings
    Border WidthSpecify the border width in pixels.
    Border ColourSpecify the colour.
    Border StyleSpecify the border style: Solid, Dashed, Dotted, or None
    .Text SettingsFontSpecify a font name.Font SizeSpecify a font size.Text ColourSelect a font colour.Font WeightChoose a font weight, e.g. Bold, Normal.Font StyleChoose a font style, e.g. Italic, Normal.Text Justify

    Choose from:

    Flex Start: text is packed toward the top of the annotation.

    Flex End: text is packed toward the bottom of the annotation.

    Center: text is centred along the main horizontal axis.

    Text Align

    Choose from:

    Flex Start: text is aligned to the left of the annotation.

    Flex End: text is aligned to the right of the annotation.

    Center: text is centred along the main vertical axis.

    Stretch: text fills the annotation along the main horizontal axis.

    Learn More

    For links to all pages in this topic, see Understanding Actionflows
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