Overview

Use Annotations in Actionflows and Analysis Models to add text boxes directly onto the canvas containing descriptions, guidance and grouping.

For information on creating and editing annotations Properties, see Creating Annotations.

Properties Tab

Field	Description
Basic Settings
Name	Name given to the annotation.
Display Text	The text to be displayed on the canvas.
Text Settings
Font	Specify a font name.
Font Size	Specify a font size.
Text Colour	Select a font colour.
Font Weight	Choose a font weight, e.g. Bold, Normal.
Font Style	Choose 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 Right	Define in pixels (px) the amount of padding required around the display text, on the right of the annotation.
Padding Bottom	Define in pixels (px) the amount of padding required around the display text, at the bottom of the annotation.
Padding Left	Define in pixels (px) the amount of padding required around the display text, on the left of the annotation.
z-index	Specify the stack order of the annotation (far in front or behind the annotation should appear in relation to other annotations).
Background Settings
Background Colour	Select a background colour or enter a hex code.
Opacity	Set the opacity of the background colour.
Border Settings
Border Width	Specify the border width in pixels.
Border Colour	Specify the colour.
Border Style	Specify the border style: Solid, Dashed, Dotted, or None.

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