Overview
Use 
Annotations in 
Actionflows and 
Analysis Models to add text boxes directly onto the canvas containing descriptions, guidance and grouping.
Adding Annotations
- Drag and drop from the toolbar onto the canvas to create a new annotation
- Right-click on the annotation and select:
- Edit to access the
Properties - see below 
Delete Annotation to delete the annotation
Copy to create a duplicate annotation
Properties Tab
The below settings will appear in a different order if working in PhixFlow version 11 or older.
| 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 (Text Justify and Text Align in PhixFlow versions 11 and older) | 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. 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 |
| 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. |
Learn More
For links to all pages in this topic, see Understanding Actionflows.