About annotation effects
The following table summarizes the appearance of annotations.
Appearance of annotations
Tools with markup effects only | Highlight, Underline, Cross-out; Line, Rectangle, Pencil, Oval, Polygon, Polygon Line, Cloud |
Tools with annotation effects only | Note, Text Box |
Tools with markup and annotation effect | Callout, Insert text at cursor, Replace selected text, Add note to selected text |
Tools with special effect | Attach file, Attach sound |
Commenting tools are offered on the Comment Toolbar. Text windows (if any) have the same color scheme as the associated markup effects. Right-click and select Properties to change future coloring.
Annotate and markup tools
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A Note icon is placed and a Note text window pops up for you to type your note text:
While you are writing, a linking shape is displayed that connects the window with the icon. If you close the window and hover over the icon, the note text is displayed in a box. |
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Place a somewhere in a clear place, point with the arrow to a certain
object in your PDF and make your comments.
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Find this on the Comment. Use it to select a file to appear as an attachment at a defined point in your document. A file attachment icon shows the place:
Double-click this icon to open the file. A note is linked to the icon, so you can enter text explaining the contents or purpose of the file. This text later appears along with your name as a pop-up to the attachment icon. |
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Find this at Open. Replay it before attaching if you want to, and then click OK. . Browse for the desired wav file and clickClick the red record button to create an “empty” wav file, and then click OK to attach it. A sound file attachment icon shows the place:
Double-click this icon to start playing the file. A note is linked to the icon, so you can enter text explaining the contents or purpose of the file. This text later appears along with your name as a pop-up to the attachment icon. See also: About attachments. |
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Use the tools in the drop-down list: Line, Rectangle, Pencil, Oval, Polygon, Polygon Line, or Cloud items to mark a place or area.
They work practically the same way, so a note can be attached to a drawing object, it can be replied to and the object is listed in the Comments Panel. |
Stamps can be considered as special annotation and markup tools with fully or partly fixed contents.