Styling Annotation

The Style Annotation button allows you to edit color, size and pattern of selected annotation. To edit annotation properties, follow the steps given below:

  1. Click on the Annotation Manger button on the toolbar. The Annotation Manger dialog box appears.
  2. Select the Annotation that you want to style.
  3. Click on the Style Annotation button. The edit properties for styling annotation are displayed at the bottom of Annotation Manager dialog box.
    Properties Description
    Shape Annotation > Displays style properties for polygon, circle, ellipse, square and rectangle.
    Boundary and Fill Color Click to open the color palette and select the color for annotation.
    Fill Pattern Select the fill pattern for annotation. You can choose from no fill, solid pattern and graphic pattern.
    Border Style Select border line style from the drop-down list.
    Border Width Change the size of the border. You may choose from 1pt to 7pt.
    Line Annotation >  
    Line Color Click to open the color palette and select the color for line annotation.
    Line Style Select the line style from drop-down list. You may choose from dotted, solid and dashed line. By default, the annotation has solid line.
    Line Width Change the size of the line annotation. You may choose from 1pt to 7pt.
    Point Annotation >  
    Fill Color Click to open the color palette and select the color for annotation.
    Point Style Select the style from the drop-down list.
    Point Radius Select the size of the point annotation. You may choose from 5 to 20pt.
    Text Annotation >  
    Text Color Click to open the color palette and select the color for the text annotation.
    Font Select a new font from drop-down list for text annotation.
    Font Size Change the size of text annotation.
  4. Click on the Apply button to apply styling to selected annotation.
  5. Click on the Close button to close Style Annotation dialog box without making any change.