36.12. Annotations

Annotations are provided to augment and mark up information contained in the Graphics window. Annotations can be selected in the Graphics window by left-clicking the text.

To create a new annotation, right-click Annotations in the Outline View tree and select New....

 Annotations  New...

The following options are available when creating annotations:

  1. Text

    Enter the text to display for the annotation object. You can also include reports as annotation objects by pressing within the Text box and selecting the report name, specifying a format and including units in your text field.

  2. Visible

    Select to have the annotation text displayed along with the graphic object.

  3. X Position

    Specify the x-position of the annotation text.

  4. Y Position

    Specify the y-position of the annotation text.

  5. Size

    Specify the size of the annotation text.

  6. Color

    Specify the color to be used for the annotation text.

  7. Alignment

    Choose Center, Left or Right justification for the annotation text.