Adding, viewing, and editing annotations

You use annotations to comment on a design diagram or on items in a diagram, or to provide captions. Annotations consist of text with an optional subject line. Each annotation appears as an icon  in the diagram, and you can display the subject or text along with the icon. You can place an annotation on an object or link line, or anywhere in the design view. Annotations added to objects stay with the objects when they are moved. Annotations added to link lines stay with the lines when they are moved or deflected.

The Annotations tab in the diagram window shows the subject lines and text of all annotations to a diagram. You can edit annotations in the Annotations tab or in the Design tab.

To add an annotation to a design diagram:

1. Drag an Annotation icon from the Diagram set of the Object palette to an object in the design view or a blank area of the canvas.
2. Enter the subject and text by doing one of the following:
• In the design view, double-click the annotation, select the subject or text, and enter a new subject or text.
• In the Annotation Inspector, enter the subject and annotation text.
3. In the Annotation Inspector, do any of the following:
• To display the subject line in the diagram, select Display Subject.
• To specify the alignment of the subject line, click an Align button.
• To display the text in the diagram, select Display Text. (If you select both Display Subject and Display Text, the text appears under the subject.)
• Choose a position option to specify whether the subject and text appear to the right or left of the icon, or centered above or below the icon.

To view the subject and text of an annotation:

Do one of the following:

• Double-click the annotation to open it.
• Click the Annotations tab of the diagram window and view it there.
• Select the annotation and view it in the Annotation Inspector.

To edit the subject or text of an annotation:

1. In the Design or Annotations tab of the diagram window, select the annotation.
2. Do one of the following:
• In the Annotation Inspector, enter a new subject or text.
• In the Design tab, display the subject or text if necessary and then select and edit the subject or text.
• In the Annotations tab, select and edit the subject.

To delete an annotation:

In the Design or Annotations tab of the diagram window, select the annotation and press Delete.