Use Graphic Annotation to add the following graphic elements to your workspace:

  • Text
  • Line
  • Multiline
  • Rectangle
  • Ellipse
  • Arc
  • Polygon
  • Picture
  • Comment.

Complete the following steps to add a graphic element:

  1. If the Graphic Annotation toolbar is not already showing, select View»Toolbars»Graphic annotation.
  2. Click on the button in the Graphic Annotation toolbar for the desired graphic element and follow the directions for that element from the table below.
    Button Description
    Click to place text on the workspace. Refer to the Working with Miscellaneous Text section for details.
    Click to draw a line. The cursor changes to a crosshair. Place the crosshair where you wish to start the line and click and hold the mouse button. Drag the crosshair to where you wish to end the line and release the mouse button. To add an arrowhead, right-click on the placed line and select Arrow from the context menu.
    Click to draw a multiline, which consists of multiple connected line segments. The cursor changes to a crosshair. Place the crosshair where you wish to start the multiline and click the mouse button once. Move the crosshair to where you wish to end the current segment of the multiline and click the button once. Repeat until all segments of the multiline have been drawn. When you have drawn the last segment of the multiline, double-click the mouse button. To add an arrowhead, right-click on the placed line and select Arrow from the context menu.
    Click to draw a rectangle. The cursor changes to a crosshair. Place the crosshair where you wish to start the rectangle and click and hold the mouse button. Drag the crosshair to where you wish to end the rectangle and release the mouse button.
    Click to draw an ellipse. The cursor changes to a crosshair. Place the crosshair where you wish to place the center of the ellipse and click and hold the mouse button. Drag the crosshair to where you wish to end the ellipse and release the mouse button.
    Click to draw an arc. The cursor changes to a crosshair. Place the crosshair where you wish to place the center of the arc and click and hold the mouse button. Drag the crosshair to where you wish to end the arc and release the mouse button. The arc appears as an ellipse while it is being drawn, but when released, the right side only of the ellipse will be shown, thereby giving the arc.
    Click to draw a polygon. The cursor changes to a crosshair. Place the crosshair where you wish to start the polygon and click the mouse button once. Move the crosshair to where you wish to end the the current segment of the polygon and click the button once. Repeat until all segments of the polygon have been drawn. When you have drawn the last segment of the polygon, double-click the mouse button.

    Click to place a picture on the workspace. A dialog opens from where you can select the desired bitmap image.

    You can place any of the following file types:

    Bitmap files (*.bmp)—Bitmap file format.

    JPEG (*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.jpe, *.jfif)—Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG) file format.

    GIF (*.gif)—CompuServe Graphics Interchange file format.

    TIFF (*.tif, *.tiff)—Tagged Image file format.

    PNG (*.png)—Portable Network Graphics file format.

    ICO (*.ico)—Icon file format.

    CUR (*.cur)—Cursor file format.

    Click to place a comment on the workspace. For details, see Working with Comments.

Complete the following steps to change the size of placed graphic elements:

  1. Select the graphic.
  2. Click and drag the sizing handles that appear, as in the example (1) shown in the figure below.

      You can also manipulate placed graphics with the context menu. Refer to the Context Menu from Selected Text or Graphic section for more information.