Adding Page Annotations

You enter Annotate mode using the icon in the toolbar (top right) when editing a page:

You can now view any existing annotations.

Select the annotation to open the annotation dialog and view its details.

To exit Annotate mode, and return to the mode previously used, select the x button at the right of the top toolbar.

Start Annotate mode on the page.

Select the Add Annotation icon (plus symbol at the left of the toolbar) to start adding annotations.

Select the required component (components that can be annotated are highlighted with a blue border) to add the annotation and open the dialog:

Here you can use the appropriate field and/or icon to:

• Enter the annotation text.

• Create a sketch (lines and shapes) to highlight an area of the component.

  

  The cursor will change to a crosshair when you are creating a sketch. You can draw multiple distinct lines. The sketch line reflects the annotation color and can be either an arrow, circle, or oval.

• Choose or change the color:

  

You can close the annotation dialog by clicking or tapping outside the dialog. A truncated view of the annotation, together with any sketches, is shown:

After you have finished editing a specific annotation, you can:

• Select the text marker to open the annotation. Once open you can view the full text, make changes, or delete the annotation.
• Reposition the text marker.
• Select a sketch line to select that sketch and drag it to the desired position.
• Move or copy a component
  • Any related annotations and their sketches will also be moved or copied but their position in relation to the paragraph will remain the same.

Start Annotate mode on the page.

Select the text marker to open the annotation.

Select the Delete icon.

The annotation and all associated sketches are deleted.

Start Annotate mode on the page.

Select the sketch. AEM highlights it with a darker blue box.

Press the Delete key on your keyboard.

The sketch is deleted, but the annotation remains.