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Annotations
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Annotations
Overview
Annotations allow users to notate areas of an image without changing the image itself. This means that
areas in the image that need more study, are particularly interesting or that support a particular scientific
interpretation can be identified. At any time, annotations can be turned on or off to see the image with or
without annotations. Users may add and edit annotations through the Tools menu at right or add
annotations though the toolbar commands.
Topics explain the annotation system in more detail:
Spatial Calibration: Allows the user to calibrate distance measurements in the image relative to a
known measurement.
Image Rulers: Default to pixel units and can be spatially calibrated for image measurements.
Creating Annotations: Explains how to create annotations.
Deleting Annotations: Explains how to remove annotations no longer needed.
Formatting Annotations: Explains how to use the Formatting menu when creating or editing
annotations.
Moving and Resizing Annotations: Explains how to move and resize annotations graphically.
Selecting Annotations: Explains how to select annotations.
The Text Edit Window: Explains how to use the Text Edit window for entering and editing text
annotations.
Types of Annotations: Explains the annotation tools provided in LS Software.
Viewing and Hiding Annotations: Explains how to show or to hide all annotations on an image.
Types Of Annotation
LS software offers five different types of annotation:
Text: Text annotations consist of written information. Use them to label a particular part of an
image. Users have the ability to change the font size, color and formatting (bold, italic or
underline) of a Text annotation.
Note: Users can increase/decrease the size of annotations while zooming in or out. See
section Synchronize Size with Image Zoom in this chapter of the manual for
additional information.
Line: Line annotations permit users to draw lines with optional arrowheads at one or both ends.
Use them to associate other annotations such as text with a particular image feature or to draw
attention to an image feature. Select the color, line thickness, line style (solid, dotted or dashed)
and arrowheads (none, at start, at end, or both) of a Line annotation.
Rectangle: Rectangle annotations allow users to draw a rectangular frame around part of the
image. Use them to show the boundaries of an image feature. Select the color, line thickness and
line style (solid, dotted or dashed) of a Rectangle annotation.