Annotations Tab

The functionality described in this topic is available in HelpSmith Professional (or higher) edition only.

In the Image Tool, on the Annotations tab, you can add and edit various annotations, clickable hotspots, and perform other annotation-related actions. You can also add control annotations for UI elements, which can be exported to the topic directly.

	Add Annotation
	Allows you to select the annotation object that you want to add to the image. For example, you can add a control annotation, hotspot, balloon, text, arrow, shape, etc.

	Duplicate, edit, delete, and clear annotations
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	Bring Forward
	Brings the selected objects to a higher level.

	Send Backward
	Moves the selected objects to a lower level.

	Auto position and size buttons
	Allows you to position and size the selected objects relatively to another selected object.

	Reformat
	Allows you to reposition the control annotations according to the positions of the control elements.

	Renumber
	Allows you to renumber the selected objects starting from a specific value.

	OK
	Applies the changes to the image and closes the Image Tool window.

	Cancel
	Discards the changes to the image and closes the Image Tool window.

	Create or update control annotations in the document
	If selected, the Image Tool will export the control annotations (or update existing control annotations) to the topic.

	Export Options
	Allows you to customize font, table borders, and other parameters related to exporting control annotations to the topic.

	Change Image Size
	Allows you to modify the image size without changing the size of annotation objects.

	Zoom
	Allows you to scale the image for comfortable editing.