Working with Visualization Annotations


Annotations are text boxes that can be added on top of a visualization. You can use them to present various types of information.

  1. Click the Annotation button on the toolbar, annotations_toolbar_button.png, or select Insert > Annotation in the menu.
    Response: A text box with a toolbar appears on the active visualization.
    annotations_annotation_with_toolbar.png
  2. Enter the text in the box.
    Comment: As text is added, the box increases vertically.

    Tip: If you want to change the width of the box, place the cursor on the right edge of the box. When the cursor changes, click and drag the edge to resize the box.

  3. In the toolbar, click the colored squares to specify background and text colors.
  4. Click annotations_decrease_font.png or annotations_increase_font.png to change the font size.
    Comment: The size of the annotation adapts automatically to the new font size.
  5. Click outside the annotation to exit the input mode.

    If you want to make changes to the annotation, simply click it to access the input mode.
  1. Click and drag the added annotation to another position.

    Note: You can move the annotation within the current visualization or to another visualization on the page.

In case an annotation covers important parts of a visualization, you can minimize it. A small icon indicates the position of the annotation.

When the annotation is minimized, you can view its content in the tooltip.

  1. Place the cursor over the added annotation.
    Response: The Minimize button, annotations_minimize_button.png,  appears in the upper-left corner of the annotation.
  2. Click the button.
    Response: An icon representing the annotation is placed where the upper-left corner of the annotation is located.
    annotations_example2.png
    To maximize the annotation, simply click the icon.  

You can turn on and off the visibility of the annotations in a visualization.

  1. Move the cursor over the visualization title and click Show/hide annotations, annotations_showhide_button.png.
    Response: All annotations in the visualization are hidden.

    To show the annotations, simply click Show/hide annotations, annotations_showhide_button.png in the visualization title once again.
  1. Click the annotation to access its toolbar.
  2. On the toolbar, click Duplicate, annotations_duplicate.png.
  3. Click outside the annotations to exit the input mode.
  4. Click and drag the created duplicate to the wanted position.

You remove annotations one by one.

  1. Click the annotation to access its toolbar.
  2. On the toolbar, click Remove, annotations_remove.png.

See also:

What are Annotations?