Before You Begin

There are a few things you should know before you begin managing annotations.
 

Annotation Manipulators
  You can view different handle shapes and pointer representations according to the manipulation they allow. Using these manipulators you can perform the annotation's manipulation easily.

The following figure depicts an annotation with various manipulators:

Note: The display of manipulators for annotations can be customized based on whether the annotation is selected or its text is edited. For more information, refer to Annotation Manipulators Display.

 

Annotation Manipulators Display
  You can customize the display of annotation manipulators based on whether there is annotation selection or text edition. For more information about how to customize display of manipulators, refer to Customizing: Manipulators.

The following table lists the default values for display of manipulators:
 

Manipulator

Representation

Selection

Text Edition
Stretch text Displayed Displayed
Resize text Displayed Displayed

Slide text

 Displayed Not displayed
Resize leader attachment Displayed Not displayed
Move leader attachment Displayed Not displayed
Move leader Displayed Not displayed