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Text tool

The text tool places a label anywhere on screen, in the marker's colours, so an annotation can say what is wrong instead of only pointing at it.

Using it​

  1. Open the toolbox and click the Tt button.
  2. Click where the label should go and type. Press Esc or Ctrl + Enter (⌘ + Enter on a Mac) when you are done.
  3. Drag a label to move it. Click into its text to edit it again.
  4. Pick another colour from the arrow next to the button. With a label selected, the pick recolours it.
  5. To remove a label, empty it or click the × on its corner.

Example: say what the circle means​

After circling a price with the marker pen, switch to the text tool: the circle stays, and the label goes right next to it.

A red circle around a price, with a red label reading "Should be £8.99"

Good to know​

  • Labels share the marker's inks: changing the colour in one changes it in the other.
  • Putting the text tool away keeps the labels on the page. Closing the toolbox removes them, and so does a reload.
  • Labels are drawn on the screen, like the marker's strokes, and screenshots include them.
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