Skill Sharpener

Exercise 1—Annotate an Image

Annotate the photograph of tooth #30 of Ray Adkins. Indicate that the filling is breaking down. Draw a text box near the area of concern to type the text annotation.

To annotate an image:

  1. Open the Image Preview window.

  2. Right-click on the image of tooth #30. A short-cut menu is displayed. 

  3. Select Annotate. The Image Editor is displayed. 

  4. Click the Text button beneath the photograph. 

  5. Click-and-drag to draw a text box on the image. When you release the mouse button, the text box is displayed with the words Your Text Here

  6. Type Filling is broken

  7. Click anywhere outside the text box. The text annotation is displayed. 

  8. Click the Shapes button beneath the photograph. The shapes available are displayed to the right of the window. 

  9. Select Pointer. The cursor changes to a cross.

  10. Drag a line from the area of concern in the filling to the annotation. The arrowhead of the pointer is located where you click first.

  11. Click outside the arrow. The annotated image, with text and pointer, is displayed on the photograph. 

  12. Click Save.

 

Related Topics

Layout Tab

Adding Images to the Preview Window

Annotating Images