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PathcoreScholar User Manual

Annotations Panel


The Annotations panel contains a list of all geometric annotations that have been drawn onto the image and allows the user to modify many of their properties.

To toggle the visibility of the Annotations panel

  1. If the left sidebar is not displayed, toggle it by clicking on the Menu > button at the bottom left of the Viewer

  2. Click on the Annotations button in the left sidebar to open the Annotations panel

Creating Annotations

To create annotations

  1. From within the Viewer, right-click on an image to open up the annotation ring

  2. Select an annotation tool

  3. Follow the on-screen instructions at the top of the Viewer to draw

  4. Follow the on-screen instructions at the top of the Viewer to end drawing

The following annotation types are available:

ToolInstruction to create
RectHold and drag to contain an area of interest.
ArrowHold and drag to point to an area of interest. The starting point will be the arrowhead.
PolygonClick to add points.
Click on the first point to close (end) the drawing or press Z to close automatically.
Press Ctrl + Z to undo the last point.
To pan while drawing, hold the Shift key and drag with the mouse.
FreehandHold and drag to draw on the image.
RulerHold and drag to measure the area of interest.
EllipseHold and drag to contain the area of interest. The starting point will be the center of the ellipse.
BookmarkClick/tap to place an area of interest to place a bookmark pin on the image.

Deleting Annotations

Annotations can be deleted from within the Viewer or from the Annotations panel.

To delete an annotation from within the Viewer

  1. Select an annotation to reveal a dialog by clicking the border of the rectangle, ellipse or other shape

  2. Click on the Delete button at the bottom right of the popup dialog

  3. Click on the OK button to confirm

To delete an annotation from the Annotations panel

  1. If the left sidebar is not displayed, toggle it by clicking on the Menu > button at the bottom left of the Viewer

  2. Hover or click on the Annotations button in the left sidebar

  3. Identify the annotation entry to be deleted in the list

  4. Click on the Delete button

  5. Click on the OK button to confirm

Editing Annotations

The following annotation properties can be changed from the Annotations panel or by clicking on the annotation in the Viewer, which exposes a popup dialog.

Annotation Color

There are 6 possible colors for annotations, these can be changed from within the Viewer or from the Annotations panel.

To change an annotation color from within the Viewer

  1. Select an annotation to reveal a dialog by clicking the border of the rectangle, ellipse or other shape

  2. Click on the solid circle at the top right of the popup dialog

  3. Select one of the available colors

To change an annotation color from the Annotations panel

  1. If the left sidebar is not displayed, toggle it by clicking on the Menu > button at the bottom left of the Viewer

  2. Hover or click on the Annotations button in the left sidebar

  3. Identify the annotation entry to be modified

  4. Click on the solid circle at the top right of the entry

  5. Select one of the available colors

Annotation Name

The name is a single line text field that supports unicode characters. The name is displayed on the annotation and can be changed from within the Viewer or from the Annotations panel.

To rename an annotation from within the Viewer

  1. Select an annotation to reveal a dialog by clicking the border of the rectangle, ellipse or other shape

  2. Click on the first line of text in the popup dialog (default: “Untitled”)

  3. Provide a name or edit the existing text

  4. Press the Enter key or click away from the textbox to save your changes

To rename an annotation from the Annotations panel

  1. If the left sidebar is not displayed, toggle it by clicking on the Menu > button at the bottom left of the Viewer

  2. Hover or click on the Annotations button in the left sidebar

  3. Identify the annotation entry to be modified

  4. Click on the first line of text in the entry (default: “Untitled”)

  5. Provide a name or edit the existing text

  6. Press the Enter key or click away from the textbox to save your changes

Annotation Description

The description is a multiline text field that supports unicode characters and can be modified from within the Viewer or from the Annotations panel. Enter new lines by pressing Shift + Enter.

To edit an annotation description from within the Viewer

  1. Select an annotation to reveal a dialog by clicking the border of the rectangle, ellipse or other shape

  2. Click on the second line of text in the popup dialog (default: “No description”)

  3. Provide a description or edit the existing text

  4. Press the Enter key or click away from the textbox to save your changes

To edit an annotation description from the Annotations panel

  1. If the left sidebar is not displayed, toggle it by clicking on the Menu > button at the bottom left of the Viewer

  2. Hover or click on the Annotations button in the left sidebar

  3. Identify the annotation entry to be modified

  4. Click on the second line of text in the entry (default: “No description”)

  5. Provide a description or edit the existing text

  6. Press the Enter key or click away from the textbox to save your changes

Annotation Visibility

Annotations are visible on the image by default once drawn. If you need to declutter the image, you may hide individual annotations or all annotations at once.

To change the visibility of individual annotations

  1. If the left sidebar is not displayed, toggle it by clicking on the Menu > button at the bottom left of the Viewer

  2. Hover or click on the Annotations button in the left sidebar

  3. Identify the annotation entry to be modified

  4. Click on the Eye button to toggle visibility

To change the visibility of all annotations

  1. If the left sidebar is not displayed, toggle it by clicking on the Menu > button at the bottom left of the Viewer

  2. Hover or click on the Annotations button in the left sidebar

  3. Click on the Eye button at the top right corner of the Annotations panel to toggle visibility for all annotations

Annotation Sharing

Annotations may be shared with your team or kept private for the user that created them. Shared annotations are visible to all users in your team while private annotations are only visible to the user that created them.

By default, annotations are created as shared annotations. This preference can be changed from the Annotations panel by toggling the Open Lock/Closed Lock button at the top right corner of the Annotations panel.

To toggle the sharing mode for individual annotation

  1. If the left sidebar is not displayed, toggle it by clicking on the Menu > button at the bottom left of the Viewer

  2. Hover or click on the Annotations button in the left sidebar

  3. Identify the annotation entry to be modified

  4. Click on the Shared Shared/Private Private button to toggle the annotation’s sharing mode

Locating an Annotation

While on the Viewer, annotations are easily visible and accessible.

To locate a corresponding annotation object (on the image) from the Annotations panel

  1. If the left sidebar is not displayed, toggle it by clicking on the Menu > button at the bottom left of the Viewer

  2. Hover or click on the Annotations button in the left sidebar

  3. Identify the annotation entry

  4. Click on the Jump to Annotation button to jump to the annotation in the Viewer