Working with Annotations

You can add annotations to any activity or step in a simulation process.

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About Annotations
  1. Open a simulation process.
  2. Select the activity, and click Add new annotations .
    The Note Editor appears.
  3. In the Note text box, type the annotation.
  4. Click Word wrap note to wrap the text onto a new line after the number of characters that you specify in the corresponding text box. By default, the text appears on a single line.
  5. Change the Font size using the up and down arrows.
  6. Click B or I to make the text appear in bold or in italics.
  7. To change the background color, do the following:
    1. Click the palette.
      The Choose Color dialog box appears.
    2. Use the Square with Hue or Color Wheel tabs to select a color.
    3. Use the Transparency slider or the up and down arrows to change the transparency of the background.
    4. Click Ok to save your changes and to close the Choose Color dialog box.
  8. Click Ok to save your changes and to close the Note Editor.
  9. Perform any of the following actions:
    • View a large annotation. Double-click the annotation to view the text in the Note Editor. Because there is a limit to the amount of information the annotation can display directly on the process diagram, you can use this option to view all the information.
    • Edit an existing annotation. Double-click the annotation to open the Note Editor. Change the annotation, and click Ok to update the annotation.
    • Remove the annotation. Right-click the annotation, and click Delete.
    • Hide or show an individual annotation. From the context toolbar, hover the mouse over Annotation, and then click Show/Hide.
    • Hide or show all the annotations. From the action bar, click Annotation to hide/show all the annotations in the simulation process.
  10. Optional: Save the simulation process.