How to annotate an image:
The ability to permanently create and edit an Annotation is a user privilege assigned by your system administrator. If you do not have that privilege you can still annotate images however the annotations will only appear using the computer you created them with. Annotating an image allows you to call attention to an aspect of the image and to create an explanatory text that can be hidden and retrieved for later viewing.
| Adding an annotation: | |
| 1. Click on the Create/Edit Link for Current Images icon. | |
| 2. Annotation window opens. | |
| 3. Select the link type that you want to add to the image. In this case, select the annotation link by clicking on the New button beneath the word Annotation. | |
| 4. Instructions will appear in the center of the annotation window. "Create a new link or select a link to edit." | |
| 5. Click on box next to the words "Set link:". By selecting Point which is the default, you can use the arrow cursor to indicate the place on the image that you wish to annotate. | |
| 6. Font type, font size, and font color can be changed using the alternatives in the drop down boxes below each selection. | |
| 7. Move the arrow cursor to the place on the image you wish to annotate and click. | |
| 8. Begin typing your annotation. | |
| 9. When you have finished the annotation, select the appropriate location to save the link. There may be several choices and you may need the guidance of a staff or faculty member. | |
| 10. Before saving a link, be sure that the "Author", "Organization" and "Email" fields are filled in. The "Subject" and "Category" fields are optional. "Link type", "Saved in" and "Date" fields are filled in automatically when you save the link. | |
| 11. Save, delete or cancel the link by clicking on the appropriate buttons. | |
| 12. Close the annotation window by clicking on the circle in the upper right hand corner when you are finished. | |
| 13. The annotation icon will appear on the image in the appropriate place, as shown above. | |
How to link an image
The ability to link an image or part of an image to another image, audio, video or a Web URL is a user privilege assigned by your system administrator.
Linking allows you to add information that expands your understanding or interpretation of an image.
Linking to a URL
To link an image to a URL, you must first know the URL that you would like to link the image to. After selecting an image and opening the Image Workspace, click on the Create/Edit Links icons. Then click on the New button under Web.
Next click on Select link: Point and move your mouse cursor to the point on the image that you wish to link to a URL.
Click on that point and a link icon will appear on the image. A blinking cursor in the box below Enter Web address: prompts you to enter the URL that you wish to link to. Enter the entire URL in the box.
Click on Save to save the link. You'll be prompted again to save the link in some location, usually either a server or your desktop hard drive or floppy. Select the location to save the link.
