User`s manual

Alpha Innotech User’s Manual, version 4
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4.5 Annotations
The annotation tools, found in ToolBox, Enhancement Tools, include a number of
different options for adding text (including Greek symbols), drawing arrows and
otherwise marking an image. Note that these tools are for annotation only. For
information on drawing objects for quantitation purposes, see Chapter 5.
Annotations Toolbox
Object Attributes
Use the COLOR, PEN WIDTH, PEN STYLE, LINE ENDS, TEXT STYLE and/or
TEXT ORIENT menus to specify object attributes. Attributes can be assigned to the
cursor before drawing or typing. Alternatively, they can be assigned to an object while it
is in “edit” mode (see the following pages for more details).
Annotation Colors
Annotations can be displayed in a variety of colors. The color options are displayed by
clicking the COLOR checkbox. To select a color, simply click the cursor on the button
labeled with the desired color. The color button appears depressed, indicating that it is
selected. Any annotations subsequently entered will appear in that color. It should be
noted, however, that annotations are printed in gray scale on the video printer. Further,
when an image is saved as a modified image, the annotations are saved in gray-scale, not
color.
Pen Color Selection Tools