<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" type="guide" style="task" id="annotations"> <info> <link type="guide" xref="index#annotations"/> <desc>How to create and customize annotations.</desc> <revision pkgversion="1.25" version="0.1" date="2021-03-13" status="final"/> <credit type="author"> <name>Tiffany Antopolski</name> <email>tiffany@antopolski.com</email> </credit> <credit type="author"> <name>Andre Klapper</name> <email>ak-47@gmx.net</email> </credit> <license> <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p> </license> </info> <title>Adding annotations</title> <p> An annotation is a note or comment added to a PDF document. You can add annotations using Atril. </p> <p> When you open a file, you should have a side pane on the left side of the window. If you do not have a visible side pane, click <guiseq><gui style="menuitem">View</gui> <gui style="menuitem">Sidepane</gui></guiseq> or press the <key>F9</key> key on the keyboard. </p> <p> At the top of the side pane, the items in the drop-down list <gui>Thumbnails</gui>, <gui>Index</gui>, <gui>Annotations</gui> and <gui>Bookmarks</gui> let you choose what to display in the side pane. (Some options may not be available for some documents). </p> <p> To create an annotation: </p> <steps> <item> <p> Select <gui style="button">Annotations</gui> from the drop-down list: </p> </item> <item> <p> Click on <gui style="button">Add</gui> to add a text annotation. </p> </item> <item> <p> Click on the spot in the document window you would like to add the annotation to. Your <em>annotation</em> window will open. </p> </item> <item> <p> Type your text into the <em>annotation</em> window. </p> <note> <p> You can resize the note by clicking and holding the left mouse button on one of the bottom corners of the note, and moving it around. </p> </note> </item> <item> <p> Close the note by clicking on the <gui>x</gui> in the top corner of the note. </p> </item> </steps> </page>