Edit Annotation Properties Screen Field Reference

Reference

Displays the reference for the cost item. If needed, you can modify the reference. Note this field does not appear for highlighter lines.

Description

Displays the description for the cost item. If needed, you can modify the description. Note this field does not appear for highlighter lines.

Comments

Displays the comments for the cost item. If needed, you can modify the comments. Note this field does not appear for highlighter lines.

Select

Click the button to choose from a preset group of images. You can create, edit, and delete items within the preset libraries.

Browse

Select a bitmap image with a size of 16x16 pixels. Larger images will be cropped starting at the top left corner.

New

Click the button to create a new image.

1. In the Description field, enter a description for the image.

2. Click Color to select a color to use in the image.

3. Click in a square in the grid to fill it with the selected color. Click and drag to fill in multiple squares.

4. When you are finished, click OK.

Edit

Click the button to modify the current image.

1. In the Description field, enter a name for the symbol

2. Click Color to select a color.

3. Click in a square to fill that pixel with the selected color.

4. When you are finished, click OK.

Remove

Click the button to remove the current image from the cost item.

Transparency

Enter a value in the field or click to increase or decrease the transparency of the symbol. Valid values are 0 to 75. A larger number results in more transparency.

Line sub-tab

Select

Click Select to choose from a preset group of line styles. You can create, edit, and delete items within the preset libraries.

Reset

Click the button to return the line selections to the defaults.

Line Width

Enter a value in the field or click to increase or decrease the default width of the line. Valid values are 1 to 100. A larger number results in a thicker line.

Change Color

Click the button to select the line color.

Line Style

Click to select the style of the line from the drop-down. .

• Solid

• Dash

• Dot

• DashDot

• DashDotDot

Transparency

Enter a value in the field or click to increase or decrease the transparency of the line. Valid values are 0 to 75. A larger number results in more transparency.

Area sub-tab

Fill Color

Click Change Color to select the hatch line color.

Fill Style

Select the option for the fill style. .

• Transparent – The fill color is not visible.

• Opaque – The fill color is visible, and plans and takeoff items under the area are not visible.

• Translucent – The fill color is visible, and plans and takeoff items under the area are visible.

Hatch Color

Click Change Color to select the hatch line color.

Hatch Style

Select the option for the hatch line style. .

• None – No hatch lines displayed.

• Horizontal – Lines run from left to right.

• Vertical – Lines run from top to bottom.

• FDiagonal – Lines run from top left to bottom right.

• BDiagonal – Lines run from bottom left to top right.

• Cross – Lines run from left to right and top to bottom.

• Diagonal – Lines run from top left to bottom right and bottom left to top right.

Transparency

Enter a value in the field or click to increase or decrease the transparency of the area. Valid values are 0 to 75. A larger number results in more transparency.

Edit Highlighter Properties popup window

Line Width

Enter a value in the field or click to increase or decrease the default width of the line. Valid values are 1 to 100. A larger number results in a thicker line.

Line Style

Click to select the style of the line from the drop-down. .

• Solid

• Dash

• Dot

• DashDot

• DashDotDot

Change Color

Click the button to select the line color.

Reset

Click the button to reset the highlighter line properties to the defaults.