Adding text with the pencil annotation tool
To use the pencil annotation tool to add text to an open document, follow these steps.
- Choose Edit > Annotations > Pencil.You can also right-click a document in the Watch window and choose Pencil from the context menu or click the Pencil button in the Annotation toolbar. If the Annotation toolbar is not visible, right-click in the Watch window and choose Annotation Toolbar from the context menu.
- Hold down the left mouse button to draw a line.tip
- To draw a straight vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line, hold down the SHIFT key while you draw a line.
- To move a line with the cursor, hold down the CTRL key while you draw the line.
- To change attributes for the pencil annotation such as the colour or line width, right-click the annotation and choose Current Annotation Properties from the context menu.