Annotator tools
A pen, arrows, shapes, text, highlight, blur and redact, with their colours, lines and type.
The tools#
Everything is in one floating bar at the foot of the window.
| Tool | Key | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Select and move | V | Pick a mark up and drag it anywhere |
| Pen | P | Draw freehand, a smooth line you can move and restyle |
| Arrows | A | Drag from the tail to the tip. The menu also has double, curved and elbow arrows, and a plain line (L) |
| Shapes | R | Drag a rectangle outline. The menu also has an ellipse (O) and a triangle |
| Text | T | Click, type, press Enter |
| Highlight | H | Drag a marker over an area |
| Blur | B | Pixelate an area: shapes stay, words cannot be read |
| Redact | X | Cover an area in solid black |
Colour, line and type#
Beside the tools, each tool's style: seven colours or any colour from the picker; for the pen, arrows and shapes, the Line menu's thin, medium or thick, and solid, dashed or dotted; for text, Sans, Serif, Mono, Handwritten or Cursive, small, medium or large. Handwritten and Cursive use the handwriting faces your system has.
With a mark selected, a style you pick changes it, and Delete removes it. Undo and redo (Ctrl⌘+Z and Ctrl⌘+Shift⇧+Z) cover moves, deletes and style changes too.
Questions
Should I blur or redact private details?
Redact. Blur hides words, redaction removes them.
Can I change a mark after drawing it?
Yes. Select it and pick a style to change it, or press Delete to remove it. Undo and redo cover moves, deletes and style changes.