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Annotation templates

 
In this dialog you can customize the appearance of callouts and icons displayed in the control description area. Click the annotation annotation template options button in the Designer toolbar when working in Designer mode to customize the appearance of the current annotated screenshot only. You can go to menu Options -> Project Settings and then switch to Screenshot annotating tab in the Project settings dialog to set the default annotation template for your project. It will be applied to all newly created annotated screenshots.
 
You can modify Dr.Explain's annotation templates or create your own using the Annotation template editor.
 
a Annotation templates
 
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Annotation style list

1. Annotation style list
 
Here you can view all available annotation styles, add them to your project and edit them.
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Actions

2. Actions
 
Click this button to either apply the project's settings to the current screenshot or to import settings from another project.
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Load template

 
Press this button to load a template file from your computer.
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Add template

 
Press this button to add a template to your project.
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Edit template

 
Press this button to edit the selected template. See the Editing template topic for more details.
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Save template

 
Press this button to save the edited template.
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Shadow properties

7. Shadow properties
 
Сustomize the shadows for the screenshot.
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Toggle shadow

8. Toggle shadow
 
Check this option to to add a shadow underneath the annotated screenshot.
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Background options

9. Background options
 
Check this option to make the background under the annotated screenshot transparent (when this is not checked, the screenshot will have white background). This might be necessary when the annotated a screenshot is displayed on non-white background (for example, inside a table cell with colored background).
 
Here is what the exported document will look like when page has gray background and Set transparent background for image is not checked:
 
 
If you select that option, the exported page will look like this:
 
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OK

10. OK
 
Press the button to accept all changes and close the dialog.
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Cancel

11. Cancel
 
Press the button to close the dialog and to discard the changes.
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Help

12. Help
 
Press the button to show the context help page.
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