Drawing and Typing in the Annotation Column
In the annotation column, you can type in your notes and relevant information, as well as draw sketches and ideas that will be useful in producing your animation.
Before you can draw in the Annotation column, you must first activate the Enable Drawing option to activate the Drawing mode.
1. | Do one of the following: |
‣ | In the Xsheet View menu, select Annotation > Enable Drawing. |
‣ | In the Annotation column header, click to cycle through the icons, until the Brush icon is displayed. |
The Drawing mode is enabled.
2. | To draw in an Annotation column, simply use your mouse or pen tablet. |
Typing in an Annotation column is independent from the Drawing mode. You can be in either mode and the typing will work.
1. | Do one of the following: |
‣ | In the selected cell, press Ctrl (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ (Mac OS X). |
‣ | In the selected cell, hold down Ctrl + Shift + click (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + Shift + click (Mac OS X).. |
2. | In the selected cell, type the desired text. |
You can erase part or all of the Annotation column’s text and drawn annotations.
1. | In the Annotation column header, click to cycle through the icons until the Eraser icon is displayed. |
2. | In the column, click and drag the cursor on top of the drawn annotation to erase parts of it. |
1. | In the Annotation column header, click to cycle through the icons until the Select icon is displayed. |
2. | In the Xsheet view, select the cell range you want to clear of text or drawn annotations. A selection is indicated by four pairs of dots on the left side of a cell. Do not select any cells if you plan to clear everything. |
3. | In the Xsheet view, right-click in the Annotation column. |
4. | Do one of the following: |
‣ | Select Annotation > Erase All to erase the entire content of the column. |
‣ | Select Annotation > Erase Selected Images to erase the images contained in the selected cell range. |
‣ | Select Annotation > Erase Selected Texts to erase the text contained in the selected cell range. |