Note Annotation Object

Note:

This topic is for Document/Medical only.

The Note annotation object (ANNOBJECT_NOTE) is a rectangle with a shadow border and color background (yellow by default). It contains a character string with font properties. The text will wrap on word breaks within the object's specified rectangle. With the automated functions, the user clicks and drags to specify the rectangle in the current window. A dialog box then lets the user enter the text.

The class for Note Annotation objects is LAnnNote.

For information on flipping, reversing or rotating annotation objects, refer to Flipping, Reversing and Rotating Annotation Objects.

With low-level functions, you must specify the defining rectangle. Other applicable properties have the following defaults, which you can change:

Visible	Defaults to FALSE. It can be changed using the LAnnotation::SetVisible function.
Selected	Defaults to FALSE. It can be changed using the LAnnotation::SetSelected function.
Name	Defaults to an empty string. It can be changed using the LAnnotation::SetNameOptions function.
Foreground color	Defaults to red. It can be changed using the LAnnNote::SetForeColor function.
Background color	Defaults to yellow - RGB(255, 555, 0). It can be changed using the LAnnotation::SetBackColor.
Font size	Defaults to 10 point, translated with a scaling factor of 1. It can be changed using the LAnnNote::SetFontSize function.
Font underline	Defaults to FALSE. It can be changed using the LAnnNote::SetFontUnderline function.
Font strikethrough	Defaults to FALSE. It can be changed using the LAnnNote::SetFontStrikeThrough function.
Font italic	Defaults to FALSE. It can be changed using the LAnnNote::SetFontItalic function.
Font bold	Defaults to FALSE. It can be changed using the LAnnNote::SetFontBold function.
Font name	Defaults to "Arial". It can be changed using the LAnnNote::SetFontName function.
Text	Defaults to "AaBbYyZz". It can be changed using the LAnnNote::SetText function.
Text Displayed*	Defaults to Show text. It can be changed using LAnnotation::SetTextOptions.
Text Color*	Defaults to red (RGB(255,0,0). It can be changed using LAnnotation::SetTextOptions.
Text Alignment.	Defaults to left alignment. It can be changed using the LAnnNote::SetTextAlign function.
Text Rotate	Defaults to no rotation. It can be changed using the LAnnotation::Rotate function.
Expand Tokens	Defaults to expand tokens. It can be changed using the LAnnAutomation::SetTextExpandTokens function.
Fixed State	Defaults to not fixed. It can be changed using the LAnnXXX::SetFixed function.
Hyperlink	Defaults to ANNLINK_NONE. It can be changed using the LAnnotation::SetHyperlink function.
Tag (identifier)	Defaults to 0. It can be changed using the LAnnotation::SetTag function.
Window handle	Defaults to NULL or the handle inherited from the container. It can be changed for all objects using LAnnContainer::SetWnd.
User mode	Defaults to design mode or the mode inherited from the container. It can be changed for all objects using LAnnContainer::SetUserMode.

* Note that in version 14.5, these features must be enabled using the LAnnotation::SetOptions function.