Rich Text Annotation Object

Note: This topic is for Document/Medical only.

The Rich Text annotation object (ANN_OBJECT_RTF) is a rectangle containing text that supports the Rich Text Format (RTF) file format.

In design mode, click and drag to specify the rectangle in the current window. Holding down the Shift key while drawing the rectangle will make the text annotation square. A dialog box then lets the user enter the text. A menu also appears for further formatting of text. Formatting support includes:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Font

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Font size

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Bold

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Italic

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Underline

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Foreground Color

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Background Color

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Bullets

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Numbering

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Indenting

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Alignment

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 rectangle that contains the text. Other applicable properties have the following defaults, which you can change:

Visible	Defaults to FALSE. It can be changed using the AnnSetVisible method.
Selected	Defaults to FALSE. It can be changed using the AnnSetSelected method.
Name	Defaults to an empty string. It can be changed using the AnnSetNameOptions method.
Foreground color	Defaults to red. It can be changed using the AnnSetForeColor method.
Text	Defaults to "AaBbYyZz". It can be changed using the AnnRTFText property.
Fixed State	Defaults to not fixed. It can be changed using the AnnFixed property.
Hyperlink	Defaults to None. It can be changed using the AnnSetHyperlinkString method.
Tag (identifier)	Defaults to 0. It can be changed using the AnnSetTag method.
Window handle	Defaults to NULL or the handle inherited from the container. It can be changed for all objects using the AnnSetWnd method.
User mode	Defaults to design mode or the mode inherited from the container. It can be changed for all objects using the AnnUserMode property.