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#### Drawing arrows

Draw an arrow to point to a body region or any other important detail on the image.

Step 1: Select the Arrow tool

To select the tool:

| 1. | Click the Annotate icon on the main toolbar.

| 2. | Click the Arrow tool on the Annotation Control Panel.

For other ways to select the tool, see Selecting an annotation tool.

Step 2: Adjust the Arrow tool properties (if necessary)

For an overview of annotation properties, see Setting the annotation properties.

To adjust the tool properties:

| 1. | Specify if you want to attach text to the annotation:

To... | Do this...
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Attach text |
| 1. | Select the Show text check box.
| 2. | Click Text. The Text dialog box is displayed.
| 3. | Type the text that you want to attach.
| 4. | Click OK. The Text dialog box is closed.
Not attach text |
| • | Clear the Show text check box.

| 2. | Click the Color box, and specify the color of the annotation.

| 3. | Click the Thickness box, and specify the line width.

| 4. | Click the Font size box, and specify the font size of the attached text.

| 5. | Specify where to put the arrow head. The following table describes the available options:

Option | Meaning
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Start |
| • | Put the arrow head at the beginning of the line.
End |
| • | Put the arrow head at the end of the line.
Both |
| • | Put an arrow head at both ends.

Step 3: Draw the arrow

To draw an arrow:

| 1. | Drag the mouse pointer across the area of the image where you want to place the arrow.

| 2. | Release the mouse button.

An arrow is added to the image. If you have attached text to it, the text is displayed. See step 2 of Step 2: Adjust the Arrow tool properties (if necessary).

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