# Large View: Annotation – Tools

## Large View

* Access the large view of an image by clicking on its thumbnail.

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## Editing Mode

* The tools can only be accessed within the **editing mode.**
* Activate the **editing mode** by clicking on the **edit** icon.

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* The tools can be accessed/switched by selecting the adequate tool from the editing menu.

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* The editing menu displays a list of tools which you can choose from.
  * [Hand drawing](#hand-drawing)
  * [Area as Square](#area-as-square)
  * [Area as Circle](#area-as-circle)
  * [Single Arrow](#single-arrow)
  * [Double Arrow](#double-arrow)
  * [Single Line](#single-line)

### Hand drawing

* Select the **hand drawing** tool as shown below.

![](https://2221230591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5EvYRrLbUyvRh8o1jmMG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e428481314a47a299653879ca79ee7a64b6b58d3%2Ft2.png?alt=media)

* Press and hold the left-mouse-button (or long press on touch devices) to start drawing and release to end the drawing.

![](https://2221230591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5EvYRrLbUyvRh8o1jmMG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e4c176d22bd32ec0a699e4e973059aa49809f4f1%2FAnnoToolsDrawings.png?alt=media)

### Area as Square

* Select the **Area as Square** tool as shown below.

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* Drag the cursor to create a square with the intended size.

![](https://2221230591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5EvYRrLbUyvRh8o1jmMG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d679fd3e495001c90f7c0d1d3b5a92f110847e3a%2FAnnoToolsSquare.png?alt=media)

### Area as Circle

* Select the **Area as Circle** tool as shown below.

![](https://2221230591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5EvYRrLbUyvRh8o1jmMG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-087ea361787c136d01c37809213f2900f2dc7d85%2Ft4.png?alt=media)

* Drag the cursor to create a circular area with the intended size.

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### Single Arrow

* The single-arrow tool can be accessed from the editing menu as shown below.

![](https://2221230591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5EvYRrLbUyvRh8o1jmMG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3867c12888a411305ff4c45e189a9d7cb48eff0d%2Ft5.png?alt=media)

* Drag the cursor to draw the arrow.

![](https://2221230591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5EvYRrLbUyvRh8o1jmMG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-12ddef1eae5a5ad2ab592c6248d248e9aa1e2381%2FAnnoToolsArrow.png?alt=media)

* After drawing the arrow, you have the possibility to add an accompanying text.

![](https://2221230591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5EvYRrLbUyvRh8o1jmMG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-143413380fc8d778a5893b2b15e0057f982a85c8%2FAnnoToolsArrowText.png?alt=media)

* The text will be added at the starting point of the arrow which proves to be useful when labeling subjects inside pictures.

![](https://2221230591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5EvYRrLbUyvRh8o1jmMG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-44a9334e0aec21ba5e420f37145ccf3d614c6e5c%2FAnnoToolsArrowText2.png?alt=media)

### Double Arrow

* The **double-arrow** tool can be accessed from the editing menu as shown below.

![](https://2221230591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5EvYRrLbUyvRh8o1jmMG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-99e0c6de6c096a22279627b51b0a036059e0a439%2Ft6.png?alt=media)

* Drag the cursor to draw the **double-arrow.**

![](https://2221230591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5EvYRrLbUyvRh8o1jmMG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-0cb1eb492581c777f3b87223ed76bba5b97edc31%2FAnnoToolsDoubleArrow.png?alt=media)

* After drawing the double-arrow, you have the possibility to add an accompanying legend. This might prove useful when you are required to indicate the scale of subjects in a given picture.

![](https://2221230591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5EvYRrLbUyvRh8o1jmMG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ab9f4f0fd5b49abf01599ef00c036f09fc4ac438%2FAnnoToolsDoubleArrowText.png?alt=media)

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### Single Line

* The **line** tool can be accessed from the editing menu as shown below.

![](https://2221230591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5EvYRrLbUyvRh8o1jmMG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-73299f41f605ffd06cf34062d9bc945e87d723ef%2Ft7.png?alt=media)

* After selecting the line **tool**, drag the cursor across the image to draw a line with the intended length.

![](https://2221230591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5EvYRrLbUyvRh8o1jmMG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3572cdda880f61b12931b7558f8364fc5f38b4a2%2FAnnoToolsline.png?alt=media)

{% hint style="info" %}
**Info:**

The annotation tools can be configured. Follow the article below for more information: [Annotation Configurator](https://docs.sharinpix.com/documentation/features/user-interface/annotations-configurator)
{% endhint %}