Chapter 11 Adding Lines and Annotations to an Image141Adding Annotationsand Measuring11.4 Adding Lines and Comments to an ImageAnnotations such as lines and comments can be added to an image.Adding a comment to an live imageWhen a comment is added to a live image, the comment may not be placed at the correct position in the imagedepending on the object status. In this case, acquire a still image with the [FREEZE] button and then add acomment.Use the [TOOL MENU] to operate the annotation function. You can perform the following operations.11.4.1 Inserting Text AnnotationAlphanumeric text can be placed in any place on the screen.1 Display the [TOOL MENU].2 Press the [TEXT] button.The [TEXT] menu appears.3 Use the [COLOR] button to select color.The color selected here applies to text that is entered fromthe next time. You cannot change color of the text alreadyentered.4 Specify location of text input on the screen.If you specify the location, the keypad appears.5 Enter desired text using the keypad up to 40 characters.Press the [SHIFT] button for switching upper and lowercase. Use the [CLR] button to erase what you have entered.Press [BS] to backspace one character.Press the [ENTER] button when the text is entered. Pressthe [X] button to close the keypad without saving the text.6 Press the [ERASE] button on the [TEXT] menu to deletethe entered text.Pressing the [ERASE] button deletes all the text you haveentered.7 Repeat steps 3 to 5 if you want to continue enteringanother text.8 Press the [X] button on the [TEXT] menu to return to the[TOOL MENU].9 To display or hide entered text, switch to display or hideoverlay.You cannot selectively display or hide only text. Switch todisplay or hide the entire overlay.Entering Text CommentText annotation display• The display of text annotation does not change even when the setting of unit and calibration is changed.• The text size can be changed on the [TOOL SET: MAIN] screen. Note that the size of the text already entereddoes not change.• When stylus operation is not easy or accurate positioning is required, mouse operation is recommended. Use acommercially available USB mouse for operation.12[TEXT] Menu368954Specify text inputposition.
