Annotations
Annotations allow you to add a comment on a specific node. By default, the node is collapsed, and you must hover over the icon to see the comment. In Powerviz annotations, you’ll get multiple options to add a comment. Input types include text, links, images, and dynamic measures. Along with that, you can format each type by color, size, and effect.
Anatomy
It contains
Font styling
: It controls options like text family, color, size, effect, and alignment. Along with this text, it can be converted into bullet points.Insert media
: In annotations, the user can place images, links, and measure in the comment box. The measure is dynamic in nature.Background fill
: Use this to change the canvas background color.Connector styling
: This contains all the color and style formatting for the connector line.Badge styling
: This controls the color and display of the badge.Apply button
: Use the apply button to save the changes.
Add an annotation on the arc
- Hover over the visual and select the chat icon from the top right corner.
- Annotation has two options: create and hide.
Create lets you add comments, whereas Hide lets you hide all the annotations for that session.
- Click on Create. The cursor will act as a selector.
- Now carefully select the arc where you want to place the annotation.
- Once clicked, the annotation editor pop-up will open.
- Input the message, image, link, and measure. Change the formatting as required.
- Hit Apply to save.
Preview
Tutorial
Watch out for three on-hover annotation options: resize, reposition, and rotate.
Any modifications made in reading mode will not be saved and will return to the default state upon page refresh.