To change the display of annotations, right-click the note
in the diagram and select Display Options.
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The Display
Options window for the selected annotation type opens,
with only the relevant fields displayed. All the fields are as follows:
- Show specifies which information
to display for the annotation:
- Name displays the name of
the annotation
- Label displays the label
for the annotation
- Specification displays the
contents of the Specification field of the
Features window for the annotation
- Description displays the
contents of the Description field of the Features
window for the annotation
- Form specifies the graphical
form of the annotation:
- Plain shows the annotation
without a border, as free-floating text
- Note Symbol shows the annotation
within a frame, with a symbol in the upper, left corner to denote
the annotation type
- Pushpin displays the annotation
with a rectangular border and a pushpin icon
The following figure shows some of the different
display options. The annotation types and display options are as follows:
- Comment, displayed with its specification label
using the pushpin style
- Requirement, displayed using its label
- Documentation note
- Constraint
- Text note