SPOT 4.1 Basic and Advanced Software Manual for SPOT Insight ...

Ch. 8 – Viewing, Editing, and Annotating Images• The Done! menu (Windows)/Mode menu (Mac) allow you to switch back from annotation mode toimage capture/edit mode.− Windows – The Done! menu has only one option, End Annotation Mode. When you select thisoption, the SPOT program prompts you to merge the changes into the image.−Mac – The Mode menu has only one option, Exit Annotation Mode. When you select thisoption, the SPOT program prompts you to merge the changes into the image.CAUTION!If you select Yes after clicking on Done! The annotations become a permanent part of the image. Ifyou want to preserve the original image, save the original image to a file. After annotating it, useSave As to save the annotated version to a different file.Adding Annotation Objects to SPOT ImagesAnnotation objects can be added to images in one of two ways:• Through the Object menu.• Through the Tools dialog box. To access the Toolsdialog box, select the Show Tools option on the Viewmenu. The Tools dialog box, as illustrated below,displays shortcut buttons to the eleven drawingobjects on the Object menu:Horizontal Lineobject selectmode (None)Before discussing the individual objects, review the following generalprocedure for inserting an annotation object into an image:Note: In some cases, the procedure varies to fitthe object’s characteristics. The specifics arenoted in the descriptions of the individual objects.BoxRoundedBoxFreehand1. From the Object menu, select the type of item (i.e., Lines,PolygonConnected Lines, etc…) that you want to add to the image. Thecursor’s functionality varies according to whether an object type (i.e., line, text) is selected:.−−Vertical LinePolylineIf an object type is selected, the cursor changers to a cross-hair icon that is used to add new reportobjects to the grid.If None is selected, the cursor is an editing tool that is used to select and position objects.2. Use the mouse to move the cross hair to the location where you want to insert the object.3. Left-click at the insertion point.−−If you selected a line, box, or other shape, hold down the mouse button and drag the object to thedesired size.If you selected one of the other objects, the object will either appear (e.g., Image Time) or theprogram will prompt you to enter the associated information (e.g., Text, Image Memo, etc…).4. After you have added the object, there are three options:− Add another object of the same type, as described in step 3.− Add a different type of object - select from the Object menu options, the toolbox.− Resize, reposition, or edit an object. To do so, select None from the Object menu.♦♦♦Resize - Select (click on) the object and drag the handles in the direction of the resize.Reposition – Left click and drag the object the new area.Edit – Select the object and choose an option from either the Edit menu or the Attributesmenu. You can also edit an object by right clicking on it.The following sections describe each of the annotation objects.ArrowTextEllipseImage164 User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera