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

Ch. 8 - Viewing, Editing, and Annotating ImagesDefining Annotation AttributesAll of the general style and appearance options can be accessed from the Attributes menu. Annotationattributes can be defined for an entire report or on an object-by-object basis (see the Adding AnnotationObjects to SPOT Images section above).• When an annotation object is selected, the attribute is defined for the selected object(s) only. Inaddition, when you right click on an object, the menu displays the attribute options for that object.• When nothing is selected, the attribute is defined for all future, relevant objects.The following table details each of the annotation attributes and the report objects that they affect.ColorsDefine the foreground and background colors for all objects. Follow these steps:1. From the Attributes menu, select Colors.2. Define the Text/Lines color. This is the color of the text, the line, or theborder around a text/image box. The default foreground color is black. Toselect a color click on Color.3. The next window varies, depending on whether you are using a Windows or aMac system.− Windows allows you to select from a palette of colors or enter specificHSL or RGB color values.−Mac OS allows you to select from a palette of colors, enter specific RGB,CMYK, HLS, or HSV values, and enter Internet specific colors.4. Define the Background/Fill color. This is the color that appears behind textand in boxes. Lines and images do not display a background color.Line ThicknessDetermine line thickness for the following objects: Line, Horizontal Line, VerticalLine, Arrow, Box, Rounded Box, Ellipse, Freehand, Polygon, and Polyline.1. From the Attributes menu, select Line Thickness.2. Enter a Thickness value between 1 and 5 pixels.3. Click on OK.Note: In order to define a background/fill color for a Box or a Rounded Box, a fill must be selected. Similarly, inorder to define a background/fill color for a text box, the background (see Text Border, Justification, andBackground below) must be set to Opaque.User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera 167