What are annotations?
An annotation is a piece of extra information associated with a particular section in an image.
REV offers its users the option to use different types of annotations that are created to serve different purposes. We shall discuss each one of them in detail in the later sections.
Different types of annotations offered by REV
Annotate- This option allows the user to add additional notes to the images.
Highlight- This option allows the user to highlight any desired section of the image.
Redact- This option allows the user to redact or censor a section in the image. This is usually done for legal or security reasons.
Clear- The clear option acts like an eraser and is used to clear any of the pre-added annotations.
Show original- This option lets the user see the original version of the image (without any added annotations).
Rotate Left- This option is used to rotate the image at 90 degrees to its left direction
Rotate Right- This option is used to rotate the image at 90 degrees to its right direction
How to add annotations in REV
To add annotations to your images, sign in to your REV account
Select a repository and click on ‘Search’
Open the document containing the images to which you want to add the annotations
Select the ‘Distribute’ icon
To add notes to the image (Annotate)
A. Select the ‘Annotate’ option under the ‘Distribute’ icon
B. You can create the annotation box in your desired size by dragging your mouse holding the left click
C. Once done, add your note and press enter
D. You need to confirm the added annotation which can either be done by clicking on the ‘tick mark’ on the top left corner of the image or by clicking on the ‘tick mark’ next to the annotate icon
Once done, the note will be added
The other annotation option that rev offers is to highlight any section of the image.
A. To highlight a section of the image, click on the distribute icon and select highlight
B. Hold the left click and drag over the section that you want to highlight
C. To confirm the process, either click on the ‘tick mark’ on the top left corner of the image or on the ‘tick mark’ next to the highlight option
Once done, the section will be highlighted
The redact option is used to censor or obscure a part of text. It is generally done for legal or security purposes.
To redact a part of text on the image, go to the distribute icon and select redact.
Hold the left mouse click button and drag the mouse to cover the section you want to redact
For this option also, you would need to confirm it either by clicking on the tick mark on the top left corner of the page or by clicking on the tick mark next to the redact option. Once done, the section of the text will be censored.
Rev also offers the option to edit the redact.
For that, select the redact option again by going to the distribute section.Hold the left mouse click button and drag the mouse over the pre-redacted section. Now, without leaving the mouse click, drag the mouse again to resize the redacted quadrilateral.
Once done, confirm it either by clicking on the tick mark on the top left corner of the image or by Clicking on the redact option again.
The clear option works like an eraser and clears all the annotations added to the image
To clear any of the pre-added annotations, select the clear option by clicking on the distribute icon.
Now hold the left mouse click and drag it onto the annotation you want to delete.
Confirm it by clicking on the ‘tick mark’ on the top left corner of the image or by clicking on the ‘tick mark’ next to the clear option.
The show original option is used to see the original image without any added annotation.
To see the original image, select the show original option by clicking on the distribute icon.
Once you click on the ‘tick mark’ next to the ‘Show original’ option or on the top left corner of the image, the image will again show all the added annotations.
The rotate left and rotate right options rotate the images in left and right directions respectively. This can come in handy if you want to change the orientation of the image.
To rotate the image in the left direction select the rotate left option from the distribute icon.
Now, confirm it by clicking on the tick mark on the top left corner of the image or by clicking on the tick mark next to the rotate right option.
To rotate the image in the right direction select the rotate right option from the distribute icon.
Now, confirm it by clicking on the tick mark on the top left corner of the image or by clicking on the tick mark next to the rotate right option.
