> Adding and Configuring Annotation Items
> To add annotation items to an annotation clip, follow these steps.

> 1. | Select the clip to which you wish to add an Annotation.

> 2. | Choose the Annotations Property Tab.

> 3. | Choose an Annotation Object from Tool Palette (see Figure 51).

> 4. | Adjust object on canvas to desired effect.

> While selected, you can adjust the item’s properties as described below in Table 11.
> Note: Notice that as you are drawing, the timeline loses focus and darkens. Drawing is a modal operation: When you’re done drawing and configuring objects, you must click on the timeline to continue working on the canvas or timeline.
> To save these settings for new annotations clips you may add in the future, click the gear icon and select Make Settings Default.

> Table 11. Annotations Properties Controls
> Control | Description
> Shapes | Choose from the types of annotations in the tool bar:
> • | Line (arrow)
> • | Line
> • | Square (filled)
> • | Square
> • | Circle
> Color | Click to select the color of the annotation.
> Opacity | Use the slider (or enter the percentage value manually) to set the opacity of the selected object.
> Thickness | Use the slider or manually enter the value to specify the thickness (in pixels) of annotation lines (range: 2 to 350). Default: 55.
> Shadow | Check to create a shadow on objects in the annotation. Use the slider or manually enter the value (in pixels) to specify the opacity of the shadow (range: 1 to 60). Default: 25. The value creates a gradual loss in opacity as the shadow spreads from the center.
> Outline | Check to create an outline around objects in the annotation. Use the slider to specify the thickness of the outline.
> Color | Click to select the color of the outline.
> Endpoints | Select a shape to affix to the end of a line segment. The first and second field represent the starting and finishing point of the line segment, respectively.