Annotate Action

Event Function: Annotate

The Annotate action opens the Annotation dialog from wherever the cursor is positioned in the main body. The event can also be run from a freeze and from context menus.

Using the Events tab

Under Enter Example

Run Skip Condition

If desired, enter skip conditions for the event. When the "Run Skip Condition" is evaluated to be true, the action is not performed.

Label

Enter the annotation label to find. This field is optional.

With a label specified

Where a label is specified for the action, the label must exist or the action does nothing.

With no label specified

When no label is entered, note the following:

  • Annotations with blank labels are found and used.
  • If there is only one annotation label used in the document, that label is used.
  • If there are multiple annotations with different labels, the action does nothing.

"CurrentYear"

Syntax (if entering it in the Equation bar)

ACTION("Annotate","expr1")

Where

expr1 = entry under Label

How the example will appear in the Equation bar

ACTION("Annotate","current year")

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