# Common Properties of Annotations

Annotation properties appear when you select an annotation and then select [Properties] from the [Edit] menu.
The properties such as the color, position, and font of the annotation are classified in the tabs. There are 2 tabs such as the tab displayed on all the annotations and the tab displayed according to the types of annotations. This section describes the tab displayed on all the annotations.

## Items displayed on the tab

Items such as [Name], [Decide shape when pasting], or [Decide character string when pasting] are displayed when the annotation properties are displayed from [Annotation Toolbar Options] dialog box. The items above are explained in "Items displayed on the common property tab of annotations".

## Tab

The following tab is displayed in the property of all annotations in common.

- [Color and line] tab
- [Position and size] tab
- [Font] tab
- [Custom] tab

Refer to the each linked topic above for the details of each type of the annotation.
[Advanced] tab is displayed depending on the type of annotation. The content of the [Advanced] tab is different for the type of the annotation. For the [Advanced] tab, click [Help] with [Advanced] tab displayed, and refer to the Help.
[Information] tab is displayed in the shapes annotations properties, date and time annotation properties, and cloud annotation properties. You cannot change the content of the [Information] tab.