# Using NotePad Annotations

This topic describes how to paste notepads to a page.
You can paste text, a rectangle, an ellipse, a polygon, a straight line, a freehand, a date stamp, a received stamp, a bitmap, a date and time, and shapes on a notepad.
These operations are available in edit mode.

## Pasting a notepad annotation

Procedure
1.
Select a command from the [Annotations] pop-up menu or from the annotation toolbar.
For instance, Select [NotePad/Light Blue/with Text] of [1 Basic].
The shape of the cursor changes.
2.
You can click a page to paste the notepad to the page.

## Changing the properties

Using the [NotePad Properties] dialog box or the property toolbar, you can change the size and color after pasting a notepad.