# Items Displayed on the Common Properties Tab of Annotations

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] window.
[Name] is common to any annotation. Enter the name for the annotation which is registered in annotation tool. The name cannot exceed 79 alphanumerical characters.
Items other than [Name] may be different depending on the annotation. This topic describes the following annotations.
Note
You cannot set the items other than [Name] in date and time, bitmap or OLE annotation.

## Text

### [Decide character string when pasting]

Specify whether to enter a new character string or use a registered character string when pasting.
By default, this box is selected. If you select this box, click the position where you want to enter and enter a new character string. If this check box is not selected, a registered character string is pasted. If you select this box and select [Word wrap], drag the mouse to specify the frame size and then enter a character string.

## NotePad

### [Decide shape when pasting]

Decides the shape when pasting. By default, this box is selected. When this box is selected, you can drag the mouse to specify the size of the notepad. When this box is cleared, the notepad of the registered size is pasted. Even when this check box is selected, the notepad of the registered size is pasted if you specify the size below 5 × 5 mm.

### [Edit text after pasting]

Set whether to edit text after pasting the annotation. By default, this check box is selected.

## Line

### [Decide shape when pasting]

Decides the shape when pasting.
By default, this box is selected. When this box is selected, you can drag the mouse to decide on the length and angle of the line. When this box is cleared, the line with the registered length and angle is pasted.

## FreeHand

### [Decide shape when pasting]

Decides the shape when pasting.
By default, this box is selected.

## Rectangle

### [Decide shape when pasting]

Decides the shape when pasting.
By default, this box is selected. When this box is selected, you can drag the mouse to specify the size of the shapes. When this box is cleared, the rectangle of the registered size is pasted. Even when this check box is selected, the rectangle with the registered size is pasted if you specify the size below 3 × 3 mm.

## Ellipse

### [Decide shape when pasting]

Decides the shape when pasting.
By default, this box is selected. When this box is selected, you can drag the mouse to specify the size of the ellipse. When this box is cleared, the ellipse of the registered size is pasted. Even when this check box is selected, the ellipse with the registered size is pasted if you specify the size below 3 × 3 mm.

## Polygon/polygonal line

### [Decide shape when pasting]

Decides the shape when pasting.
By default, this box is selected. When this box is selected, you can drag the mouse to specify the shape of the polygon. When this box is cleared, the polygon with the registered size is pasted.

## Received Stamp

### [Show properties when pasting]

Decides whether to display the [Received Stamp Properties] dialog box when pasting. When this box is selected, [Received Stamp Properties] dialog box is displayed. Specify the [Received Stamp Properties]. When this box is cleared, if [Manual] is checked under [Date] in the [Received Stamp Properties] dialog box, the date specified in [Date field] is displayed on the stamp. If [Automatic] is checked under [Date], the date when the stamp is pasted is displayed on it.
By default, this box is selected.

## Date Stamp

### [Show properties when pasting]

Decides whether to display the [Date Stamp Properties] dialog box when pasting. When this box is selected, [Date Stamp Properties] dialog box is displayed. Specify the [Date Stamp Properties]. When this box is cleared, the date specified in [Date field] if [Date] is displayed is set to [Set any date]. If [Date] is set to [Set today's date], the date when pasting the date stamp will be used.
By default, this box is selected.

## Link

### [Decide link information when pasting]

Decides the link information when pasting.
By default, this box is selected. When this box is selected without selecting [Auto resize to title], you can specify the size when pasting.

## Title

### [Show properties when pasting]

Specify whether to set the properties when pasting.
By default, this box is selected. When this box is selected, the properties are displayed when pasting. When this box is cleared, the title of the registered settings is pasted.

## Shapes

### [Decide shape when pasting]

Decides the shape when pasting.
By default, this box is selected. When this box is selected, you can drag the mouse to specify the size of the shapes. When this box is cleared, the shapes of the registered size are pasted.
Note
Shapes annotations are divided into [Callouts], [Basic Shapes], and [Block Arrows] at the [Insert] menu of the [Annotation Toolbar Options] window.