# Using Polygon Annotations

This topic describes how to paste a polygon or polygonal line on a page or a notepad.
Polygon annotations can be pasted with the following styles: outline-only, filled, transparent, or polygonal line with arrowhead.
These operations are available in edit mode.

## Setting whether to draw a polygon or polygonal line

When the [Close Up Endpoints] check box is selected on the [Detailed Settings] tab in the [Polygon Properties] dialog box, the start and end points are joined to form a polygon. When the [Close Up Endpoints] check box is cleared, the start and end points are not joined to form a polygonal line.
Note
When [Arrowhead] is selected on the [Color and line] tab in the [Polygon Properties] dialog box, a polygonal line with arrowhead is drawn.

## Drawing a polygon or polygonal line

Procedure
1.
Select a command from the [Annotations] pop-up menu or from the annotation toolbar.
For example, select [Polygon/Frame: Red 3pt/Fill: Silver (Transparent)] from [1 Basic].
The shape of the cursor changes.
2.
Click on a page or notepad.
The position you clicked becomes the first vertex of a polygon.
3.
Consecutively, click other positions you want to set as vertices.
A vertex is added every time you click.
4.
Double-click the position you want to set as the last vertex.
When the [Close Up Endpoints] check box is selected on the [Detailed Settings] tab in the [Polygon Properties] dialog box, a polygon with the start and end points joined is pasted.
When the [Close Up Endpoints] check box is cleared, a polygonal line is pasted.

## Changing the properties

Using the [Polygon Properties] dialog box or the property toolbar, you can change the color and width of the line and the fill settings of a polygon after pasting it.
The arrowhead type can be set on the [Color and line] tab in the [Polygon Properties] dialog box. Whether to draw a polygon or polygonal line can be set in [Close Up Endpoints] on the [Detailed Settings] tab.
Note
If you use the annotation tools or the template / drawing tools in DocuWorks Ver.4.x or earlier, a polygon annotation does not appear in the annotation toolbar.