Use the options on the Annotations page to create and customize image and text annotations for a chart.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Chart preview area | Previews a chart's layout. |
Annotations management section | Allows you to add or remove annotations from the annotations list and choose an annotation to be customized. |
General | Specify an annotation's name, adjust its visibility, z-order, and layout. |
| Anchor Point | Select an element to anchor to (chart, pane, or series point) and adjust the corresponding options. |
Shape Position | Select an annotation's shape position type (free or relative) and adjust the corresponding options. |
| Content | Depending on an annotation's type (text or image), specify its content. |
| Padding | Specify an annotation's inner indents. |
| Appearance | Adjust an annotation's background color, fill style, shape, and connector options. |
| Border | Specify the visibility, color, and thickness of an annotation's borders. |
| Shadow | Specify the visibility, color, and size of an annotation's shadow. |