User Guide

Color 99
Annotations are kept in a separate layer on top of the image and can be saved in RIF
format with your image. Annotations are included when you record a script and are
properly scaled when you play the script back at a different resolution.
When you move a layer, its annotations go with it. If you move an annotated layer on
top of another, the visible annotation might actually belong to the underlying layer,
even though it appears to be labeling the top one.
When you annotate a color that doesn’t exactly match a color in the active color set —
for example, when you annotate brush strokes applied at less than 100% opacity —
Corel Painter approximates the color, displays the name of the nearest match, and adds
an asterisk after the color name to indicate a near match.
When you refill an annotated area, the annotation is updated to reflect the new color.
Refer to “Filling an Area with Media” on page 163 for more information.
To create annotations
1 Use a color set that includes names for the colors.
2 Choose Canvas menu > Annotations > Annotate.
3 Position the cursor on the color you wish to annotate and drag to an area outside
the color’s boundaries.
A color name appears, attached to a line that points to the annotated color.
4 After you annotate as many colors as you need, click Done in the Annotation dialog
box.
To delete an annotation
1 Choose Canvas menu > Annotations > Annotate.
2 Click the annotation (color name) to select it.
3 Press Delete (Mac OS) or Backspace (Windows).
To show or hide annotations
• Choose Canvas menu > Annotations > Show Annotations or Hide Annotations.
To change color names after annotating an image
1 Choose the annotation you want to rename.
2 Press Delete (Mac OS) or Backspace (Windows).