Editing canvas content for sharing

You can annotate a screenshot image of your Cognos Analytics content before you share it by email, Microsoft Teams, or Slack.

1. In the Modify your image pane, annotate a screenshot image of canvas content by adding or editing the following objects:

   To add text, an arrow, or a freehand line to your image, follow these steps:

   1. Go to the toolbar and click the Textbox icon , the Arrow icon , or the Pen icon .
   2. Select a color.
   3. Type your text or draw an arrow or line.
   4. Click Done.

   To add a rectangle to your image, follow these steps:

   1. In the toolbar, click the Rectangle icon .
   2. Click the Border icon , and then select the border color.
      Tip: If you previously selected a border color, the Border icon appears in that color.
   3. Click the Fill icon , and then select the fill color.
      Tip: If you previously selected a fill color, the Fill icon appears in that color.
   4. Hover over the image and click, drag, and then release to draw a rectangle.
   5. Click Done.

   To crop your image, follow these steps:

   1. Go to the toolbar and click the Crop icon .
   2. On the image, click, drag, and then release to draw a highlighted rectangle over the area that you want to crop.
   3. Click Crop.

   To edit any text, arrow, freehand line, or rectangle that you added, follow these steps:

   1. Ensure that you completed previous editing actions by clicking Done or Crop so that the Modify your image toolbar appears .
   2. Click the image.
   3. To select an object, click it.

      A rectangle with drag handles appears around the object.

      Tip: You can also press Tab successively to select each object that you created in the order that you created them. For more information, see Keyboard commands to edit canvas content.
   4. To move a selected object, move your cursor over the selected object so that the cursor changes to the Move cursor and then drag the object to the position you want.
   5. To resize a selected object, select and drag one of its handles.
   6. To delete one or more selected objects, click the Delete icon .
   7. To undo your editing action one by one, click the Undo icon in the toolbar.
   8. To undo all editing actions that you made, click Reset in the toolbar.

2. Click the Done button in the Modify your image window to finish the annotation of your screenshot image.