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title: Drawing annotations on your map
description: The Drawing and Annotation panel is used to edit the style of a selected drawn feature.
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# Drawing annotations on your map

## The Drawing and Annotation panel is used to edit the style of a selected drawn feature.

          Click on the **drawings and annotations icon**. You can choose to add different options: 

![drawing-icon](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/drawing-icon.png?width=50&name=drawing-icon.png)           

####      Drawing and Annotation Toolbar

     This is the Drawing and Annotation Toolbar: 

![toolbar](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/toolbar.png?width=36&name=toolbar.png)

####    Edit Features Properties

    When features are selected with the **Select a drawn feature** tool, they are displayed with a gray selection frame. It is then possible to:

![move](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/move.png?width=264&name=move.png)

![rotate](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/rotate.png?width=233&name=rotate.png)

![node-editing](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/node-editing.png?width=233&name=node-editing.png)

- Move the selected feature by drag and drop.
- Use the squares handles of the selection frame to resize the feature.
- Use the circle handle at the top of the selection frame to apply a rotation.

- Double-click on a selected polyline or polygon to modify its shape. The shape's nodes are displayed using squares. You can move a node by drag and drop. To add a new node, select a circle between 2 nodes and drag it to the desired location. A new node is added when you release the mouse.
- Delete the feature.
- Use the **Drawing and Annotation** panel to edit the features styles and attributes.

 

 

 

 

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