Properties Panel

The Properties panel shows metadata about the active PDF. If a markup, measurement, or other such annotation is selected, the Properties panel will show properties specific to that element instead. Details concerning the Properties panel for markups, measurements, and other annotations can be found on their individual pages in this Help guide.

ClosedFile Properties Sections

When no markup, measurement, or other such annotation is selected, the properties of the active PDF are shown in the Properties panel.

ClosedFile Properties

The File Properties section shows several standard metadata fields for the current PDF. These fields can be edited.

ClosedCustom Properties

The Custom Properties section contains custom metadata fields.

ClosedMarkup Properties Sections

When a markup, measurement, or other such annotation is selected, the Properties panel shows data and parameters specific to it. Some of these parameters, found in the General section of the Properties panel, are universal to nearly all annotations. Others vary according to the type of annotation. Details concerning these sections according to annotation can be found on their individual pages in this Help guide.

ClosedGeneral

The General section of the Properties panel contains the following:

  • Author: Records the creator of the markup. Useful for tracking responsibility.
  • Subject: Records a subject associated with the markup. Often used to define the category of the takeoff.
  • Comments: This previews the markup caption. It will update automatically as the caption or caption style, defined in the Appearance section, is changed.
  • Lock: When selected, prevents accidental moving or resizing of an annotation.
ClosedAppearance

This section contains settings pertaining to the display style of the markup. See the sections on individual annotations for what specific appearance settings are available for that tool.

ClosedCustom

This section contains data pertaining to any Custom Columns used in the Markups list. If no Custom Columns are currently in use, this section will not appear.

ClosedLayout

This section reports where the annotation exists on the document page. Enter values to place markups precisely. If you move a markup by clicking and dragging, the change is reflected here.

ClosedOptions

This section will also vary from annotation to annotation, but generally holds a quick menu to allow adding the current tool to My Tools or another tool set in your tool chest and a button to make the current settings the default for that tool.