====== Saving and Exchanging Annotations ======

===== The Orbit Annotation File =====

Annotations can be saved in an Orbit Annotation File (*.oaf). The graphic properties are stored in the file.

Orbit GIS  works with one Annotation at the time.

==== New Annotation ====

{{an_new.gif?20x20&nolink}} Clears the annotation without save. If you haven't saved, the annotation are lost. There is no UNDO available.

==== Open Annotation File ====

{{an_open.gif?20x20&nolink}} Opens an annotation //file// and replaces the current annotation by the one in the file.  
To open an annotation from an attribute, click on the attribute value in the Object Inspector. See [[attribute]].

==== Save Annotation ====

{{an_save.gif?20x20&nolink}}Saves the annotation in the current file/attribute. It overwrites the file/attribute your last opened or last saved as. If no file/attribute reference is available, this function operates as the Save As ... function.

==== Save Annotation As ... ====

{{an_save_as.gif?20x20&nolink}} Saves the current annotation in a new file.

==== Close Annotation ====

{{action_close.gif?20x20&nolink}}Closes the current annotation. When the annotation has changed after the last save, you will be prompted to save, close without save or cancel.

===== Exchanging Annotations =====

Since annotations are georeferenced, you can easily exchange your remarks with a college. Just save the annotation in a file, and email the *.oaf file. Your collegue can open this file using the Open Annotation File function.

<note>
Since Orbit can work with dynamic Symbol Libraries, make sure that your collegue has access to the symbols you used in your annotation properties.\\ You may wish to communicate a symbol library as well.
</note>