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hold on the icon). You get a palette of color swatches from which

to choose, along with a Size slider that governs the line thickness.

The eraser lets you delete individual markings. That is, click an
existing Pen, Pencil, or Highlighter mark anywhere to delete that
entire mark. Click the Eraser a second time for an “Erase all ink”

button. Undo ( ) and Redo ( ) buttons are always available.

Tip

The first icon, Touch Writing, is an on/off switch for use with touchscreens. When it’s
off (not underlined), dragging your finger on the screen scrolls the image. When it’s on
(underlined), your finger on the screen operates the selected tool (Pen, Pencil,
Highlighter, or Eraser). Your mouse, pen, or trackpad continue to work as drawing
tools either way.

You also get an onscreen ruler, which can help you draw straight

lines. Rotate it by turning the mouse wheel, or (on a touchscreen)
putting two fingers on the glass and twisting them.

Tip

If you hit the Ruler icon a second time, you’re offered a Protractor tool instead—great
for drawing curved line segments. (You see the number of circular degrees as you
draw.) Your mouse wheel makes it bigger or smaller; on a touchscreen, pinch and
zoom with two fingers instead.

Crop. The button surrounds your screenshot with four white
handles, which you can drag to crop the image.

When it looks right, hit the button or press Enter to confirm the
crop.

Save. If your intention is to save the capture as a file, click the

Save ( ) icon, or choose File → Save, or press Ctrl+S. When the