Select, move and resize annotations

Tap to select any annotation, then move, resize, rotate, copy or delete it.

Applies to A recent Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox

The Select tool lets you pick up any annotation you have added — a drawing, shape, text box, signature, image — and change it in place.

Select an annotation

Click the Select tool, then click any annotation. A frame with handles appears around it. Right-click the annotation for Copy, Duplicate, Lock, Layer order and Delete.

A selected shape with its handles and the Layout card

Open the editor to select

Move, resize and rotate

Drag the annotation to move it, drag a handle to resize it and drag the round handle above the frame to rotate it. Hold Shift while resizing to keep the proportions.

For an exact position, size or angle, open the full properties panel ( in the Properties bar) and type the values in the Layout card.

Copy, lock, layer order and delete

Select the annotation and use the right-click menu or the keyboard: ⌘ C / Ctrl C copy, ⌘ V / Ctrl V paste, ⌘ D / Ctrl D duplicate, ⌘ L / Ctrl L lock, Delete remove.

Select several annotations

Choose Multi-select (or hold Shift and click) and drag a rectangle over the annotations. Move, align or delete them as a group.

Undo (↶) reverses each move, resize, rotation or deletion one step at a time.