Annotation Properties

Annotations are marks that indicate attributes of the current line in the Source Editor. Examples of annotations types include breakpoints, errors, and Source Editor bookmarks.

Annotations are indicated by highlighted lines and glyphs in the left margin of the Source Editor. The left margin is referred to as the glyph margin. The glyph margin also optionally displays line numbers.

To set properties for annotations and the glyph margin:

  1. Choose Tools and choose Options and expand the Editing node.
  2. To set general properties that define how annotations and the glyph margin are displayed, select the Annotation Types node and set the properties as follows:
  3. To set properties that define the color and display of individual annotation types, expand the Annotation Types node and select the desired annotation type.
See also
Using Annotations

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