--- title: Add Text or Drawing Tools description: Add text, lines, arrows, circles, boxes and even freeform drawing from the survey edit page. --- [Skip to content](https://support.systemsurveyor.com/knowledge/add-text-or-annotations-web-2#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Customer portal](https://support.systemsurveyor.com/support-portal?hsLang=en) [![System-Surveyor-Logo-Horizontal-RGB-2](https://support.systemsurveyor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/System-Surveyor-Logo-Horizontal-RGB-2.png?width=400&height=59&name=System-Surveyor-Logo-Horizontal-RGB-2.png)](https://systemsurveyor.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Customer portal](https://support.systemsurveyor.com/support-portal) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://support.systemsurveyor.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Web](https://support.systemsurveyor.com/knowledge/web?hsLang=en) 3. [Survey Features](https://support.systemsurveyor.com/knowledge/web?hsLang=en#survey-features) # Add Text or Drawing Tools ## Add text, lines, arrows, circles, boxes and freeform drawing from the survey edit page. With drawing tools, users are able to change the fill and opacity shapes. This allows users to mark up floor plans as desired. The free form feature in drawing tools allows users to draw directly on the floor plan.  Users are also able to change the weight/thickness of shapes and text. **To use Drawing Tools:** - Click the “Drawing Tools” on the left side bar on the survey edit screen ![](https://systemsurveyor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/annotations1-768x459.jpg) **Free-form Drawing**:  - Click the Pencil icon – select the preferred color and sizing of the stroke - Removal of free-form drawing – - Click “Undo” to erase the most recent drawing - Click on the drawing to delete - A blue box will pop up around the drawing and then click the trash icon to delete ![](https://systemsurveyor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/annotations2-768x530.jpg) **Arrow Tool:** - Select the color and size of the arrow  - Drop the line and drag the arrow point to the desired location  - To delete an arrow – click the red X on the arrow ![](https://systemsurveyor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ARROW-768x520.jpeg) **Text Tool:** - 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