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.IX Title "PDF::API2::Annotation 3"
.TH PDF::API2::Annotation 3 "2021-12-08" "perl v5.26.3" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
PDF::API2::Annotation \- Add annotations to a PDF
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 4
\&    my $pdf = PDF::API2\->new();
\&    my $font = $pdf\->font(\*(AqHelvetica\*(Aq);
\&    my $page1 = $pdf\->page();
\&    my $page2 = $pdf\->page();
\&
\&    my $content = $page1\->text();
\&    my $message = \*(AqGo to Page 2\*(Aq;
\&    my $size = 18;
\&    $content\->distance(1 * 72, 9 * 72);
\&    $content\->font($font, $size);
\&    $content\->text($message);
\&
\&    my $annotation = $page1\->annotation();
\&    my $width = $content\->text_width($message);
\&    $annotation\->rect(1 * 72, 9 * 72, 1 * 72 + $width, 9 * 72 + $size);
\&    $annotation\->link($page2);
\&
\&    $pdf\->save(\*(Aqsample.pdf\*(Aq);
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.SH "METHODS"
.IX Header "METHODS"
.SS "Annotation Types"
.IX Subsection "Annotation Types"
\fIlink\fR
.IX Subsection "link"
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    $annotation = $annotation\->link($destination, $location, @args);
.Ve
.PP
Link the annotation to another page in this \s-1PDF.\s0  \f(CW$location\fR and \f(CW@args\fR are
optional and set which part of the page should be displayed, as defined in
\&\*(L"destination\*(R" in PDF::API2::NamedDestination.
.PP
\&\f(CW$destination\fR can be either a PDF::API2::Page object or the name of a named
destination defined elsewhere.
.PP
\fIurl\fR
.IX Subsection "url"
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    $annotation = $annotation\->uri($uri);
.Ve
.PP
Launch \f(CW$uri\fR \*(-- typically a web page \*(-- when the annotation is selected.
.PP
\fIfile\fR
.IX Subsection "file"
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    $annotation = $annotation\->launch($file);
.Ve
.PP
Open \f(CW$file\fR when the annotation is selected.
.PP
\fIpdf\fR
.IX Subsection "pdf"
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    $annotation = $annotation\->pdf($file, $page_number, $location, @args);
.Ve
.PP
Open the \s-1PDF\s0 file located at \f(CW$file\fR to the specified page number.
\&\f(CW$location\fR and \f(CW@args\fR are optional and set which part of the page should be
displayed, as defined in \*(L"destination\*(R" in PDF::API2::NamedDestination.
.PP
\fItext\fR
.IX Subsection "text"
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    $annotation = $annotation\->text($text);
.Ve
.PP
Define the annotation as a text note with the specified content.
.PP
\fImovie\fR
.IX Subsection "movie"
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    $annotation = $annotation\->movie($filename, $content_type);
.Ve
.PP
Embed and link to the movie located at \f(CW$filename\fR with the specified \s-1MIME\s0 type.
.SS "Common Annotation Attributes"
.IX Subsection "Common Annotation Attributes"
\fIrect\fR
.IX Subsection "rect"
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    $annotation = $annotation\->rect($llx, $lly, $urx, $ury);
.Ve
.PP
Define the rectangle around the annotation.
.PP
\fIborder\fR
.IX Subsection "border"
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    $annotation = $annotation\->border($h_radius, $v_radius, $width);
.Ve
.PP
Define the border style.  Defaults to 0, 0, 0 (no border).
.PP
\fIcontent\fR
.IX Subsection "content"
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    $annotation = $annotation\->content(@lines);
.Ve
.PP
Define the text content of the annotation, if applicable.
.PP
\fIopen\fR
.IX Subsection "open"
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    $annotation = $annotation\->open($boolean);
.Ve
.PP
Set the annotation to initially be either open or closed.  Only relevant for
text annotations.