In the example above, using the tool in Properties mode would create a new yellow text box with black border and red text color, but no text would be inside the box yet, nor would the box have a fixed size.ĭrawing mode adds a new markup that is an exact duplicate of the saved markup, as if you'd copied and pasted the original markup rather than made a new one of a similar type. In this mode the Properties (as shown on the Properties tab) are retained but the exact dimensions, text, and so on are not. Properties mode adds a new markup with the same appearance properties of the saved markup.

The tool's icon changes to show which mode is currently being used. Double-click a tool in any of these tool sets or click / Toggle Mode (which icon is shown depends on which mode is currently active) in the Tool Chest toolbar to switch between modes. Most tools found in My Tools, Recent Tools, and custom tool sets can function in two different modes: Drawing Mode and Properties Mode (described below).