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Scalar 2 User's GuideMain MenuGetting StartedExplains account and book creation, and some interface basics.QuickStartsA path of all QuickStart content in this user's guide.Working with MediaHow to get the most out of your use of media in Scalar.Working with ContentCreating and editing content in Scalar.Working with WidgetsWorking with StructureHow to use Scalar's many options for structuring publications.Editorial WorkflowHow to use features for performing editorial review of content.VisualizationsExploring the contents of a book visually.LensesAn introduction to lenses, a tool for searching and visualizing Scalar content.Advanced TopicsDescribing Scalar's more advanced features.Third Party Plugins and Platforms
Annotating Media
12014-10-01T16:38:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa63732964Adding annotations to various media types in Scalar.plain2023-02-09T08:53:43-08:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
Scalar enables you to add annotations to the following media types:
Images
Audio
Video
Plain text
Unity scene
Scalar annotations are quite flexible, due to the fact that each annotation you create is also its own page, and like any Scalar page, can be tagged, added to paths, or even become a path or tag itself. Annotations can refer to multiple media files simultaneously, no matter what types they may be.
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12014-10-01T16:38:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Working with MediaErik Loyer9How to get the most out of your use of media in Scalar.plain2025-02-25T08:44:35-08:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
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12014-10-01T16:38:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637How Annotations Appear in Scalar14The various ways annotations can manifest in a Scalar book.plain2017-07-24T09:41:00-07:00Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673e
12014-10-01T16:38:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Annotating Images10Adding annotations to images.plain2015-09-20T01:05:01-07:00Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673e
12014-10-01T16:38:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Annotating Audio & Video6Adding annotations to audio and video files.plain2015-05-28T12:27:12-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12014-10-01T16:38:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Annotating Plain Text7Adding annotations to plain text files.plain2015-06-15T17:23:02-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12022-04-29T09:49:02-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Annotating a Unity Scene8How to annotate a Unity scene in Scalar.plain2023-02-09T08:49:42-08:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12023-02-09T08:50:18-08:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Annotating an ArcGIS Web Scene3How to annotate an ArcGIS web scene in Scalar.plain2023-02-09T08:52:50-08:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637