diff --git a/content/influxdb/cloud/visualize-data/annotations.md b/content/influxdb/cloud/visualize-data/annotations.md index 97d4c7651..9ed41ea21 100644 --- a/content/influxdb/cloud/visualize-data/annotations.md +++ b/content/influxdb/cloud/visualize-data/annotations.md @@ -21,21 +21,16 @@ Add annotations to your dashboards to provide useful, contextual information abo Annotations may be useful to highlight operations or anomalies for your team to reference. {{% /note %}} -{{< youtube 5NEplCesNAc >}} - + ## Create an annotation 1. In the navigation menu on the left, select **Boards** (**Dashboards**). {{< nav-icon "dashboards" >}} -2. Select an existing dashboard to add the annotation to, or [create a new dashboard](/influxdb/cloud/visualize-data/dashboards/create-dashboard/). -3. Click **Annotations**. The **Show Annotations** option is selected by default. -4. Select the **Enable 1-Click Annotations** option, and then in any dashboard cell, click the point in time to add the annotation. - {{% note %}} -**Tip:** To move the annotation outside of the selected graph time range, first create the annotation, and then [edit the annotation](#edit-an-annotation) to update the timestamp as needed. - {{% /note %}} -5. On the **Add Annotation** page: +2. Select an existing dashboard to add the annotation to, or [create a new dashboard](/influxdb/cloud/visualize-data/dashboards/create-dashboard/). The **Annotations** option is selected by default. +3. In a dashboard cell, add an annotation by pressing **Shift**, and then click on a single point in time. +4. On the **Add Annotation** page: 1. Verify the start time, and update if needed. 2. Enter a message (maximum of 255 characters) to associate with the selected start time. @@ -59,9 +54,9 @@ Select or clear the **Show Annotations** option to hide or show annotations. {{< nav-icon "dashboards" >}} -2. Open a dashboard with annotations, click **Annotations**, and then do one of the following: - - To hide annotations, clear the **Show Annotations** option. - - To show annotations, select the **Show Annotations** option. +2. Open a dashboard with annotations: + - To hide annotations, click the **Annotations** button. The button is gray when annotations are hidden. + - To show annotations, click the **Annotations** button. The button is purple when annotations are visible. ## Delete an annotation