Table 172 – Additional entries specific to a text annotation

Key

Type

Value

Subtype

name

(Required) The type of annotation that this dictionary describes; shall be Text for a text annotation.

Open

boolean

(Optional) A flag specifying whether the annotation shall initially be displayed open. Default value: false (closed).

Name

name

(Optional) The name of an icon that shall be used in displaying the annotation. Conforming readers shall provide predefined icon appearances for at least the following standard names:

Comment, Key, Note, Help, NewParagraph, Paragraph, Insert

Additional names may be supported as well. Default value: Note.

The annotation dictionary’s AP entry, if present, shall take precedence over the Name entry; see Table 168 and 12.5.5, “Appearance Streams.”

State

text string

(Optional; PDF 1.5) The state to which the original annotation shall be set; see 12.5.6.3, “Annotation States.”

Default: “Unmarked” if StateModel is “Marked”; “None” if StateModel is “Review”.

StateModel

text string

(Required if State is present, otherwise optional; PDF 1.5) The state model corresponding to State; see 12.5.6.3, “Annotation States.”