The canvas has 3 options as demonstrated by exhibit A:
![Capture.PNG Capture.PNG](https://community.alteryx.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/13094i9A4D53D33D577362/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
The user settings can change 2 of the 3 defaults as demonstrated in exhibit B. The layout default and connection settings progress can both be defaulted for all new workflows:
![Capture2.PNG Capture2.PNG](https://community.alteryx.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/13095i5313C85D7F42E686/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
Thus, I would propose that a user setting be added to the annotation box so that I can set the default to hide.
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