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Default setting to hide annotations

The canvas has 3 options as demonstrated by exhibit A:

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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:

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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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15 Comments
Aviator0807
8 - Asteroid

I like

sbatra116
8 - Asteroid

this has been implemented. 

use the canvas settings.

 

BAF-DK
5 - Atom

EDIT : I found out it is not user based setup but on the Workflow configuration > Canvas


I could not find the option in the canvas settings... 

 

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Genevieve
8 - Asteroid

I agree it should allow the user to preset if we want to see the annotations or not.

It is particularly annoying to turn it off each time.

TH
8 - Asteroid

I support this idea.

I may be late to the comment thread. I hope that soon I will be able to default annotations to "off".

Maybe I am missing something; I do not see how implementing this would be difficult if you have already built Alteryx itself.