Annotations let you leave notes and visual markers on the canvas to document a workflow. They are for you and your team, not part of the run: they never execute and never affect a node’s output.
Use them to explain why a step exists, label a group of nodes, or leave a reminder for whoever opens the workflow next.
Three kinds of annotation
- Sticky note. A coloured note for longer comments.
- Text. A plain text label that sits directly on the canvas, handy for section headings.
- Shape. A rectangle you can place behind a group of nodes to visually group them.
Add one
Open the annotation tools cluster on the canvas toolbar and drag the sticky note, text, or shape button onto the canvas. Drag any annotation to move it, and drag its edge to resize it.
Format the text
Select a sticky note or text annotation and a small formatting toolbar appears above it. From there you can:
- Apply bold, italic, and underline.
- Change the text size.
- Add bullet or numbered lists and adjust alignment.
- Pick a colour for the note.
The toolbar only shows while the annotation is selected, so it stays out of the way the rest of the time. To remove an annotation, select it and use its delete control.
Saved with the workflow
Annotations are saved as part of the workflow and travel with it when you export or import it, so your notes stay attached wherever the workflow goes.