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Eraser tool

Screenshot: ActvStudio 3 toolbar Marquee Select Pen Tool Highlighter Tool Eraser Tool Text Tool Clear Tool Undo Tool Redo Tool Reveal Tool Spotlight Tool Page Zoom Tool Camera Tool Recognition Tool Power Tools

Icon

icon of Eraser in ActivStudio3

What it does:

Erases annotations, e.g. anything you have written on the board using the Pen tool.

Right click:

No right click functionality.

What it can be used for:

Revealing text or images that are hidden under a box.

Watch out for:

The eraser doesn't actually delete what it is erasing! It actually creates another annotation that 'sees through' what you are deleting. (See for yourself by erasing something, then clicking on the area you have just erased using the marquee select tool and moving the eraser annotation). If you want to permanently remove something drag it into the Bin .

Techniques:

This tool is used in the following techniques:

 Behind the box - using the eraser to reveal hidden images.