The following preferences can be changed on the preference page.
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Annotation types | Show the items in the IDE that include annotations. | N/A |
| Show in Vertical ruler | Shows the selected annotation type in the vertical ruler. | Depends on the item selected from the Annotations type list. |
| Show in Overview ruler | Shows the overview ruler on the right side of the text editor. | Depends on the item selected from the Annotations type list. |
| Show in Test as | Shows the selected annotation type in the text. The corresponding text will be identified, such as being underlined with squiggles or highlighted. | Depends on the item selected from the Annotations type list. |
| Color | controls the color for the selected annotation type. | Depends on the item selected from the Annotations type list. |
| Include in next/previous navigation | Navigate to the next annotation by pressing Ctrl –+ –. and to the previous one by pressing Ctrl –+ –, . By default, not all available annotation types are included in navigation, for example, breakpoints aren't part of it. Breakpoints and other annotation types can either be enabled using the Next Annotation toolbar button dropdown menu, or by selecting the Include in next/previous navigation option. | Depends on the item selected from the Annotations type list. |