Bossin' Around (aka You're in Charge Now)

You can configure annotations to perform actions when tapped, double-tapped, or long pressed. (iOS/iPadOS) or click & double-click, & long press (macOS).

This menu is divided into three tabs, one for each gesture. That means each annotation could perform three distinct momentary actions. Each of these tabs features an Tap Into Chaos where you can choose an action to perform.

Tap Once or Click Once (The Polite Greeting)

You can assign an action to be performed when the annotation gets tapped or clicked. This will totally override the default gesture that selects the note. This means that to select the note, you'll need to use a two finger tap (iOS/iPadOS) or right-click (macOS). Actions are performed immediately when tapped/clicked unless a double tap/click action is assigned. In that case there's a brief delay as the system will need to determine if a double tap/click was performed. (Riveting, we know.)

Double Tap or Double Click (The Plot Twist)

You can assign a different action to be performed when an annotation is double tapped or double clicked. This will totally override the default double-tap or double-click to edit gesture. In this case, you'll need to double tap with two fingers or tap & hold (iOS/iPadOS) or right-click (macOS) to open the editor or context menu.

Long Press (The Dramatic Pause)

You can assign an action to be performed when you tap & hold on the annotation as if to open the context menu on iOS/iPadOS, or when you click & hold as if you were preparing to drag the annotation on macOS. Since this will perform an action, the tap & hold gesture to open the context menu will not function on iOS/iPadOS. You will need to double tap with two fingers to open the editor.

If you choose an action, it can totally mess with how you interact with the annotation. For instance, if you assign a double-tap action, you'll need to edit the annotation some other way. You can always use two fingers (iOS/iPadOS) or right-click (macOS) to access a context menu to edit the note. We're not responsible for the chaos that ensues.