# Annotations preference page

The following preferences can be changed on the Annotations preference page.

Option | Description
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Show in Text as | This option controls whether the selected annotation type is shown in the text. The corresponding text will be underlined with squiggles or highlighted.
Show in Overview ruler | This option controls whether the overview ruler on the right side of the text editor is shown.
Show in Vertical ruler | This option controls whether the selected annotation type is shown in the vertical ruler.
Color | This option controls the color for the selected annotation type.

Here is what the Annotations preference page looks like: