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Version: 0.95

(Beta) Using word-based annotations

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This is a beta feature available to customers using a Snorkel-hosted instance of Snorkel Flow. Beta features may have known gaps or bugs, but are functional workflows and eligible for Snorkel Support. To access beta features, contact Snorkel Support to enable the feature flag for your Snorkel-hosted instance.

Snorkel Flow supports word-based annotations within PDFs, specifically for named entity recognition (NER). You can annotate a single word or a group of words based on your annotation task, such as a person, location, or organization, etc.

Follow the steps outlined below to add and remove word-based annotations in Annotation Studio.

Annotating a single word​

Follow these steps to annotate a single word in your PDF.

Annotate a single word​

  1. Navigate to the word you want to annotate.
  2. Double-click on the word to select the word and open the annotation menu.
  3. Choose the correct label from the annotation menu.

The word is now annotated with the label you selected.

Remove annotation from a single word​

  1. Navigate to the annotation you want to remove.
  2. Single- or double-click on the annotated word to select the word and open the annotation menu.
  3. Hover over the selected label and click on the "x" icon to remove it.

The annotation is now removed from the word.

Annotating multiple words​

Follow these steps to annotate multiple words in your PDF.

Annotate multiple words​

  1. Navigate to the section containing the group of words you want to annotate.
  2. Click and hold your mouse at the starting point of the desired text, then drag to create a bounding box around the group of words.
  3. Release the mouse button to highlight the selected text and open the annotation menu.
  4. Choose the correct label for the selected text from the annotation menu.

The group of words is now annotated with the label you selected.

Remove annotation from multiple words​

  1. Navigate to the section containing the group of words from which you want to remove the annotation.
  2. Click and hold your mouse at the starting point of the desired text, then drag to create a bounding box around the group of words.
  3. Release the mouse button to highlight the selected text and open the annotation menu.
  4. Hover over the selected label and click on the "x" icon to remove it.

The annotation is now removed from the group of words.