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Annotate a photo with labels and measurements

Mark up any site photo on the phone—draw freehand, drop text labels on the image and key real measurements onto it—saved against the record with the original kept.

LMLee Moss · DirectorUpdated 9 August 2026
Every photo can be marked up the moment you take it. The annotation editor puts five tools along the bottom—Draw, Text, Sticker, Measure and Voice—so the defect is circled, labelled and measured while you are still standing in front of it.
  1. 01

    Open the annotation editor

    Open the photo in the app—whether it belongs to a space, a product or a form field—and choose annotate to open the editor. The tools sit in a row along the bottom: Draw, Text, Sticker, Measure and Voice, with undo and Done at the top.

    The SiteSurvey annotation editor on a site photo, with the Draw, Text, Sticker, Measure and Voice tools along the bottom.
  2. 02

    Draw freehand

    Choose Draw, pick a colour and stroke weight that stands out against the photograph, then circle the defect or trace the run with your finger.

    Drawing a freehand circle around a door handle on a site photo using the yellow stroke in the SiteSurvey annotation editor.
  3. 03

    Add a text label

    Choose Text, type the callout and tap Place, then drag the label into position on the image. Every issue gets called out in plain words on the evidence itself.

    Typing the label Door is sticking and placing it on a site photo in the SiteSurvey annotation editor.
  4. 04

    Add a measurement

    Choose Measure and tap Add line, then drag the endpoints across the feature—a door height, a clearance gap, a wall run. Tap the value on the line and key in the real figure, and add further lines with Add line.

    Adding a measurement line across a door on a site photo and keying in 200 cm in the SiteSurvey annotation editor.
  5. 05

    Save the markup

    Tap Done. The annotated photo is saved against the space, product or form field it belongs to, the untouched original is preserved beside it, and the marked-up version prints in reports exactly as annotated.

Good to know

  • Made a wrong mark? Use the undo arrow at the top to step back rather than starting over.
  • Measurements are keyed values, not scaled from the photo—measure the real feature on site and type the figure in.
  • For detail that is quicker said than written, use Voice—the spoken note is recorded against the photo and transcribed underneath it.

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