# Annotated area disappears in 2D 

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/annotated-area-disappears-in-2d/17707>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 20, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/annotated-area-disappears-in-2d/17707 "2021-05-20T12:02:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![caesarsalad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@caesarsalad](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/caesarsalad)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/annotated-area-disappears-in-2d/17707/1 "2021-05-20T12:02:52Z")

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When I paint or draw on my image, as soon as I let go of the mouse the annotated area disappears. Any ideas on why this might be?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/annotated-area-disappears-in-2d/17707/2 "2021-05-20T12:33:39Z")

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A post was merged into an existing topic: [Cannot paint segments on video](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/cannot-paint-segments-on-video/17710)

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/annotated-area-disappears-in-2d/17707/3 "2021-05-20T12:33:39Z")

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