Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/ObjectExtractor.java
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diff -u -rbd8e4d7f256d453e579e8138182bf51898b2b256 -r807ee44ba2b94bf055eacc744cc657b76ae1927b
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/ObjectExtractor.java	(.../ObjectExtractor.java)	(revision bd8e4d7f256d453e579e8138182bf51898b2b256)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/ObjectExtractor.java	(.../ObjectExtractor.java)	(revision 807ee44ba2b94bf055eacc744cc657b76ae1927b)
@@ -886,8 +886,11 @@
 	    annotation.setEndXcoord((Integer) JsonUtil.opt(annotationJSON, AuthoringJsonTags.END_XCOORD));
 	    annotation.setEndYcoord((Integer) JsonUtil.opt(annotationJSON, AuthoringJsonTags.END_YCOORD));
 	    annotation.setColor((String) JsonUtil.opt(annotationJSON, AuthoringJsonTags.COLOR));
-	    annotation.setSize(Short.valueOf((String) JsonUtil.opt(annotationJSON, AuthoringJsonTags.SIZE)));
-
+	    String size = (String) JsonUtil.opt(annotationJSON, AuthoringJsonTags.SIZE);
+	    if (size != null) {
+		annotation.setSize(Short.valueOf(size));
+	    }
+	    
 	    if (found) {
 		baseDAO.update(annotation);
 	    } else {
Index: lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js
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diff -u -r424fa63f3281feb5ee5713067bdc3d30f58e278e -r807ee44ba2b94bf055eacc744cc657b76ae1927b
--- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js	(.../authoringGeneral.js)	(revision 424fa63f3281feb5ee5713067bdc3d30f58e278e)
+++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js	(.../authoringGeneral.js)	(revision 807ee44ba2b94bf055eacc744cc657b76ae1927b)
@@ -2436,7 +2436,7 @@
 				'annotationUIID' : this.uiid,
 				'title' 		 : this.title,
 				'xCoord'    	 : parseInt(box.x),
-				'yCoord'    	 : parseInt(box.y),
+				'yCoord'    	 : parseInt(box.y) + (size ? +size : 0),
 				'endXCoord' 	 : isRegion ? parseInt(box.x2) : null,
 				'endYCoord' 	 : isRegion ? parseInt(box.y2) : null,
 				'color'	    	 : Snap.color(this.items.shape.attr('fill')).hex,