Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/ObjectExtractor.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/ObjectExtractor.java,v
diff -u -r1.97.2.12 -r1.97.2.13
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/ObjectExtractor.java	10 Mar 2017 08:27:51 -0000	1.97.2.12
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/ObjectExtractor.java	28 Mar 2017 06:47:37 -0000	1.97.2.13
@@ -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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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js,v
diff -u -r1.51.2.67 -r1.51.2.68
--- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js	10 Mar 2017 08:29:52 -0000	1.51.2.67
+++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js	28 Mar 2017 06:47:37 -0000	1.51.2.68
@@ -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,