[David Cutler]

Great tip @Doug McLean ! All of my custom area measurement tools are setup this way.

On a similar note I have my default “Rectangle” tool set to a yellow color with the “highlight” option set and a yellow border. This provides a great tool for highlighting large blocks of text or an area on a drawing. The tool has the added benefit of providing a “crisp” rectangular highlight compared with the rounded end that the highlighter tool provides.