diff --git a/Display/JavaViewer/src/main/java/com/datalogics/pdfl/JavaViewer/Document/Annotations/AnnotationProperties.java b/Display/JavaViewer/src/main/java/com/datalogics/pdfl/JavaViewer/Document/Annotations/AnnotationProperties.java
index 583cdfe4..1b7f1f0d 100644
--- a/Display/JavaViewer/src/main/java/com/datalogics/pdfl/JavaViewer/Document/Annotations/AnnotationProperties.java
+++ b/Display/JavaViewer/src/main/java/com/datalogics/pdfl/JavaViewer/Document/Annotations/AnnotationProperties.java
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ public void setEndPoint(Point endPoint) {
     }
 
     public Form getNormalAppereance() {
-        return getProperty(AnnotationConsts.NORM_APPEARANCE, new Form(new Content()), Form.class);
+        return getProperty(AnnotationConsts.NORM_APPEARANCE, new Form(new Content(), null), Form.class);
     }
 
     public String getFontFace() {
diff --git a/Display/JavaViewer/src/main/java/com/datalogics/pdfl/JavaViewer/Document/Annotations/FreeTextAnnotationHolder.java b/Display/JavaViewer/src/main/java/com/datalogics/pdfl/JavaViewer/Document/Annotations/FreeTextAnnotationHolder.java
index dba3e834..5374761d 100644
--- a/Display/JavaViewer/src/main/java/com/datalogics/pdfl/JavaViewer/Document/Annotations/FreeTextAnnotationHolder.java
+++ b/Display/JavaViewer/src/main/java/com/datalogics/pdfl/JavaViewer/Document/Annotations/FreeTextAnnotationHolder.java
@@ -66,105 +66,6 @@ private void setAutosize() {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Method is used to generate annotation appearance. It uses current font
-     * face, size, alignment and background and foreground colors of annotation.
-     * 
-     * @return - new annotation form which constrains from input data
-     */
-    private Form getAnnotationForm() {
-        Rect dLRect = getProperties().getBoundingRect();
-        String annotationText = getProperties().getContents();
-        Content content = (getProperties().getNormalAppereance() != null) ? getProperties().getNormalAppereance().getContent() : new Content();
-        GraphicState gs = new GraphicState();
-        Path path = new Path();
-        EnumSet<PathPaintOpFlags> pathPaintOpFlag;
-
-        if (gs.getStrokeColor() != null) {
-            gs.setStrokeColor(Utils.transform(getProperties().getForeColor()));
-            pathPaintOpFlag = path.getPaintOp();
-            pathPaintOpFlag.add(PathPaintOpFlags.STROKE);
-            path.setPaintOp(pathPaintOpFlag);
-        }
-        if (getProperties().hasFill()) {
-            gs.setFillColor(Utils.transform(getProperties().getInteriorColor()));
-            pathPaintOpFlag = path.getPaintOp();
-            pathPaintOpFlag.add(PathPaintOpFlags.FILL);
-            path.setPaintOp(pathPaintOpFlag);
-        }
-
-        // get the properties for the text
-        GraphicState gsTextRun = new GraphicState();
-        gsTextRun.setFillColor(Utils.transform(getProperties().getForeColor()));
-        TextState textState = new TextState();
-        textState.setFontSize(getProperties().getFontSize());
-
-        com.datalogics.PDFL.Matrix matrix = new com.datalogics.PDFL.Matrix();
-        matrix.setH(dLRect.getLeft());
-        matrix.setV(dLRect.getTop() - (textState.getFontSize() * 0.85)); // not the right formula but "close enough"
-
-        double textWidth = dLRect.getRight() - dLRect.getLeft();
-
-        // get the font
-        com.datalogics.PDFL.Font dLFont = initFont();
-        TextRun textRun = null;
-        Text text = new Text();
-
-        int i = 0;
-
-        double maxTextHeight = 0;
-        // grab the text from the Rich Textbox and add it to the text that will
-        // be used
-        // to create the FreeText Annotation
-        if (annotationText != null) {
-            String[] chars = annotationText.split("\n");
-            while (i < chars.length) {
-                if (chars.length > 0) {
-                    if (getProperties().getQuadding() == HorizontalAlignment.LEFT)
-                        matrix.setH(matrix.getH() + 2.0 * (gs.getWidth()));
-                    try {
-                        textRun = new TextRun(chars[i], dLFont, gsTextRun, textState, matrix);
-                    } catch (Exception MissingCMapException) {
-                        if (MissingCMapException.getMessage().contains("537067605")) {
-                            Font tempFont = new com.datalogics.PDFL.Font("Helvetica");
-                            textRun = new TextRun(chars[i], tempFont, gsTextRun, textState, matrix);
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    double advance = textRun.getAdvance();
-                    double align = textWidth - advance;
-
-                    maxTextHeight += textRun.getBoundingBox().getHeight();
-                    if (getProperties().getQuadding() == HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT) {
-                        matrix.setH(matrix.getH() + align);
-                        textRun = new TextRun(chars[i], dLFont, gsTextRun, textState, matrix);
-                    } else if (getProperties().getQuadding() == HorizontalAlignment.CENTER) {
-                        matrix.setH(matrix.getH() + (align / 2.0));
-                        textRun = new TextRun(chars[i], dLFont, gsTextRun, textState, matrix);
-                    }
-
-                    matrix.setH(dLRect.getLeft());
-                    text.addRun(textRun);
-                }
-                matrix.setV(matrix.getV() - 1.2 * textState.getFontSize());
-                i++;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // create content to save the new annotation to
-        content = new Content();
-        path.setGraphicState(gs);
-        // adjust the rectangle so it does not clip the text
-        double width = dLRect.getRight() - dLRect.getLeft();
-        double height = dLRect.getTop() - dLRect.getBottom();
-
-        path.addRect(new Point(dLRect.getLeft(), dLRect.getBottom()), width, height);
-        content.addElement(path);
-        content.addElement(text);
-
-        return new Form(content); // create a new form and return it
-    }
-
     /**
      * Method is used to update FreeTextAnnotation's appearance. It sets font
      * face, font size, font alignment and foreground and background colors of