iOS 12

Add attachments to notes on iPad

In the Notes app , you can attach photos, videos, and scanned documents. You can even add info from other apps—maps, links, documents, and more.

Add a photo or video

In a note, tap .
Take a new photo or video, or tap Photo Library to add existing photos and videos.
To change the preview size of attachments, touch and hold an attachment, then choose Small Images or Large Images.

To automatically save photos or videos you take in Notes to the Photos app, go to Settings > Notes, then turn on Save to Photos.

You can use Markup to write or draw on a photo.

In a note, tap the photo, then tap .
Using the sketching tools, draw with your finger or Apple Pencil (on supported models).
When you’re finished, tap Done.

In a note, tap , then choose Scan Documents.
Position iPad so that the document page appears on the screen; iPad automatically captures the page.
To manually capture the page, tap or press a volume button. To turn the flash on or off, tap .
Scan additional pages, then tap Save when you’re done.
To make changes to the saved document, tap it, then do any of the following:
- Add more pages: Tap .
- Crop the image: Tap .
- Apply a filter: Tap , then choose to scan the page as a color, grayscale, or black and white document, or as a photo.
- Rotate the image: Tap .
- Add markup: Tap , tap , then draw with your finger. To add a signature, tap , then tap Signature.
- Delete the scan: Tap .

You can add information from another app as an attachment to a note—for example, a location in Maps, a webpage in Safari, or a PDF in Files.

In the other app, open the item you want to share (for example, a map or webpage).
Tap Share or , then tap Add to Notes.
Tap Choose Note, then add the attachment to a new note or an existing note.

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