Use the Add Media tool to take photos, scan documents, and add images to your note. Enrich your note with GIFs, stickers, and image playground. Insert sticky notes for quick reminders.
Media can be placed and moved around anywhere on the note.
Overview
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Tap twice or click on
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A second menu will appear with the options:
Photos,
Camera,
Stickers,
GIF's,
Sticky Notes, and
Image Playground
Photos
- Select an image from Photos or Albums to add it to your note.
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Select the camera icon in the bottom left to take a photo and add it to your note.
- Once added to the page, tap or click on the image to select it.
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A menu will appear with the options to:
Crop, Copy, Cut, Duplicate, Send Forward, Send Backward, and Delete - Select
for Format, Fit to Page, Flip Vertically, Flip Horizontally, Convert to Ink
Send Forward and Backward
Adjust the arrangement of overlapping images and stickers.
- Add an Image or Sticker
- Select the Image or Sticker.
- Select
to bring it forward or
to move it backward.
Please note: GIFs can not be sent backward behind images and stickers at this time.
Use Send Backward to Separate Ink from an Image
- Add an Image.
- Draw on the image.
- Tap on the image to select it and tap
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- Move the image and the ink will stay in place.
Document Scan
- Tap on the media icon
, then select Photos
from the menu that appears
- Use
to scan a document and add it to your note.
- Tap the shutter button to scan and adjust the corners to set the perimeter of the document.
- Select Save to add the document(s) to your note as a PDF.
Stickers
- Tap or click on a sticker to add it to your note.
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Tap Select to add multiple stickers at once or add stickers to your Favorites.
- Recents: Stickers that you used last.
- My Stickers: Stickers that you created by grouping handwritten elements as a sticker.
- Favorites: Stickers that you favorited.
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Once added to the page, tap or click on the sticker to select it.
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From the menu:
Crop, Copy, Cut, Duplicate, Send Forward, Send Backward, and Delete -
Select
for Format, Fit to Page, Flip Vertically, Flip Horizontally, Convert to Ink
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From the menu:
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GIFs
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Search through GIFs and choose ones to add to your note.
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Once added to the page, tap or click on the GIF to select it.
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From the menu:
Crop, Copy, Cut, Duplicate, Send Forward, Send Backward, and Delete - Select
for Disable Text Wrap or Fit to Page
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From the menu:
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Once added to the page, tap or click on the GIF to select it.
Sticky Notes
- Tap or click on blank, rule, grid, and dot sticky notes to add to your note.
- Use Pen, Pencil, or Highlighter to write on the sticky notes—when you move the sticky note, what you wrote will move with it.
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Tap on the sticky note and adjust the corners to shrink or expand the size of the sticky note.
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Tip: Make the sticky note smaller when you need more space on the page!
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Tip: Make the sticky note smaller when you need more space on the page!
Image Playground
Bring your ideas to life by using your photo library, text, and creativity to design styled images.
- Tap or click on the media icon
, then select
Image Playground from the menu that appears.
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Create an image by:
- Tapping on a concept: Choose from suggestions, themes, costumes, accessories, or places.
- Using a description: Tap on "Describe an Image" and type your description.
- Using an image of a person: Create an image based on someone from your library.
- Using any photo: Upload or take a photo.
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To adjust the Image Style tap Style and choose from Animation or Illustration.
- To explore different versions of an image, tap the preview bubble and swipe left.
- Tap Done in the top-right corner to save image it to your note.
Please note: Image Playground is available on iOS 18.2 or later and works with the following devices:
- iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max
- iPad with an A17 Pro or M1 chip and newer
- Macs with an M1 chip or newer
Rotating Media
While using any tool except for the Navigate tool, tap a media object and use the rotation handle to rotate.