Mark up attachments in your notes on Mac
When you add a PDF, scanned document, or image to your note, you can use Markup to write or draw on the attachment, rotate or crop it, or add shapes or a signature to it.
Go to the Notes app
on your Mac.Open the note with the attachment you want to mark up.
Move the pointer over the attachment, then do any of the following:
For a PDF or scanned document: Click
next to the document title, then choose Markup.If you don’t see the down arrow, Control-click the PDF or scanned document, click View As, choose Medium or Large, then try again.
For an image: Click
, then choose Markup.If you don’t see the pop-up menu, you may need to enable Markup. Choose Apple menu
, then click Login Items & Extensions. In Extensions, click 
next to Actions, then make sure Markup is turned on.
Use the tools to mark up the attachment (or use the Touch Bar).
If you’re using a trackpad, you can pinch to zoom in or out.
Tool
Description
Sketch
Sketch a shape using a single stroke.
If your drawing is recognized as a standard shape, it’s replaced by that shape; to use your drawing instead, choose it from the palette that’s shown.
Draw
Draw a shape using a single stroke. Press your finger more firmly on the trackpad to draw with a heavier, darker line.
This tool appears only on computers with a Force Touch trackpad.
Shapes
Click a shape, then drag it where you want. To resize the shape, use the blue handles. If it has green handles, use them to alter the shape.
You can zoom and highlight shapes using these tools:
Highlight
: Drag the highlight where you want. To resize it, use the blue handles.Zoom
Text
Type your text, then drag the text box where you want.
Highlight Selection
Highlight selected text.
Sign
If signatures are listed, click one, then drag it where you want. To resize it, use the blue handles.
To create a new signature, see Fill out and sign PDF forms in Preview.
Shape Style
Change the thickness and type of lines used in a shape, and add a shadow.
Border Color
Change the color of the lines used in a shape.
Fill Color
Change the color that’s used inside a shape.
Text Style
Change the font or the font style and color.
Rotate Left
or Rotate Right 
Click
to rotate an item to the left. Continue clicking to keep rotating.To rotate an item to the right, press and hold the Option key, then click
until you’re done rotating the item.Crop
Hide part of an item. Drag the corner handles until just the area you want to keep is shown within the frame’s border. You can also drag the frame to reposition it. When you’re ready, click Crop.
Image Description
Enter, view, or edit a description of an image. (The tool is highlighted when an image has a description.)
Image descriptions can be read by screen readers and are useful for anyone who has difficulty seeing images online. For example, if you use VoiceOver, the built-in screen reader on Mac, you can press the VoiceOver command VO-Shift-L to hear a description of the image in the VoiceOver cursor.
Annotate
Annotate an item by sketching or drawing on it using your nearby iPhone
Note: To use your nearby iPhone or iPad to sign or annotate items, it must meet Continuity system requirements. See the Apple Support article Continuity features and requirements on Apple devices.
When you’re finished, click Done.
