Mark up files on Mac
Markup on your Mac lets you write, sign and draw on, or crop or rotate, PDF documents and images. If your iPhone or iPad is nearby, you can use Continuity Markup to mark up the file on your device — even using Apple Pencil on iPad — and instantly see the changes on your Mac.
To use Continuity features, your devices must have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on and meet system requirements. See the Apple Support article System requirements for Continuity on Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch.
When using Quick Look on your Mac, click the Markup tool
. Or when using Quick Actions, choose Markup.Markup is also available in various apps, such as Mail, Notes, TextEdit and Photos.
Use the tools to mark up an image or a PDF document on your Mac; the tools that are available vary depending on the type of file.
If your iPhone or iPad is nearby, click the Annotate tool
to use Continuity Markup to mark up the file on your device. For information about using Apple Pencil on iPad, see Draw in apps with Markup in the iPad User Guide.To switch between your markup and the iPad Home screen, swipe up from the bottom of your iPad with one finger. To return to your markup, swipe up from the bottom with one finger to show the iPad Dock, then tap the Sidecar icon
.Note: To duplicate any shape, text or signature, press and hold the Option key while you drag an item; use the yellow guides to align the items. If you don’t like your changes and want to start again, click Revert.
Tool
Description
Sketch
Sketch a shape using a single stroke.
If your drawing is recognised 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:
Loupe
: Drag the loupe to the area you want to magnify. To increase or decrease the magnification, drag the green handle; drag the blue handle to change the loupe size. To further magnify an area, you can create additional loupes and stack them, using the yellow guides to align them.
Highlight
: Drag the highlight where you want. To resize it, use the blue handles.
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, click the Sign tool, click Create Signature if shown, then click how you want to create your signature:
Use a trackpad: Click Trackpad, click the text when asked, sign your name on the trackpad using your finger, then click Done. If you don’t like the results, click Clear, then try again.
If your trackpad supports it, press your finger more firmly on the trackpad to sign with a heavier, darker line.
Use your Mac computer’s built-in camera: Click Camera, hold your signature (on white paper) facing the camera so that your signature is level with the blue line in the window. When your signature appears in the window, click Done. If you don’t like the results, click Clear, then try again.
Use your iPhone or iPad: Click Select Device, then choose a device (if more than one is available). On your device, use your finger or Apple Pencil (on iPad) to sign your name, then click Done. If you don’t like the results, click Clear, then try again.
Shape Style
Change the thickness and type of lines used in a shape, and add a shadow.
Border Colour
Change the colour of the lines used in a shape.
Fill Colour
Change the colour that’s used inside a shape.
Text Style
Change the font or the font style and colour.
Rotate Left
or Rotate Right 
Click
to rotate the item to the left. Continue clicking to keep rotating.To rotate the item to the right, press and hold the Option key, then click
until you’ve finished 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.
Annotate
Annotate the item using Continuity Markup to sketch or draw on it using your nearby iPhone or iPad.
The Annotate tool appears blue
when your device is connected; to disconnect your device, click the tool again.When you’ve finished with your markup, click Done.
If you’re working in the Quick Look or Quick Actions window, your changes can’t be undone after you close the window.