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
.
Choose a photo or video from your photo library, or take a new photo or video.
To change the preview size of attachments, touch and hold an attachment, then tap Small Images or Large Images.
Tip: To draw on a photo, tap the photo, then tap .
To save photos and videos taken in Notes to the Photos app, go to Settings > Notes, then turn on Save to Photos.
Scan a document into a note using the camera
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
(on an iPad with a flash).
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
.
Mark up the document: Tap
, tap
, then use the Markup tools to add annotations or your signature.
Delete the scan: Tap
.
Add info from another app to a note
You can add information from another app as an attachment to a note—for example, a location in Maps, a webpage in Safari, a PDF in Files, or a screenshot.
In the other app, open the item you want to share (for example, a map or webpage).
Tap Share or
, then tap Notes.
Save the item to a new note or choose an existing note.
View all attachments in Notes
Above the notes list, tap
, then tap View Attachments to see thumbnails of drawings, photos, links, documents, and other attachments. (Attachments in locked notes aren’t shown.)
To go to a note with a specific attachment, tap the attachment thumbnail, then tap Show in Note.