Add attachments to notes on iPhone

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 iPhone so that the document page appears on the screen; iPhone 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 .
- 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.

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iPhone User Guide

Add attachments to notes on iPhone

Add a photo or video

Scan a document into a note using the camera

Add info from another app to a note

View all attachments in Notes