Add an image in Pages on iPad
You can add photos, graphics, and SVG images to any page and replace media placeholders with your own images. You can add images from photo albums on your device, insert them from iCloud, or take a photo with your device and add it directly to your document.
Tip: If you have an iPad model with M1 or later, or iPad mini with A17 Pro, you can use Image Playground with Apple Intelligence to create fun, original images based on a description and suggested concepts. You can also easily adjust the style and make changes to match text on a page. Select the text or image you want to work with, then tap Add to Playground. To learn more about Apple Intelligence, see the iPad User Guide.
Add an image
Go to the Pages app
on your iPad.Open a document, then tap
in the toolbar.Tap Photo or Video.
To insert an SVG image, or a file from iCloud or another service, tap “Insert from.”
Navigate to the image, then tap it.
Drag any blue dot to resize the image.
You can also copy an image from another document or application.
Create a media placeholder
You can add a media placeholder (to which you can add an image, video, or audio file) to a document. Using a media placeholder lets you easily replace media without disturbing other elements on the page.
Go to the Pages app
on your iPad.Open a document, add an image to your document, then format it the way you want your document’s images to look.
You can add a mask, add a border, rotate the image, change its size, and more.
Tap the image to select it, tap
, tap Image, then tap Set as Placeholder.
Replace a media placeholder with an image
Go to the Pages app
on your iPad.Open a document with a media placeholder.
Tap
in the bottom-right corner of a media placeholder, then tap Choose Photo or Video.Tap an album.
To use a photo from iCloud or another service, tap “Insert from” below the albums.
Tap the photo you want to add.
If you’re inserting a photo from iCloud or another service, tap folders to locate the image.
Drag any blue dot to resize the image.
Take a photo in Pages and add it to a document
You can take a photo with the camera on your device and insert the image directly into your document.
Go to the Pages app
on your iPad.Open a document, then do one of the following on the page where you want to add a photo:
Tap
in the bottom-right corner of a media placeholder, then tap Take Photo or Video.Tap
in the toolbar, then tap Camera.
To take the photo, tap Photo, tap
, then do one of the following:Insert the photo: Tap Use Photo.
Take the photo again: Tap Retake.
Cancel and return to the document: Tap Retake, then tap Cancel.
Drag any blue dot to resize the image.
You can edit the photo as you would any other image. The photo appears in the Photos app on your device.
Add an image description
You can add a description to any image in your document. Image descriptions are read by assistive technology (for example, VoiceOver) when someone uses that technology to access your document. Image descriptions aren’t visible anywhere in your document.
Go to the Pages app
on your iPad.Open a document, tap an image to select it, tap
, then tap Image.Tap Description, then tap in the text box and enter your text.
If you export your document as a PDF, image descriptions are still readable by assistive technology. See Export to Word, PDF, or another file format.
To add descriptions to the images in an image gallery, see Add an image gallery. To add a caption to your image, see Create a caption for an image or other object.
To work with multiple images at the same time, touch and hold one image, then tap the other images with another finger.
Tip: You can also break apart SVG images into shapes, then edit them individually. To learn more, see Combine or break apart shapes.