Add an image in Numbers on iPad
You can add photos, graphics, and SVG images to any sheet 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 slide.
Add an image
While viewing Numbers in landscape orientation, 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 spreadsheet 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 spreadsheet. Using a media placeholder lets you easily replace media without disturbing other elements on the sheet.
Add an image to your sheet, then format it the way you want your spreadsheet’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
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 Numbers and add it to a sheet
You can take a photo with the camera on your device and insert the image directly into your spreadsheet.
On the sheet where you want to add the photo, do one of the following:
Tap
in the bottom-right corner of a media placeholder, then tap Take Photo or Video.While viewing Numbers in landscape orientation, tap
, 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 spreadsheet: 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 spreadsheet. Image descriptions are read by assistive technology (for example, VoiceOver) when someone uses that technology to access your spreadsheet. Image descriptions aren’t visible anywhere in your spreadsheet.
Tap the image to select it, tap
, then tap Image.Tap Description, then tap in the text box and enter your text.
If you export your spreadsheet as a PDF, image descriptions are still readable by assistive technology. See Export to other file formats in Numbers on iPad.
To add an image gallery, see Add an image gallery in Numbers on iPad. To add a caption to your image, see Add a caption or title to objects in Numbers on iPad.
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.