Add Text to Photos Using Markup for iPhone and iPad

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Duplicate a Photo in iOS 13

Add Text to a Photo With Markup on iPhone or iPad

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Adding text or captions to annotate your photos and screenshots is an excellent way to communicate specific details directly to your audience. Because Markup comes built into iOS, there isn't a dire need for third-party applications, at least for everyday edits and captions.

Adding some words or pointing out specific things on a photo with arrows, underlines, and highlights are far more effective than trying to explain it verbally. It's also a fun way to spruce up images that you share with your friends and family.

In the following article, we're going to walk through the steps of adding text to an image on an iPad or iPhone using Markup.

For this guide, we used an iPhone 7 running iOS 13.5.

If you plan on performing several edits with Markup, it might be a good idea to make a duplicate copy of the image you're editing.

1. 1
   Tap the Photos app.

   

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2. 2
   Once you've selected the image, scroll down, and tap the share button.

   

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3. 3
   Tap Duplicate.

   

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   If the duplicate option isn't available, scroll down and tap Edit Actions.

   

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   Tap the + sign next to Duplicate.

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6. 6
   Tap Done

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   You've successfully created an exact copy of your image. Feel free to edit a copy as much as you wish.

   

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1. 1
   Open the Photos app.

   

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2. 2
   Select the image you're going to add text to.

   

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3. 3
   Tap Edit in the upper right corner.

   

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4. 4
   Tap the vertical ellipse menu in the top right corner.

   

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5. 5
   Tap Markup.

   

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6. 6
   Tap OK if the Live Photos dialog box appears.

   

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7. 7
   Once your photo is open in Markup, tap the + sign in the lower right corner, then tap Text.

   

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   When the Text box appears, tap inside it to bring up your device's keyboard

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   You can move the text around by tap+holding the block.

   

   You can enlarge the text box area by pulling one of the four corners, which is helpful when you have a lot of words.

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   Change the color of your text by tapping one of the preset colors along the bottom, or, tap the color wheel in the lower-right corner for more options.

   

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10. 10
    To add arrows, tap the + symbol in the bottom right corner, then tap the arrow icon.

    

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    You can change an arrow's size, shape, and orientation by tapping and pulling on the colored dots.

    

    To move the arrow around, tap+hold the tip and drag and drop it wherever you wish.

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    To cut, copy, delete, or duplicate arrows and text blocks, tap+hold the object until the horizontal menu appears.

    

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    You can fix any made corrections or fix errors at any point by tapping the undo/redo arrow icons at the top of the screen

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    Once you're satisfied with your changes, tap Done in the upper-right corner.

    

    You can always open your edited photo again in Markup to make additional changes.

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If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.

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