Work with PDFs in Notes on iPhone (2024)

iOS 17

Table of Contents

iPhone User Guide

Welcome
- Setup basics
- Make your iPhone your own
- Take great photos and videos
- Keep in touch with friends and family
- Share features with your family
- Use iPhone for your daily routines
- Expert advice from Apple Support
What’s new in iOS 17
- Turn on and set up iPhone
- Wake, unlock, and lock
- Set up cellular service
- Use Dual SIM
- Connect to the internet
- Find settings
- Set up mail, contacts, and calendar accounts
- Learn the meaning of the status icons
- Read and bookmark the user guide
- - Learn basic gestures
  - Learn gestures for iPhone models with Face ID
- Adjust the volume
- Silence iPhone
- Multitask with Picture in Picture
- Access features from the Lock Screen
- Use the Dynamic Island
- Perform quick actions
- Search on iPhone
- Get information about your iPhone
- View or change cellular data settings
- Travel with iPhone
- Change sounds and vibrations
- Use the Action button on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max
- Create a custom Lock Screen
- Change the wallpaper
- Adjust the screen brightness and color balance
- Keep the iPhone display on longer
- Use StandBy
- Customize the text size and zoom setting
- Change the name of your iPhone
- Change the date and time
- Change the language and region
- Use and customize Control Center
- Change or lock the screen orientation
- Customize sharing options
- Add or change keyboards
- Add emoji and stickers
- Take a screenshot
- Take a screen recording
- - Draw in documents
  - Add text, shapes, signatures, and more
- Fill out forms and sign documents
- Use Live Text to interact with content in a photo or video
- Use Visual Look Up to identify objects in your photos and videos
- Lift a subject from the photo background
- - Get apps
  - Use App Clips
  - Update apps
  - View or cancel subscriptions
  - Manage purchases, settings, and restrictions
  - Install and manage fonts
- - Buy books and audiobooks
  - Read books
  - Annotate books
  - Access books on other Apple devices
  - Listen to audiobooks
  - Set reading goals
  - Organize books
  - Read PDFs
- Calculator
- - Create and edit events in Calendar
  - Send invitations
  - Reply to invitations
  - Change how you view events
  - Search for events
  - Change calendar and event settings
  - Schedule or display events in a different time zone
  - Keep track of events
  - Use multiple calendars
  - Use the Holidays calendar
  - Share iCloud calendars
- - Adjust the shutter volume
  - Adjust HDR camera settings
  - Record videos
  - Record spatial videos for Apple Vision Pro
  - Record ProRes videos
  - Record videos in Cinematic mode
  - Change video recording settings
  - Save camera settings
  - Customize the Main camera lens
  - Change advanced camera settings
  - View, share, and print photos
  - Use Live Text
  - Scan a QR code
- - See the world clock
  - Set an alarm
  - Change the next wake up alarm
  - Use the stopwatch
  - Use multiple timers
- Compass
- - Add and use contact information
  - Edit contacts
  - Add your contact info
  - Use NameDrop on iPhone to share your contact info
  - Use other contact accounts
  - Use Contacts from the Phone app
  - Merge or hide duplicate contacts
  - Export contacts
- - Get started with FaceTime
  - - Make FaceTime calls
    - Receive FaceTime calls
  - Create a FaceTime link
  - Take a Live Photo
  - Turn on Live Captions in a FaceTime call
  - Use other apps during a call
  - Make a Group FaceTime call
  - View participants in a grid
  - Use SharePlay to watch, listen, and play together
  - Share your screen in a FaceTime call
  - Collaborate on a document in FaceTime
  - Use video conferencing features
  - Hand off a FaceTime call to another Apple device
  - Change the FaceTime video settings
  - Change the FaceTime audio settings
  - Change your appearance
  - Leave a call or switch to Messages
  - Block unwanted callers
  - Report a call as spam
- - Connect external devices or servers
  - Modify files, folders, and downloads
  - Search for files and folders
  - Organize files and folders
  - Send files
  - Set up iCloud Drive
  - Share files and folders in iCloud Drive
  - Use an external storage device, a file server, or a cloud storage service
- - Adjust map settings
- - Get started with Fitness
  - Track daily activity and change your move goal
  - See your activity summary
  - Sync a third-party workout app
  - Change fitness notifications
  - Share your activity
- - Get started with Freeform
  - Create a Freeform board
  - Draw or handwrite
  - Add text
  - Add shapes
  - Add files
  - Apply consistent styles
  - Position items on a board
  - Search Freeform boards
  - Share and collaborate
  - Delete and recover boards
- - Get started with Health
  - Fill out your Health Details
  - - Download health records
    - View health records
  - Monitor your walking steadiness
  - - Log menstrual cycle information
    - View menstrual cycle predictions and history
  - - Track your medications
    - Learn more about your medications
  - - Log your state of mind
    - Take a mental health assessment
  - - Check your headphone levels
    - Use audiogram data
  - Register as an organ donor
  - Back up your Health data
- - Intro to Home
  - Upgrade to the new Home architecture
  - Set up accessories
  - Control accessories
  - Control your home using Siri
  - Use Grid Forecast to plan your energy usage
  - Set up HomePod
  - Control your home remotely
  - Create and use scenes
  - Use automations
  - Set up security cameras
  - Use Face Recognition
  - Unlock your door with a home key
  - Configure a router
  - Invite others to control accessories
  - Add more homes
- - Get music, movies, and TV shows
  - Get ringtones
  - Manage purchases and settings
- - Get started with Journal
  - Write in your journal
  - Review your past journal entries
  - Change Journal settings
- - Magnify nearby objects
  - Change settings
- - - Add and remove email accounts
    - Set up a custom email domain
  - Check your email
  - Set email notifications
  - Search for email
  - Organize email in mailboxes
  - - Flag or block emails
    - Filter emails
  - - Use Hide My Email
    - Use Mail Privacy Protection
  - Change email settings
  - Delete and recover emails
  - Add a Mail widget to your Home Screen
  - Print emails
- - View maps
  - Get traffic and weather info
  - Get rides
  - Estimate travel time and ETA
  - Download offline maps
  - Look around places
  - Take Flyover tours
  - Find your Maps settings
- - Measure dimensions
  - View and save measurements
  - Measure a person’s height
  - Use the level
- - Set up Messages
  - About iMessage
  - Send and reply to messages
  - Unsend and edit messages
  - Keep track of messages
  - Search
  - Forward and share messages
  - Group conversations
  - Watch, listen, or play together using SharePlay
  - Collaborate on projects
  - Use iMessage apps
  - Take and edit photos or videos
  - Share photos, links, and more
  - Send stickers
  - Request, send, and receive payments
  - Send and receive audio messages
  - Share your location
  - Animate messages
  - Send and save GIFs
  - Turn read receipts on or off
  - Change notifications
  - Block, filter, and report messages
  - Delete messages and attachments
  - Recover deleted messages
- - Get music
  - View albums, playlists, and more
  - Play music
  - Show song credits and lyrics
  - Queue up your music
  - Listen to broadcast radio
  - Change the way music sounds
- - Get started with News
  - Use News widgets
  - See news stories chosen just for you
  - Read stories
  - Follow your favorite teams with My Sports
  - Listen to Apple News Today
  - Search for news stories
  - Save stories in News for later
  - Subscribe to individual news channels
- - Get started with Notes
  - Add or remove accounts
  - Create and format notes
  - Draw or write
  - Add photos, videos, and more
  - Scan text and documents
  - Work with PDFs
  - Add links
  - Create Quick Notes
  - Search notes
  - Organize in folders
  - Organize with tags
  - Use Smart Folders
  - Share and collaborate
  - Export or print notes
  - Lock notes
  - Change Notes settings
- - Make a call
  - View and delete the call history
  - Answer or decline incoming calls
  - While on a call
  - Have a conference or three-way call on iPhone
  - Set up voicemail
  - Check voicemail
  - Change voicemail greeting and settings
  - Select ringtones and vibrations
  - Make calls using Wi-Fi
  - Set up call forwarding
  - Set up call waiting
  - Block or avoid unwanted calls
- - View photos and videos
  - Play videos and slideshows
  - Delete or hide photos and videos
  - Edit photos and videos
  - Trim video length and adjust slow motion
  - Edit Cinematic mode videos
  - Edit Live Photos
  - Edit portraits
  - Use photo albums
  - Edit, share, and organize albums
  - Filter and sort photos and videos in albums
  - Make stickers from your photos
  - Duplicate and copy photos and videos
  - Merge duplicate photos and videos
  - Search for photos
  - Identify people and pets
  - Browse photos by location
  - Share photos and videos
  - Share long videos
  - View photos and videos shared with you
  - Watch memories
  - Personalize your memories
  - Manage memories and featured photos
  - - Use iCloud Photos
    - Create shared albums
    - Add and remove people in a shared album
    - Add and delete photos and videos in a shared album
    - Set up or join an iCloud Shared Photo Library
    - Add content to an iCloud Shared Photo Library
    - Use iCloud Shared Photo Library
  - Import and export photos and videos
  - Print photos
- - Find podcasts
  - Listen to podcasts
  - Follow your favorite podcasts
  - Use the Podcasts widget
  - Organize your podcast library
  - Download, save, or share podcasts
  - Subscribe to podcasts
  - Listen to subscriber-only content
  - Change download settings
- - Add or remove accounts
  - Make a grocery list
  - Add items to a list
  - Edit and manage a list
  - Search and organize lists
  - Work with templates
  - Organize with tags
  - Use Smart Lists
  - Share and collaborate
  - Print reminders
  - Use the Reminders widget
  - Change Reminders settings
- - Browse the web
  - Search for websites
  - Customize your Safari settings
  - Change the layout
  - Use Safari profiles
  - Use Siri to listen to a webpage
  - Bookmark favorite webpages
  - Save pages to a Reading List
  - Find links shared with you
  - Annotate and save a webpage as a PDF
  - Automatically fill in forms
  - Get extensions
  - Hide ads and distractions
  - Clear your cache and cookies
- Shortcuts
- - Check stocks
  - Manage multiple watchlists
  - Read business news
  - Add earnings reports to your calendar
  - Use a Stocks widget
- Tips
- - Translate text, voice, and conversations
  - Translate text in apps
  - Translate with the camera view
- - Subscribe to Apple TV+, MLS Season Pass, or an Apple TV channel
  - Add your TV provider
  - Get shows, movies, and more
  - Control playback
  - Manage your library
  - Change the settings
- - Make a recording
  - Play it back
  - Edit or delete a recording
  - Keep recordings up to date
  - Organize recordings
  - Search for or rename a recording
  - Share a recording
  - Duplicate a recording
- - Keep cards and passes in Wallet
  - Set up Apple Pay
  - Use Apple Pay for contactless payments
  - Use Apple Pay in apps and on the web
  - Track your orders
  - Use Apple Cash
  - Use Apple Card
  - Use Savings
  - Pay for transit
  - Access your home, hotel room, and vehicle
  - Add identity cards
  - Use passes
  - Use COVID-19 vaccination cards
  - Check your Apple Account balance
  - Use Express Mode
  - Organize your Wallet
  - Remove cards or passes
- - Check the weather
  - Check the weather in other locations
  - View weather maps
  - Manage weather notifications
  - Use Weather widgets
  - Learn the weather icons
- Use Siri
- Find out what Siri can do
- Tell Siri about yourself
- Have Siri announce calls and notifications
- Add Siri Shortcuts
- About Siri Suggestions
- Use Siri in your car
- Change Siri settings
- Contact emergency services
- Use Emergency SOS via satellite
- Request Roadside Assistance via satellite
- Set up and view your Medical ID
- Use Check In
- Manage Crash Detection
- Reset privacy and security settings in an emergency
- Set up Family Sharing
- Add Family Sharing members
- Remove Family Sharing members
- Share subscriptions
- Share purchases
- Share locations with family and locate lost devices
- Set up Apple Cash Family and Apple Card Family
- Set up parental controls
- Set up a child’s device
- Get started with Screen Time
- Protect your vision health with Screen Distance
- Set up Screen Time
- Set communication and safety limits and block inappropriate content
- Set up Screen Time for a family member
- Charging cable
- Power adapters
- MagSafe chargers and battery packs
- MagSafe cases and sleeves
- Qi-certified wireless chargers
- - Use AirPods
  - Use EarPods
- Apple Watch
- - Wirelessly stream videos and photos to Apple TV or a smart TV
  - Connect to a display with a cable
- HomePod and other wireless speakers
- External storage devices
- Bluetooth accessories
- Printers
- Share your internet connection
- Allow phone calls on your iPad and Mac
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Cut, copy, and paste between iPhone and other devices
- Stream video or mirror the screen of your iPhone
- Start SharePlay instantly
- Use AirDrop to send items
- Connect iPhone and your computer with a cable
- Intro to CarPlay
- Connect to CarPlay
- Use Siri
- Use your vehicle’s built-in controls
- Get turn-by-turn directions
- Report traffic incidents
- Change the map view
- Make phone calls
- Play music
- View your calendar
- Send and receive text messages
- Announce incoming text messages
- Play podcasts
- Play audiobooks
- Listen to news stories
- Control your home
- Use other apps with CarPlay
- Rearrange icons on CarPlay Home
- Change settings in CarPlay
- Get started with accessibility features
- Turn on accessibility features for setup
- Change Siri accessibility settings
- Open features with Accessibility Shortcut
- - Overview
  - Lock iPhone to one app with Guided Access
- Use built-in privacy and security protections
- Keep your Apple ID secure
- Create and manage Hide My Email addresses
- Protect your web browsing with iCloud Private Relay
- Use a private network address
- Use Advanced Data Protection
- Use Lockdown Mode
- Use Stolen Device Protection
- Receive warnings about sensitive content
- Use Contact Key Verification
- Turn iPhone on or off
- Force restart iPhone
- Update iOS
- Back up iPhone
- Reset iPhone settings
- Restore all content from a backup
- Restore purchased and deleted items
- Sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone
- Erase iPhone
- Install or remove configuration profiles
- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Find more resources for software and service
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Ultra Wideband information
- Class 1 Laser information
- Apple and the environment
- Disposal and recycling information
- Unauthorized modification of iOS
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Attach a PDF to a note

To attach a PDF from an app such as Files or Mail, do any of the following:

Drag the file into a note.
Touch and hold the file, tap Share, tap Notes, then choose a note.

View and edit a PDF in a note

Open the Notes app on your iPhone.
In the note with the PDF, tap , then do any of the following:
- Change the preview size: Tap View As, then choose Small, Medium, or Large.
- View in full screen: Tap Quick Look.
- Copy, share, rename, or delete the PDF: Choose an action.
When using the Medium or Large preview size, you can also do any of the following:
- Show or hide thumbnails: Tap .
- Zoom in and see more: Pinch the screen or swipe right to see more pages.
- Edit a page: Tap the thumbnail for the page, tap , then choose an action such as Rotate Left, Rotate Right, Filters, Crop Page, or Insert Blank Page. (Filters and Crop Page are supported only in scanned documents.)

Annotate a PDF in a note

Small preview size: Tap the PDF to open it, then tap .
Medium and large preview sizes: Tap .

See Write and draw in documents with Markup on iPhone.

Collaborate with others

Get real-time updates when you collaborate on a note with other people. As you mark up a document, draw a diagram, or add a sticker, your collaborators can see the changes on their devices.

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Work with PDFs in Notes on iPhone (2024)

FAQs

Can I edit PDF in iPhone Notes? ›

In the Notes app , you can attach, view, edit, and collaborate on PDFs, including documents you scanned into a note. Annotate or sketch directly on PDFs and scanned documents in your note. You can even preview multiple PDFs in the same note.

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How do I fill out a PDF on my iPhone Notes? ›

Fill out a PDF form

On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Drive app.
Tap the PDF you want to fill out.
At the bottom, tap Fill out form. If you don't see the option, you may not be able to fill out this PDF.
Enter your information in the PDF form.
At the top right, tap Save. To save as a copy, click More. Save as.

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Can I make a PDF from iPhone Notes? ›

Export a note as a PDF

Open the note, tap. , then tap Markup.
Mark up the pages in the exported PDF as needed, then tap Done to save the PDF.

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How can I read PDF Files easily on my iPhone? ›

Method 1 — Use Safari.

PDFs will automatically open in the Safari app unless indicated otherwise. Choosing a link to a PDF will show it in the browser. Zoom in and out to easily view portions of your PDF. Press and hold to highlight and copy text.

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How to make a PDF editable on iPhone? ›

Edit PDF Files on iPhone with a Free PDF Editor

Step 1: Download and install the PDFgear app. Download PDFGear from the app store and install it.
Step 2: Import file. Search for the PDF file you need to view or edit via PDFgear. ...
Step 3: Choose edit tools. ...
Step 4: Save the modified PDF.

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How do I edit a PDF for note taking? ›

Next, follow these four steps:

Select the "comment" ribbon at the top of Power PDF, which displays the annotation tools.
Select the "annotate" button, which features an icon of a paper and pencil. ...
Select a section on a PDF page where you'd like to add an annotation. ...
Type your note in the box and save the annotation.

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How to convert PDF into Notes? ›

To make notes on a PDF in Chrome, first open the PDF in Chrome. Then, click on the More actions menu in the upper-right corner of the window and select Add notes. A text box will appear where you can type in your note. You can also change the font size and color by clicking the Text button in the toolbar.

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How do I scan a PDF into Notes on my iPhone? ›

Scan a document

Open Notes and select a note or create a new one.
Tap the Camera button , then tap Scan Documents .
Place your document in view of the camera.
If your device is in Auto mode, your document will automatically scan. ...
Tap Save or add additional scans to the document.

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How do I type on a PDF in Notes? ›

With the PDF embedded in the note, click the chevron icon next to the name of the PDF document, then choose Markup. In the Markup window that opens, you will see all the tools you can use to add annotations to your PDF file, and you can turn the pages to annotate throughout the document.

Can I import PDF to Apple Notes? ›

You can attach photos, videos, PDFs, and other items to your notes.

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How do I view PDF Notes on my iPhone? ›

How to View All Annotations in a PDF on iPhone

Open the PDF document in Highlights. Tap the PDF you want to open in the Highlights document browser: The PDF opens full screen:
Tap on Notes in the top toolbar. This takes you to the notes view:

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How do I convert a PDF to Word with Notes? ›

Open a PDF file in Acrobat.

Click the “Export PDF” tool in the right pane. Choose Microsoft Word as your export format and then choose “Word Document.” Click “Export.” If your PDF contains scanned text, the Acrobat Word converter will run text recognition automatically.

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Why can't i read PDF on iPhone? ›

This will happen if you don't have the right viewing software downloaded to your device. The most common type of greyed-out file on iPhone is a PDF. While PDFs are great for maintaining formatting, they require specific software to view. Without a proper reader, your PDF files will be greyed out on your iPhone.

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Do iphones have PDF reader? ›

In the Books app , you can open and save PDFs that you receive in Mail, Messages, and other apps.

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Where do PDFs go on an iPhone? ›

Where do PDFs go on an iPhone? Check these places.

Apple Books.
iCloud Drive.
Your preferred PDF reader app.
Files.

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How do I separate PDF Notes on iPhone? ›

The Files app is native to iPhones and can help you quickly separate PDF pages as needed.

Open your PDF and tap the share icon.
Select Print.
From there, select Range and specify which pages will be the starting ones and which will be the ending ones. ...
Choose Print.
Select an app or choose Save to Files.

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Does Apple have a PDF editor? ›

Editing a PDF on a Mac is a straightforward process thanks to the built-in Preview app, which offers powerful editing tools unlike Microsoft Windows. To edit a PDF document, open it using the Preview app on macOS. In the toolbar, you will find a variety of editing options.

How do I annotate a PDF in Apple Notes? ›

For a PDF or scanned document: Click the down arrow next to the document title, then choose Markup. If you don't see the down arrow, Control-click the PDF or scanned document, click View As, then choose Medium or Large. For an image: Click the Action pop-up menu , then choose Markup.