Markup

You can fill out forms and sign documents that you receive on your iPad. After you complete a form, you can add your signature and share it with others.

You can also use AutoFill to quickly fill out forms with information you saved in the Contacts app and other sources. And in supported apps, Markup lets you add your signature to a document or create multiple signatures, which you sign with your finger or Apple Pencil. You can also enter info from another contact, such as a parent or spouse.

Fill out forms and add signatures

1. Open the form or document on your iPad.

   If prompted, open the document in the Files app, then tap Save.

2. Tap the AutoFill button, tap a blank field, and then enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Continue to tap and enter text in blank fields.
3. If a prompt appears, you may be able to fill several related fields all at once instead of one at a time. Review the suggested info, tap any field to change it and tap Fill to complete the form.

   Tip: If you complete your My Card in the Contacts app, AutoFill quickly completes supported forms and documents. You can also tap “Choose other” to enter info from another contact, such as a parent, spouse, or caregiver.

4. To add beyond existing blank fields, tap the Add button and then do one of the following:
   • Add your signature: Tap Add Signature, sign your name with your finger or Apple Pencil and then tap Done. Drag your signature where you want it to appear on the document.
   • Add new text: Tap Add Text Form Box and drag the text box where you want it on the form. Then enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Use the formatting tools to change the color and font.
5. When you’re done, tap the Menu button. Tap Export, Print, or the Share button to share the completed document using Mail, Messages, or AirDrop. Tap the Back button to save it.

In iPadOS 27 and later, AutoFill suggestions appear above the keyboard as you type.

Add your signature with Markup

In supported apps such as Notes and Photos, you can use the Markup tools to add your signature to images and documents.

1. In a supported app on your iPad, tap the Markup button or Markup.
2. In the Markup toolbar, tap the Add button and then tap Add Signature.
3. Tap an existing signature, or add a new one, as below.
4. With the signature selected, do any of the following:
   • Move the signature: Drag it.
   • Resize the signature: Drag any blue dot along its bounding box.

To delete a signature, tap the Add button, then tap Add Signature. Tap Add or Remove Signature, then tap the Delete button next to the signature you want to delete.

Add a signature

After you create a signature, iPad saves it so it’s ready the next time you add one with Markup. You’re able to create multiple signatures, such as a nickname or initials, and delete them, too.

1. In a supported app on your iPad, tap the Markup button or Markup.
2. In the Markup toolbar, tap the Add button and then tap Add Signature.

   If you already have a signature, tap Add or Remove Signature, then tap the Add button.

3. Use your finger or Apple Pencil to sign.

   To redo your signature, tap Clear, then sign your name again.

4. To label your signature, tap the Menu button next to New Signature at the top of the popover and then select a label, such as given name, nickname, or initials.
5. To save and place your signature, tap the Done button.

Delete a signature

1. In a supported app on your iPad, tap the Markup button or Markup.
2. In the Markup toolbar, tap the Add button and then tap Add Signature.
3. Tap Add or Remove Signature. Tap the Delete button next to the signature you want to delete.
4. To save and place your signature, tap the Done button.

See also

• Add text, shapes, stickers, and more with Markup on iPad
• Fill in personal information in Safari on iPad
• Work with PDFs in Notes on iPad
• Add email attachments in Mail on iPad

In supported apps, such as Notes and Photos, you can use the Markup tools to add text, shapes, stickers, and image descriptions to your images and documents.

You can move or resize a shape, and adjust its border color, border width, fill color, and opacity. You can even draw geometrically perfect shapes, like lines and arcs, and VoiceOver reads the custom image descriptions you add.

Here’s how to add text, shapes, stickers, and more with Markup on iPad.

Note: Tap the Markup button or Markup whenever the Markup toolbar isn’t showing in a supported app. If the toolbar is minimized, tap its minimized version to bring it back.

Add text

1. In the Markup toolbar, tap the Add Annotation button, then tap Add Text.
2. Tap the text box. Then use the keyboard to enter text.
3. To adjust the text’s font, size, justification, style, or color, tap the text editing options at the bottom of the Markup toolbar.
4. When you’re done, tap outside the text box.
5. To close the Markup toolbar, tap the Show Handwriting Tools button or Done.

To cut, copy, duplicate, share, or delete a text box, tap it, tap the More button beside it, then tap an option.

Add a shape

1. In the Markup toolbar, tap the Add button. Tap Add Shape.
2. Tap the shape you want to add. Then do any of the following:
   • Move the shape: Drag it.
   • Resize the shape: Drag any dot along the shape’s outline.
   • Adjust the shape’s border color, border width, fill color, and opacity: Tap an option in the Markup toolbar.
   • Adjust the shape’s direction or dimension: Drag any green dot along the shape’s outline.
   • Cut, copy, duplicate, share, or delete: Tap the More button next to the shape. Then tap an option.
3. When you’re done adjusting the shape, tap the screen.
4. To close the Markup toolbar, tap the Show Handwriting Tools button or Done.

Quick tip: Zoom in on the document by pinching the screen open, which lets you adjust shapes up close. While zoomed in, drag two fingers to pan, then pinch closed to zoom back out.

Draw a shape

Markup can draw geometrically perfect shapes, like lines, arcs, and more, for your diagrams and sketches.

1. In the Markup toolbar, tap a drawing tool.
2. Draw a shape in one stroke with your finger or Apple Pencil (on supported models). Then pause.

   A perfect version of the shape snaps into place, replacing the drawing. (If you prefer to keep the freehand shape, tap the Undo button.)

Among the shapes you can draw are hearts, stars, clouds, and chat bubbles, along with squares, circles, rectangles, triangles, pentagons, straight lines, arrows, arcs, and continuous lines with 90-degree turns.

Add a sticker with Markup

Markup can also add stickers from your sticker collection to documents and images.

1. In a supported app, tap the Markup button or Markup.
2. In the Markup toolbar, tap the Add button and tap Add Sticker.
3. Touch a sticker and then drag it onto your document or photo.
4. Tap to select the sticker and then do any of the following:
   • Adjust its angle: Use two fingers to rotate it.
   • Adjust its size: Drag a blue dot on the bounding box of the sticker.

You can download sticker packs from the App Store, create Live stickers in the Messages app or by lifting subjects from your photos, or make stickers in any supported app.

Add custom image descriptions

Markup can add descriptions to images in supported apps like Photos, and VoiceOver reads those custom descriptions when you use the Image Explorer.

1. In the Markup toolbar, tap the Add button, then tap Image Description.
2. Enter your description, then tap the Done button.

See also

• Draw and handwrite with Markup on iPad
• Fill out forms, sign documents, and create signatures on iPad
• Turn on and practice VoiceOver on iPad

In supported apps such as Notes and Photos, you can use the Markup tools to draw and sketch in your documents and images. You can also use the Markup tools to annotate screenshots, PDFs, and more.

You can move the Markup toolbar to any edge of the screen, collapse it automatically, draw straight lines, and edit or move a drawing.

Here’s how to draw and handwrite with Markup on iPad.

Note: When a supported app doesn’t show the Markup toolbar, tap the Markup button or Markup, and if the toolbar is minimized, tap its minimized version.

Show and hide the Markup toolbar

To show the Markup toolbar in a supported app, tap the Show Handwriting Tools button or Markup, then do any of the following:

• Move the Markup toolbar: Drag the toolbar to any edge of the screen.

  (Drag from the edge of the toolbar closest to the center of the screen.)

• Collapse the toolbar automatically: Tap the More button, then turn on Auto-minimize.

  To show the full toolbar again, tap the minimized version.

• Hide the toolbar: Tap the Show Handwriting Tools button or the Done button.

Draw or handwrite

1. In the Markup toolbar, tap the pen, marker, or pencil tool. Then draw or handwrite with your finger or Apple Pencil (on supported iPad models).
2. Do any of the following in the toolbar:
   • Change the line weight: Tap the selected drawing tool, then tap an option.
   • Change the opacity: Tap the selected drawing tool and drag the slider.
   • Change the color: Tap the Color Picker button, tap Grid, Spectrum, or Sliders, and then choose a color.
   • Undo: Tap the Undo button.

Draw straight lines

1. In the Markup toolbar, tap the Ruler tool. Do any of the following:
   • Move the ruler: Drag the ruler with one finger.
   • Change the angle: Touch and hold the ruler with two fingers. Then rotate your fingers.
2. Draw a line along the edge of the ruler.
3. To hide the ruler, tap the Ruler tool in the toolbar again.

Edit or move a drawing

1. In the Markup toolbar, tap the Lasso tool (between the eraser and ruler).
2. Touch and hold a group of strokes or circle multiple drawings and then do any of the following in the formatting tools that appear near the selection:
   • Change the color: Tap the Set Fill button.
   • See editing options: Tap the More button. Then tap Cut, Copy, Duplicate, and more.
3. To move the drawing, touch and hold it until it lifts up and drag it to a new location.

Select and edit handwritten text

1. In the Markup toolbar, tap the Lasso tool (between the eraser and ruler) and then do any of the following:
   • Select a word or drawn object: Double-tap it.
   • Select a sentence: Triple-tap it.
   • Select a paragraph or text block: Touch and hold the first word and drag to the last word. To select more precisely, drag slowly.
2. Tap the selected content you want to revise, tap it, and do any of the following:
   • Edit: Tap an option, such as Copy as Text, Translate, or Straighten. To see other options, tap the Forward button. If you see the formatting tools near your selection, tap the More button. Then tap Cut, Copy, Duplicate, and more.
   • Recolor: Tap a color in the Markup toolbar or tap the Set Fill button in the formatting tools.

In iPad apps that support Markup, anything you write in a text field turns into typed text right away. See our guide, Enter text with Scribble. And for more ways to edit your handwriting or drawing in Notes, read our article, Add drawings and handwriting in Notes.

Erase part or all of your drawing

1. In the Markup toolbar, tap the eraser tool.
2. Do any of the following:
   • Erase pixels: Scrub over what you want to remove with your finger.
   • Erase a group of strokes: Tap the eraser tool, tap Object Eraser, and touch the grouped strokes with your finger.
3. To switch between the erasers, tap the eraser tool again and choose Pixel Eraser or Object Eraser.

See also

• Add text, shapes, stickers, and more with Markup on iPad
• Fill out forms, sign documents, and create signatures on iPad