Edit function missing in markup on Photos app

Hi mccnr,

welcome to this Apple (user-to-user) community!

Re: Edit function in MarkUp

Am no expert in this area, yet your post to the community deserves some response.

Fortunately, Apple support provides lots of info. online.

Wondering which app you are using where the edit function is missing:

Seems you are wanting edit to write on a photo

There are three edit methods below. You may want to browse all three to choose what best suits your needs.

You can edit photos and videos in the Photos app:

Eg: Edit photos and videos

says:

"Add stickers, text, and more to a photo

1. Go to the Photos app on your iPad.
2. Tap a photo or video to open it.
3. Tap , then tap .
4. Tap to add stickers, captions, text, shapes, or even your signature.
5. Tap Done to save your edits, or if you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel."

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If you prefer to use Mark-up: These two mark-up articles (below) are for iPadOS 18

Eg: Write and draw in documents

says:

"Open the Markup toolbar

To open the Markup toolbar in a supported app, tap or Markup, then do any of the following:

• Move the Markup toolbar: Drag the toolbar to any edge of the screen.
• (Drag from the middle edge of the toolbar closest to the center of the screen.)
• Automatically minimize the toolbar when you’re drawing or entering text: Tap , then turn on Auto-minimize.
• To show the full toolbar again, tap the minimized version.
• Hide the toolbar: Tap or Done.

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Write and draw

1. In a supported app, tap or Markup.
2. In the Markup toolbar, tap the pen, marker, or pencil tool, then write or draw with your finger or Apple Pencil (on supported iPad models).

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Also:

Add text, shapes, stickers, and more

Eg: says:

Add text

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

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

All the best :-)