How to add photos to the Notes app?

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How to add photos to the Notes app?

I have an iPad 4th generation running iOS 8.3. Apparently, when iOS 8 came out last September, a new feature was the ability to add pictures to a note within the native Notes application. I've looked up tutorials on how to do this, and apparently you're supposed to select an area of text/space within the note and tap the screen, then a menu will pop up with several options, and at the far right it should say "Insert Photo"...except on my iPad, that option does not appear. Is this feature only supported on the newest devices? My iPad came out in late 2012, so it's not that old...and besides, adding photos to a text document isn't exactly resource-hogging and doesn't require top-notch specs, so I'm not sure why this feature would only be available on newer devices. Does anyone know? I've tried Googling this and can't find any posts about it.

iPad (4th gen) Wi-Fi

Posted on Jun 9, 2015 8:07 PM

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ChrisJ4203

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Jun 9, 2015 8:18 PM in response to jtw11

I have an iPad Mini, Model A1454, Wi-Fi & Cellular. I have iOS 8.3 on the device. I just created a new Note, tapped on the screen and the menu came up that states Select, Select All, Paste, Insert Photo. So, your iPad, 4th Gen, is newer than mine and I can do it. As far as your comment "select and area of text/space" are you trying to do something in particular there. All I did was tap on the screen to bring it up.

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JimHdk

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Jun 9, 2015 8:44 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

Yes, Insert Photo works with new notes but doesn't work with old Note files.

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ChrisJ4203

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Jun 9, 2015 9:05 PM in response to JimHdk

Okay, so adding a picture to an existing Note would not work, correct; only to a brand new Note?

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bobseufert

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Jun 9, 2015 9:10 PM in response to jtw11

Here's what I get on my iPad 4 with IOS 8.3,

You can also copy/paste a photo into Notes.

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ChrisJ4203

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Jun 9, 2015 9:10 PM in response to bobseufert

That is what I get with mine as well.

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bobseufert

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Jun 9, 2015 9:23 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

Now we have to figure out why the OP can't.

To answer your question I was able to add a photo to an old Note. By adding the photo it pulls the Note out of the time line and makes it a new Note.

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jtw11 Author

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Jun 9, 2015 9:35 PM in response to bobseufert

This is what I see on mine...I just tapped the area to the right of the text.

This is what I see when I select text...still no Insert Photo button. I created a new note too, it's not an old document.

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Jun 9, 2015 9:40 PM in response to jtw11

Okay, I discovered the problem. I had my Notes synced with my university email account, which uses Microsoft Exchange. For some reason, while synced with Exchange, it doesn't let you add photos. I turned off the "Notes" option under my university email account in the Settings app, and now I can add pictures. Mystery solved!

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ChrisJ4203

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Jun 9, 2015 9:41 PM in response to jtw11

What is really strange, there is no Paste either. What troubleshooting have you tried? User steps are restart, reset, restore from backup, restore as new. Power the iPad off/on (restart), then if that doesn't work, then hold the sleep/wake and home buttons together until you see the Apple logo and then release. The iPad will reboot. (reset). Also, go into Settings>General>Restrictions. Is Restrictions enabled, or do you have any restrictions turned on?

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bobseufert

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Jun 9, 2015 9:43 PM in response to jtw11

Thanks for the solution. I've been turning settings on/off but still no success.

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ChrisJ4203

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Jun 9, 2015 9:45 PM in response to jtw11

That's interesting. I have mine synced with Outlook on my home computer, but I also have the option to sync with my college (work) Exchange account. I will check tomorrow to see what might happen if I set it to sync with my work account. It is getting late and I need to get to bed. I'll report back tomorrow.

EDIT: I couldn't stand it, I had to look. I don't have the ability to add Notes to sync with my Exchange account. So that answers that.

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