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How to Add Family Photos to an iPhone Note

Open the Notes app on your iPhone, tap the Attachments button inside a note, and select your family photos to insert them into your research notes.

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You can add family photos to an iPhone note by going to the Notes app, opening your document, tapping the Attachments button, and choosing an option to insert your images Add photos, video, and more to notes on iPhone - Apple Support.

Inserting photos into an iPhone note

To start adding media, go to the Notes app on your iPhone Add photos, video, and more to notes on iPhone - Apple Support. In a note, tap the Attachments button and then choose an option to add a photo or video Add photos, video, and more to notes on iPhone - Apple Support. As a practical suggestion, consider grouping related family photos together in your research notes so they are easier to review later.

Adjusting attachment preview sizes

You can change the preview size of a single attachment in a note by either touching and holding the attachment, or by tapping the More button, tapping View As, and choosing an option Add photos, video, and more to notes on iPhone - Apple Support.

If you want to change the preview size for all attachments in a note at once, tap the More button, tap Attachment View, and then choose Set All to Small or Set All to Large Add photos, video, and more to notes on iPhone - Apple Support.

Browsing note attachments across a folder

To see thumbnails of photos, links, documents, and other attachments, look above the notes list, tap the Folder Actions button, and then tap View Attachments Add photos, video, and more to notes on iPhone - Apple Support. Attachments that are stored in locked notes are not shown in this view Add photos, video, and more to notes on iPhone - Apple Support.

Saving new photos and videos to the Photos app

You can customize your Notes settings by going to the Settings app on your iPhone, tapping Apps, and then tapping Notes Change your Notes settings on iPhone - Apple Support. From this menu, you can use the Save to Photos setting to save photos and videos taken in Notes directly to the Photos app Change your Notes settings on iPhone - Apple Support.

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