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Draw, annotate, and use Scribble in Pages

Draw, annotate, and use Scribble to turn handwriting into text with an Apple Pencil on iPad. You can also draw and annotate with your finger on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

You can also use Select and Scroll with Apple Pencil to select objects and scroll in your document.

Turn handwriting into text with Scribble

With Scribble, you can turn handwriting into text with an Apple Pencil on a supported iPad.* When you pair an Apple Pencil with an iPad, Scribble is on by default. To check the Scribble setting, or to turn it off, go to Settings > Apple Pencil on your iPad.

1. In a document, tap Apple Pencil in the body of a word-processing document where you want to write. Or tap in a text box, shape, or in a table cell in a word-processing or page layout document.
2. Tap the Scribble tool in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, then start writing.
   

As you write with Apple Pencil, you can also delete words, insert text, and more:

• To delete a word, scratch it out.
• To insert text between words, tap and hold in a text area, then start writing when a space opens.
• To join or separate characters, draw a vertical line between them.
• To select text, circle it or draw a line through it. Drag the selection handles to change the selection.

The toolbar also has buttons to indent, format, and align text, as well as to insert page breaks, bookmarks, and more.

* You can change to another supported language in the toolbar if you’ve added the keyboard for the language in Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards. Check to see which languages and regions Scribble supports.

Add a drawing

You can draw in a document with Apple Pencil (on supported devices), or with your finger.

1. To draw with Apple Pencil, tap your Pencil on the page. To use your finger, or if you’ve turned on Select and Scroll, tap the Insert button , tap the Media button , then tap Drawing.
2. Tap one of the four drawing tools at the bottom of the screen: the pen, pencil, crayon, or the fill tool.
   
3. To draw with a different stroke size and opacity, tap one of the drawing tools twice, then tap a new stroke size. Or drag the slider to adjust the opacity.
4. You can draw with a different color:
   • For iPhone, tap the colored circle, then choose a preset color at the bottom of the Colors screen. Or use the controls to mix your own colors, then tap the Add button to save the color as a favorite.
   • For iPadOS 14 and later, tap a preset color or tap the color wheel to choose a custom color. Use the controls to mix your own color, then tap the Add button to save the color as a favorite. To remove a favorite, touch and hold its color dot, then tap Delete.
   • For iPadOS 13, tap the color well, then either tap a color in the grid or swipe left and create a custom color.
5. To erase, tap the eraser, then tap it again to choose one of the erasers:
   • To erase pixels, tap Pixel Eraser, then tap or drag on the drawing.
   • To erase a whole stroke, tap the Object Eraser, then tap the stroke or object fill you want to erase.
6. To undo the last action, tap the Undo button .
7. When you’re finished, tap Done.

To continue drawing with Apple Pencil, just start drawing on the page.

Resize and move your drawing

After you add the drawing, you can resize and move it:

• To resize the drawing, tap the drawing with your finger, then drag the handles of the box.
• To move the drawing, tap the drawing with your finger, then drag it.

Edit parts of a drawing

1. Tap the drawing, then tap Edit Drawing from the pop-up menu.
2. Tap the selection tool in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, then tap or drag around drawing you want to edit. An outline appears around the selection.
3. Tap an option in the pop-up menu:
   • To resize a selection, tap Resize, then drag the handles of the box around the drawing.
   • To make one drawing into two drawings, tap Separate in the pop-up menu.
   • You can also cut, copy, paste, delete, and duplicate a selection.

Animate a drawing

You can animate a drawing so that it appears as if it’s being drawn.

1. If you’re in drawing mode, tap Done. Otherwise, go to the next step.
2. Tap the drawing to select it.
3. Tap the Format button , then tap Drawing.
4. Turn on Animate Drawing, then adjust other options such as duration.
5. To play back the animation, tap Play or Play Drawing.

Share or save a drawing

You can share or save a drawing from your document as an image file (.png), or—if you animated the drawing—as an image or a movie file (.m4v).

1. If you’re in drawing mode, tap Done. Otherwise, go to the next step.
2. Tap the drawing to select it, then choose Share. If you animated the drawing, choose Share as Image or Share as Movie.
3. Choose how you want to send your image or movie, like with Mail or Messages. Or, choose Save Image (or Save Video for animated drawings) to save to the Photos app.

Work with drawings on a Mac

You can draw in a Pages document on iPhone and iPad. If you later open the document in Pages for Mac, you can animate the drawing, share it, or save it to Photos as an image or movie file.

Add an annotation

When you add annotations to text, objects, or table cells in a document, the annotations move with the text or objects as you edit.

1. To add an annotation with Apple Pencil, tap anywhere on the page, then tap the annotation tool in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. To use your finger, or if you’ve turned on Select and Scroll, tap the More button , then tap Smart Annotation.
2. Tap Pen to add marks or tap Highlighter to highlight text.
3. Add your annotations.
4. You can also annotate with a different color:
   • For iPhone, tap the colored circle, then choose a preset color at the bottom of the Colors screen. Or use the controls to mix your own colors, then tap the Add button to save the color as a favorite.
   • For iPadOS 14 or later, tap a preset color or tap the color wheel to choose a custom color. Use the controls to mix your own color, then tap the Add button to save the color as a favorite. To remove a favorite, touch and hold its color dot, then tap Delete.
   • For iPadOS 13, tap the color well, then either tap a color in the grid or swipe left and create a custom color.
5. To erase, tap the Eraser tool in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, then tap the annotation. To erase all annotations, tap the More button in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, then tap Erase All Smart Annotations.
6. To minimize the toolbar, drag it to the corner of the screen. To show the whole toolbar, tap the minimized toolbar.
7. To scroll the page when using Apple Pencil, swipe with one finger. If you’re using your finger to annotate, swipe with two fingers.
8. When you’re finished, tap Done.

You can delete an annotation after it’s been added. Tap the annotation, then tap Delete. If you delete the text or object that you’ve annotated, you also delete the annotation.

If you want to just hide annotations:

• On an iPad, tap View options , then turn Smart Annotations off.
• On an iPhone or iPod touch, tap the More button , tap Smart Annotation, then tap Hide Smart Annotations.

To continue annotating with Apple Pencil, just start writing on the page.

Export a document with annotations

If you export your document as a PDF with annotations turned on, they’ll appear on the PDF. Annotations don’t appear on documents exported as Word, RTF, EPUB, or Pages ’09 files.

Work with annotations on a Mac

If you’re using iCloud to keep all your Pages documents up to date across all your devices, annotations appear in your document on all your devices. On a Mac, you can remove, show, or hide annotations when editing a document.

• To delete an annotation, select the annotation, then press Delete.
• To remove all annotations, choose Edit > Remove Smart Annotations.
• To show or hide all annotations, choose View > Show/Hide Smart Annotations.

Select and Scroll with Apple Pencil

By default, you can use Apple Pencil to start drawing or annotating. You can set Pages to use your Apple Pencil to select objects and scroll in your documents instead:

1. In Pages, tap the More button .
2. Tap Apple Pencil, then turn on Select and Scroll.

If your Apple Pencil supports it, you can turn on Double-Tap to Switch. With Double-Tap to Switch, just double-tap the lower part of Apple Pencil to turn Select and Scroll on and off.

To add a drawing or annotation to a document when Select and Scroll is turned on, tap the Insert button , tap the Media button , tap Drawing, then tap a drawing or annotation tool in the toolbar.

Pages, Numbers, and Keynote each have their own setting for Select and Scroll. For example, if you turn on Select and Scroll in Pages, it doesn’t affect Keynote or Numbers.

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Use Dictation on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

You can use dictation instead of your keyboard to enter text with many apps and features that use the keyboard on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

On iPhone 6s or later, and iPad, you can use dictation without being connected to the Internet. Earlier models of iPhone and iPad require an Internet connection. 1

Dictate text

To enter text, tap the microphone button on your keyboard, then start speaking. As you speak, the text appears on the screen. To finish, stop speaking, then tap the keyboard button .

If dictation isn’t sure what word it heard, you’ll see a blue line under the transcribed word so you can check it for accuracy. To make corrections, tap the underlined word, then select the correct spelling. To replace a word, double-tap it, tap the microphone button , then say it again, and tap the keyboard button .

To replace a section, select what you want to replace, then tap the microphone button and speak again. To add more text, tap where you want to add new text, tap the microphone button , then speak again.

To change the language that dictation uses, long press the microphone button , then select the language you want to use.

Use punctuation and formatting

You can add punctuation by saying what you want. For example, «Hello John comma the check is in the mail exclamation mark» becomes «Hello John, the check is in the mail!»

Here are some common punctuation and formatting commands that you can use:

• Quote/end quote: begin and end a quote
• New paragraph: start a new paragraph
• New line: begin a new line
• Cap: capitalize the next word
• Caps on/caps off: capitalize the first character of each word
• Smiley: insert 🙂
• Frowny: insert 🙁
• Winky: insert 😉

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Use Apple Pencil with your iPad

You can use Apple Pencil to write, mark up, and draw.

Before you begin

• Make sure that your Apple Pencil is compatible with your iPad.
• If needed, charge your Apple Pencil.
• Pair your Apple Pencil before you try to use it.

Draw with Apple Pencil

Open an app, like the Notes app. With iPadOS, move the tool palette around the screen or minimize it so you have more space to draw and sketch. The tool palette has different tools, depending on the app you’re using. Use the ruler tool to create straight lines, then rotate them with your fingers. Made a mistake? You can erase by object or even by pixel.

To draw in the Notes app:

1. Open Notes.
2. Tap to start a new note.
3. Start drawing with your Apple Pencil.

You can also start by tapping to open the tool palette. Choose from several drawing tools and colors, and switch to the eraser if you make a mistake. Double-tap the eraser to view erasing options on your iPad. When you draw, you can tilt your Apple Pencil to shade a line and press more firmly to darken the line. You can drag the tool palette to a different edge of the screen. Tap to auto-minimize the tool palette and see more options.

Drawing near the edge of the screen with your Apple Pencil won’t activate Control Center, Notification Center, or Multitasking. You can draw anywhere on the screen without getting interrupted.

Write with Apple Pencil

You can write a note with your Apple Pencil in Notes and other apps. With iOS 14, you can write with your Apple Pencil in any text field.* You can convert your handwriting to text. And you can use a handwritten phone number, date, or address as if you had typed it.

Write in any text field with Scribble

You can use your iPad and Apple Pencil to write by hand in any text field, like the search field in Safari or a text field in Mail.* All handwriting and conversion to text happens on your iPad, keeping your writing private and secure.

You can learn how to delete, select, insert, and join words using Scribble by going to Settings > Apple Pencil and tapping Try Scribble.

Convert your handwritten notes to text

You can convert your handwriting* in two ways:

• You can write with the pen farthest from the ruler, which has an «A» on it. Your handwriting will convert automatically to text as you write.
• If you already have some handwritten notes, you can select the notes and convert them to text:
  1. Double-tap or touch and hold a word you want to select. Select more words by sweeping your finger over them. You can triple-tap to select an entire line of words.
  2. Tap the selected words.
  3. In the menu that appears, tap Copy as Text.
     
  4. Paste the text elsewhere in the same document or in another app.

Use handwritten phone numbers, dates, addresses, and more

1. Tap a number, date, address, or other recognized data that you’ve written. It will have an underline.*
2. Choose what you want to do, like call the number or create an event.

Draw perfect shapes

You can perfect a lopsided circle or leaning square. Here’s how:

1. Draw a shape by hand, like a circle, square, or star, using a single stroke.
2. When you finish the shape, pause with the tip of your Apple Pencil on the screen. The shape you drew will be replaced by a perfect one.

Double-tap Apple Pencil (2nd generation)

On an Apple Pencil (2nd generation), you can double-tap near the tip of your Apple Pencil to quickly switch back to the tool you used last. To change your settings for double-tap, go to Settings > Apple Pencil, then choose:

• Switch between current tool and eraser
• Switch between current tool and last used
• Show color palette
• Off

Double-tap works only in supported apps, like Notes.

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