This wikiHow teaches you how to use an iPhone's Markup feature to add a caption to a photo.
Steps
Part 1 of 2: Accessing the Markup Function
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Step 1. Open iPhone Photos
The icon features a colored pinwheel inside a white box. It is located on the main screen.
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Step 2. Open the photo you want to edit
You can open it from Albums, Moments, Memories, or iCloud Photo Sharing.
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Step 3. Tap the "Edit" button
It depicts three indicators and is located in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
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Step 4. Tap the "More" button
It features three dots inside a circle and is at the bottom right.
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Step 5. Tap Markup
The icon looks like a toolbox and can be found in the pop-up menu. The photo will open within the Markup Editor.
If you don't see this feature, tap "More", then slide your finger on the Markup button to activate it - it should turn green
Part 2 of 2: Adding Text to a Photo
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Step 1. Tap the text button
The icon looks like a T enclosed in a box and is located in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. When the button is touched, a box containing an example text will be added to the photo.
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Step 2. Tap the text twice in a row
This will allow you to edit it and replace the sample text inside the box.
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Step 3. Enter the text using the keyboard
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Step 4. Tap the Done button above the keyboard
This button is different from the "Done" button which is located at the top right.
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Step 5. Choose a color for the text
To select it, just tap a color from the palette at the bottom of the screen.
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Step 6. Tap the AA button next to the color palette
This key allows you to change the font, size and alignment of the text.
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Step 7. Select a character
You can choose from Helvetica, Georgia and Noteworthy.
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Step 8. Change the text size
To make it bigger, slide your finger on the slider to the right or slide it to the left to make it smaller.
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Step 9. Establish text alignment
Select the alignment you prefer by tapping the corresponding button in the pop-up menu. Text can be left, center, right, or justified.
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Step 10. Tap the AA button again to close the pop-up window
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Step 11. Tap and drag the text
You can place it where you want within the image.