Once you’ve found a picture, just drag it into the note. You can also then press the spacebar to preview the image (or right-click and choose Quick Look Attachment), or double-click to open in the Preview app. It’s also possible just to drag any item from the Finder into the note, where it will appear inline. In the example below, I’ve added a PDF file just by dragging it in.

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You can also select and copy ( Edit -> Copy) a file or folder's icon in its Info panel for use elsewhere. If you want to revert a file or folder to its default icon, open its Get Info panel again, click the icon in the panel to select it, and choose Edit -> Cut or use the keyboard shortcut Command-X.

Click the red traffic light to close the Info panel, and you're done.

Choose Edit -> Paste from the menu bar, or use the keyboard shortcut Command-V.

Click the icon in the top left of the Info panel to select it.

Next, right-click (or Ctrl-click) the file or folder whose icon you want to change and select Get Info from the contextual menu.

Choose Edit -> Copy in Preview's menu bar, or use the keyboard shortcut Command-C.

Choose Edit -> Select All in Preview's menu bar, or use the keyboard shortcut Command-A.

Double-click the picture or icon you want to use to open it in your Mac's built-in Preview app.icns format, you can drag these icon types directly onto the icon in a file or folder's Info panel, thereby skipping the Preview steps described below. Alternatively, there are a wealth of icon libraries hosted online, so you could try a web search for free icon pack downloads for Mac. To customize a file or folder icon, simply follow the steps below.

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