How to scan a document to PDF using an iPhone or Android

How to scan a document(s) to PDF using an iPhone or Android

Using your Notes App on an iPhone

  • 1. Launch Notes
  • 2. Tap the New Note button in the lower right
  • 3. Hit the (+) or icon
  • 4. Select Scan Documents

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  • 5. Edit your image and save
  • 6. To make it a multi-document, continue taking scans of additional images

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  • 7. Depending on your iPhone version, you can either send as PDF, select create PDF, or use the markup function to create a PDF
    • A. On my version when I hit the icon indicated above and sent to my E-mail, it was converted to PDF: 
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      • B. If after hitting the icon above, you have the option to create PDF, use it and follow the instructions below:How to scan a document to PDF Image 4.jpg  
        • C. If you want to add markups to your document or you simply do not have the options above, use the markup tool to create the PDF:

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Using your camera on an Android Phone

  • 1. Tap the (+) floating action button in the corner, and in the resulting menu, select “scan.”

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  • 2. Take the photo, review, and accept or reject. Use the big blue checkmark to accept.
  • 3. To add more pages, select the (+) icon
  • 4. When finished, select the check mark at the bottom right. Congrats! You’ve created a PDF.

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