Case in point: the Notes app can actually scan documents without the need for any other software. First, open the app and click the Camera icon, and then tap Scan Documents. Place the document and ...

On iOS 17 versions and older, tap the Camera button at the bottom of the screen (or if you're editing a note, the same Camera icon will be above the keyboard) and tap Scan Documents.

1. Prepare your document In order to get a good scan, whether using a smartphone or scanner, your document needs to be free from smudges and other blemishes that might obscure its contents.

(Choosing Scan Text extracts the text from the document into a note using OCR.) I’ve found this Notes document-scanning feature to be on a par with many of the best mobile scanning apps I’ve ...

You're now ready to scan your document and save it as a note. Don't forget, if you want to generate a PDF of the scan as soon as it's been saved as a note, simply tap the Share Sheet icon (the box ...

After you've completed your scan, you'll have the option to make changes -- starting with the name. Tap the little pencil icon up top if you want to rename the document from the default "Scan [date]." ...

The methods will differ depending on whether you use a document-feeding or flatbed scanner. In either case, however, the first step remains the same: You have to open your scanner. Here's how: 1.

One of the most useful tricks in Apple’s iOS 11 update is found inside the Notes app: it’s a document scanner. If there’s a business card, receipt, or any other document you want to save or ...

What we didn’t like about it If your archiving goal is text recognition, then Genius Scan Ultra is the winning app; it performed the best among the five apps tested. The only real items on our ...

Plus, a scanner app lets you scan while you're on the go, says Barbara Fuller, the owner of digital organization company Simplify Days. That's the trick to taming the paper piles.

While a scan-to-email printer and most All-in-One printers allow you to scan a document directly from the device using no extra software, specialized scanning software provides you with more ...