As simple as it is to digitally sign important documents, sometimes that won’t be enough. If you only have to use your signature to a physical document and digitally upload and have no independent scanner at hand, the easiest way to do this is in your pocket – yours iPhone.
Yes, your iPhone serves as a document scanner. It may not generate as sharp pictures as a dedicated scanner, but it does a respectable job, even if the phone is positioned in strange angles to record text. Since then, iPhones have this hidden function iOS 11 Introduced in 2017, but when the cameras built into Apple phones have improved, she also has her ability to pursue decent documents from documents.
You don’t have to download additional software or pay for third-party apps-Apple’s Notes app that is pre-installed on iPhones makes the trick. The good news is that it is quick and easy to scan a document, save and send it wherever it has to. Remember that the new iOS 18 Changes the symbols with which you select the documentary scanning that we mentioned below. If you have updated to iOS 18, the process is different, but we will guide you through it.
Here you can find out how to scan a document with your iPhone.
Scan a document with your iPhone or iPad
To scan a document with your iPhone or iPad, first give the document on a flat surface in a well -lit area.
Open the Notes app and either open an existing note or start a new one by tapping New grade Button in the lower right corner (pencil-in-square symbol). To iOS 17 Versions and older, tap on the camera Button on the lower screen (or if you edit a note, the same camera The symbol is above the keyboard) and tap on Scan documents. If you are on iOS 18 instead of A camera Symbol, they tap the Attachment Button (the paper gorge symbol) and also tap Scan documents.
This opens a version of the camera app that only searches for documents. As soon as you have positioned your iPhone via the document that has to scan, and with regard to the camera, a yellow rectangular level is automatically displayed via the document, which roughly shows what is recorded. Move the document for a few seconds and the iPhone should automatically record and scan the document. However, you can also on the types on the Closure Button in the lower center.
Sign, share or save your scanned document
As soon as you have recorded a document, you can tap on it and others that you recorded in the same session to edit it before you save it. You can also type Repetition They start again in the upper right corner.
If you edit the document, you can resume it from the original photo (if you have to optimize your edges), between color filters (color, black and white, grayscale or the unprocessed original photo). Then you can save the scanned document.
As soon as it is stored in a note, you can tap Markup Button (circled abbey symbol) below to sketch or scribble with different colors. If you tap Add You can add the button to the bottom right (plus drawing symbol) text, your signature, shapes or even stickers.
To send the document or save locally, tap share Button above (the Square-and-Sarrow symbol) to send it via messages or apps, copy it and save it locally in the files app and print it out using linked printer or other options.
Why can’t I find the camera button to scan documents?
If you run iOS 18 that camera The button was replaced by a Attachment Key (PaperClip symbol). It should work the same way: tap it and choose it Scan documents From the dropdown menu
If you can’t see that camera or the Attachment Button, check whether you have opened the note either in the iCloud section or in the “in my iPhone” section. You can only scan documents and save at one of these places. If you can’t say it, tap Folder In the upper left corner of the notes screen, select either iCloud or on my iPhone.
The document scanner is just one of many unnoticed iPhone functions This comes in Apple’s hands, which are often nested to the apps equipped with your phone. Some Hidden iOS 18 features Add even more surprising functions on your iPhone. But you can also find ways to do other tasks Make a gif on your iPhoneWith apps from third -party providers and over your browser.
Take a look at this: 11 hidden features in iOS 18
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