Two Quick and Easy Ways to Scan Documents on Your iPhone

Your iPhone can perform many tasks, such as watching YouTube videos, chatting with friends on iMessage, playing games, browsing the web, and much more.

Another useful feature of your iPhone is its ability to function as a digital scanner using the built-in Notes and Files apps. Here we have compiled easy-to-follow instructions for you.

Scan files on your iPhone using the Notes app

You can use the iPhone’s built-in Notes app to take pictures of documents and save them as PDFs. You can also add signatures to these PDFs.

Open the Notes app on your iPhone. If you don’t have it installed, you can download it for free from the App Store.

-Open the Notes app, then select an existing note or create a new one.
-Tap on the Camera icon at the bottom of the Notes app, then select ‘Scan Documents’.
-Place the document in front of your iPhone. The camera should scan the document automatically if it’s in Auto mode. Otherwise, tap the —Shutter button to take a picture. You can adjust the size of the image by dragging its corners, then tap ‘Keep Scan.’
-Select ‘Save.’
-To add a signature to a document in Notes:
-Open the scanned document in Notes.

-Tap the Camera icon at the bottom, then select ‘Scan Documents.’
-Tap the ‘+’ button, then choose ‘Signature.’ You can select a saved signature or create a new one using your finger.
-Tap ‘Done.’

Scan files on your iPhone using the Files app

You can also scan documents using the Files app. After completing the first two steps, the subsequent steps are the same as those in the Notes app.

-Open the Files app on your iPhone. Tap the ellipsis button (three dots) in the top-right corner.

-Select ‘Scan Documents.’
-Place the document in front of your iPhone. The camera should scan the document automatically if it’s in Auto mode. Otherwise, tap the –Shutter button to take a photo. You can adjust the size of the image by dragging its corners, then tap ‘Keep Scan.’
-Select ‘Save.’
-To add a signature to a document in Files:
-Open the scanned document in Files.
-Tap the Camera icon at the bottom, then select ‘Scan Documents.’
-Tap the ‘+’ button, then choose ‘Signature.’ You can select a saved signature or create a new one using your finger.
-Tap ‘Done.’