How to scan documents and images with a smartphone?How to do each app and how to take it neatly | Time & Space by KDDI

Remote work and home learning have increased, but the network environment and apps have been enhanced, and most of them have been able to do most of them at home.On the other hand, although many documents have been digitized, paper documents are still used, and you may want to scan your hand -written ones and attach them to emails.Alternatively, if you scan materials for submitting issues and notices from schools, you can check them on your smartphone anytime, anywhere.

If there is no scanner at home, there is a way to use a convenience store multifunction device, but if you use a smartphone, you can easily PDF and incorporate images while staying at home.Unlike only shooting with a camera, the scan -compatible apps can correct the distortion at the time of shooting, make it easier to read, or convert characters into data.

In this article, we will introduce the applications that can be scanned and how to use them for each iPhone and Android.

First, I will introduce how to scan with the standard application of the iPhone.

If you use the standard iPhone "memo" app, you can incorporate the photographed documents as PDF.You can shoot multiple documents continuously, in which case the PDF of multiple pages will be pdf.In addition, it is like a memo app, and you can leave notes about the photographed documents.

The photographs can be referenced in the "memo" app, and if you log in to iCloud with the same Apple ID, you can refer to it from other devices such as Mac.It is also possible to share it attached to the email as it is.

1.Open the "memo" app and select an existing memo or create a new memo from the lower right icon.

2.Tap the camera icon and tap [Scan of documents].

3.If the upper right is [automatic], recognizing the documents will automatically shoot.If the documents are not recognized because they are broken, tap the shutter button to shoot (scan).Since the shot image is displayed, drag the round marks in the four corners to the corner of the document and adjust the scan range.Finally, tap [hold scan].

4.You can also scan other documents, in which case you can save it as a PDF of multiple pages.When all scanning is over, tap [Save].

The scanned documents are stored as notes and can only be confirmed from the memo app, but with the following operations, they can share scanned PDF files or open them in other apps.

1.Open notes and tap the scanned documents in the memo.

2.Tap [Shared icon] on the upper right and select the app you want to share, such as email or cloud storage.

3.At this time, if you select [Save to File], you can save the PDF file in the iPhone or iCloud.You can also refer to the saved PDF from the "File" app or other apps.

From the iPhone's "File" app, the documents can be scanned and saved as PDF.The function of the scan itself is the same as the "memo" app, but in the "file" app, it can be stored directly into the iCloud or the iPhone instead of attaching it to the memo.

If you think about using it from other apps later, it is less time -consuming to incorporate it with a "file" app.It is a good idea to use it properly depending on whether you manage it in the "memo" app or use it in other apps.

1.Open the "File" app and tap [Scan of Documents] from the menu on the upper right.

2.Like the "Semo" app, if the upper right is [automatic], recognizing the documents will automatically shoot.If the documents are not recognized because they are broken, tap the shutter button to shoot (scan).Since the shot image is displayed, drag the round marks in the four corners to the corner of the document and adjust the scan range.Finally, tap [hold scan].

3.You can also scan other documents, in which case you can save it as a PDF of multiple pages.When all scanning is over, tap [Save].

4.Since it is the selection screen of the save destination, tap [iCloud Drive] or [In this iPhone] and select the folder to save.After saving, it will be displayed in [Recent items] in the "File" app.

The scanned documents are stored in the specified location, so you can refer to them directly from the apps that open the PDF.In addition, it can be shared by attaching it to an email.

In the "File" app, open the scanned documents, tap the [Shared icon] at the lower left, and select the app you want to share, such as emails and cloud storage.

Next, I will introduce how to scan with the Android standard app.

With Android, you can scan documents from the "Google Drive" app and save it as a PDF.If multiple sheets are scanned continuously, it is also possible to make PDFs on multiple pages.Scanning is stored directly on Google Drive, so you can refer to it immediately from other devices, PCs, and Macs.

1.Open the "Google Drive" app and tap the [+] icon at the bottom right.Tap [Scan] from the new creation menu.

2.Since the camera starts, shoot the documents.

3.When shooting, the scope of the recognized documents is displayed in a state where it is cut out.If the range is not recognized correctly, tap the [Cut out icon] at the lower right to re -specify the document range.Drag the four corners and tap [Complete] according to the range of the documents.

4.In Google Drive, there is a filter called [monochrome] for black and white documents to make it easier to read by raising the contrast of the text, and in the colored documents.If you want to use the image taken with the camera, select [None] from the filter icon.

5.Finally, tap [Save] to specify the file name and save destination.

The scanned documents are stored in Google Drives, so if you use the same Google account, you can easily refer to them from terminals that can access Google Drives, such as smartphones and PCs.

If you want to share it with another person, you can use the Google Drive shared function or attach it to an email.

1.When using Google Drive's shared function, open the scanned documents with the "Google Drive" app and tap [Menu icon] on the upper right.Next, tap [Sharing].

2.Since it is a screen to specify a shared partner, specify the e -mail address of the person that can access the file.If it is registered in the smartphone contact information, it can be entered by name.At this time, instead of specifying the opponent, tap the [key icon] at the lower left to make it access to anyone if you know the link.

3.In the link settings, tap [Restriction], and then select [Everyone who knows the link].

4.After that, let's share the links displayed by users who can access by e -mail.Anyone who knows the link will be accessible, so be careful not to know the unspecified number of people such as SNS.

Rather than the shared function of Google Drive, the file itself can be attached to an email or the like.

1.Open the scanned file with Google Drive and tap [Menu icon] on the upper right.Next, tap [Send Copy].

2.A shared menu will be displayed, so select the app you want to use, such as Gmail.

In addition to the standard OS apps such as iPhone and Android, there are also apps that support documents.OS standard functions are sufficient for scanning and storing documents, but some apps have an additional function, such as reading mode of whiteboards and business cards, and textbooks that have been read.。

Here are some typical apps.Each is free, but some can use additional functions by making an in -app -in -app (subscription contract).

It is an Adobe document scan application that supports not only documents but also business cards and whiteboards.In addition, it has an OCR function that analyzes and turns the read sentence, and the photographed documents are PDFs in a state where the string can be searched.

1.When the app is launched, it should be in the shooting state as shown in the image on the left, but if the list of files on the right appears, tap the camera icon at the bottom right.

2.Tap [Shutter button] to shoot, and a preview is displayed in the lower right. Tap [Preview].

3.If the recognition range of the document is incorrect, the [Cut out icon] can be tapped and the range of the documents can be reserved.When the correction is over, tap [Check icon] in the upper right.

4.Fix the file name if necessary and tap [Save PDF].The file is stored on Adobe Cloud.

5.After saving, the list screen is displayed."Adobe Scan" itself has no function to open PDF, so you need to install "Adobe Acrobat Reader" separately.

Alternatively, in the case of Android, you can select [Copy to Device] from the [Other] menu and save the PDF in the device.If you save it on the device, you can open it from another app that supports PDF.

In the case of iPhone, select [Share Copy] from the [Share] menu.

If you select [Save to File] from the shared menu, you can save it in iCloud or iPhone.

"Microsoft Lens" allows you to save photographed images directly to PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and OneNote.When saving in Word format, the text read by OCR in addition to the image is also saved.

In addition, characters can be added directly to the image taken, and the added characters can be turned into PDF.It can be used if you want to mark important parts.

1.As soon as you start the app, it will be the shooting screen.In the case of shooting documents, the menu at the bottom of the screen remains [Document], but can be changed to a setting suitable for shooting whiteboards and business cards.

2.If you tap [Shutter button], it will be a border confirmation screen. Adjust so that it matches the range of the document, and finally tap [Confirm].

3.On the following screen, tapping [Filter] allows you to create a filter that makes it brighter overall or raises the contrast of characters to make it easier to read.Set if necessary.

In addition, as a function that other apps do not have, it is possible to add characters and handwriting in a scanned image.From [Other], it can be added by [Text] or [Ink].

Finally, tap [Complete].

4.Since it will be the specified screen of the save destination, select what you need.In "Microsoft Lens", multiple files can be saved at the same time according to the format specified here.For example, if you select a gallery, PDF, and Word, you will save three JPEG, PDF, and Word documents.

In the case of PDF, Word, and PowerPoint, the Office Lens folder is created in the OneDrive document, and it is stored in each type (by the way, Office Lens is the old name of Microsoft Lens).If oneDrive is specified, it is saved in the Picture folder in the OneDrive in a JPEG format.The gallery is saved in the gallery in the device in JPEG format.

In addition to this, PDF and OneNote can change the save destination.In the case of PDF, you can select either [Storage of Phone] or Onedrive by tapping the save destination path.In OneNote, you can specify the notes of the save destination.

The photographed documents will be opened from each app, but on the first screen when "Microsoft Lens" is launched, tap [Menu] on the upper right and select [My File], and in "Microsoft Lens".You can list the files you shot.If you select a file here, you can display it directly from each app.

"Photo Scan" is an app that Google has released and reads printed photos.Because it is not a document scanner, there is no function to recognize letters or filter to read it.In addition, the images taken are JPEG format, and cannot be made into a continuous scan or one file.

Instead, the reflected light can be automatically removed and saved as a beautiful image.It can be said that it is suitable for incorporating glossy paper such as catalogs.The image is saved in a "photo" for an iPhone, as well as a photo taken with a normal camera app, and for Android for "Gallery".

1.As soon as you start the app, you will be in the shooting state, so adjust the documents and tap the [Shutter button].Then, since four 〇 are displayed on the screen, move the smartphone so that the center 〇 is overlapped in order.

2.When the four are overlapped, a green mark is displayed in the center.After that, there is no change in the screen, but now it ends the scan, so tap [Preview icon] at the bottom right.

3.The list of images taken in is displayed. Tap the target image.If the image is enlarged, but the range of the documents is incorrect, tap [Adjust the corner].

4. 白い枠が表示されるので、四隅の〇をドラッグし、書類の範囲に調整する。Finally, tap [Complete].なお、保存先の指定などはなく、画像はAndroidなら「ギャラリー」、iPhoneなら「写真」に保存される。

In addition to the introduction here, there are many apps that support document scanning, such as "OneDrive" and "Dropbox".All of them can be said that the image quality of the image to be taken depends on the smartphone camera.However, even if a high -definition camera is installed, it will be difficult to read the characters in the images incorporated in a dark place or a shadow on the documents at the time of shooting.There are some apps that can adjust the contrast later, but it's not easy to see when imported.

Therefore, shooting in a bright place as much as possible is the point to take in beautifully.You can take a picture by simply devising it to make it brighter, such as shooting by the window, lighting the room lighting and death class during the day, or using a flash during shooting.

If you don't have a scanner at home and you need to scan, please try this article.