How to scan documents in Notes on iOS 11

How to start scanning

To scan a document, open Notes on your phone, then open any entry or create a new one. Click on the + in the center of the screen and select the "Scan Documents" option. Point the camera at the document and wait for it to capture the entire area (it turns yellow on the screen). After that, scanning occurs automatically. If not, then just do it manually by clicking on the button at the bottom of the screen.

What can you do with a document

After scanning, the document can be edited. You can rotate the image, crop, apply filters (color - for photos and black and white - for texts). The resulting file can be saved in PDF format for further editing, storage in iCloud, on your iOS devices or in third-party services such as Google Drive. You can print and transfer the document to other devices using the Share button.

In the "Notes" you can also add a comment or your signature, highlight a part of the document by selecting the desired option. If you're using an iPad Pro, you can use Apple Pencil, which will make your signatures in the field more acceptable.

What can't be done

Despite the fact that "Notes" now provides the technical ability to scan documents, there is no OCR function here. As a result of scanning a business card, for example, you get a well-formatted photo. Of course, you can drive in contact data from it manually, but it would be much more convenient if iOS 11 automatically recognized text and made it possible to copy it to a new or existing contact.