How to scan documents with a smartphone
Modified on: Tue, Mar 11 2025 1:22 PMPURPOSE
You need to know how to scan a document with your phone and email it.
PROCESS
Download a Scanning App
- A scanning app is needed to email documents.
- Using a scanning app is easier than fax and provides better quality than sending a picture of a document.
- NOTE: The directions below assume you are using Adobe Scan as your scanning app—other apps may function slightly differently.
Scanning Using the App
- Before scanning place your document on a flat surface.
- NOTE: This helps provide best quality.
- Launch Adobe Scan and select the camera icon at the bottom.
- Hold your phone flat above the document you need to scan.
- Auto-capture is enabled by default, and the app will automatically detect the borders of the document and scan an image.
- Press “Continue”. You will return to the scanning screen if you need to scan another page.
- Repeat previous steps for all the pages of your document.
- After all pages are scanned
- Select the thumbnail in the bottom-right corner (i.e., the icon labeled “View scan” on the image above).
- You can edit the document title by clicking the pencil icon. Then click “Save PDF”.
- Email the document by selecting the Share icon.
- Select “Email
- Fill out the email and click the arrow icon to send it.
- You can email your PDF directly to an addressee or send it to your store email if you need to upload the PDF from a computer