How to scan text and documents in Preview on iPhone

You can scan text or a document into a PDF with the Preview app on iPhone, then crop, rotate, or adjust each page.

By Stacey Butler - Senior Staff Writer
0 Min Read

You can scan text or a document to create a PDF in the Preview app on your iPhone. iPhone automatically captures the page, though you’ll be able to capture the scan yourself instead, and you can crop, rotate, or adjust the coloring of each scan.

  1. Start the Preview app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap Scan Documents.
  3. Position the iPhone camera so the text or document appears on the screen.

    iPhone automatically captures the page. To capture the scan yourself instead of automatically, tap Auto (the label changes to Manual), then tap the Shutter button.

  4. Repeat the step above to scan additional pages.
  5. Tap the thumbnails to crop, rotate, or adjust the coloring of the scan.
  6. Tap the Done button when you’re finished scanning.
TAGGED:
Senior Staff Writer
Follow:
Stacey is a senior staff writer at GeeksChalk and has been writing about Apple for nearly a decade. She covers all things Apple for GeeksChalk, including iPhones, iPads and Mac. Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Stacey is often found hiking precarious landscapes or tinkering with a camera.
Leave a Comment