3 ways to scan documents without a scanner | Mohawk College (2024)
You just completed a form or jotted down an idea on a piece of paper and want to send it to a friend, colleague or professor. The problem is you don’t have access to a scanner or a multi-purpose printer.
Good news!
If you have a cell phone or tablet, you can still achieve the same results. Scan documents, worksheets, applications, or other pieces of paper for personal, school or work reasons using one of these options.
Use your built-in phone or tablet camera to take a photo of your document. Then, attach the photo to your email.
Scanner Apps
This option turns your mobile device or tablet into a document scanner. Similar to how you take a picture, the app will convert your photo into a PDF or like file type.
These types of apps scan and convert printed characters into digital text, allowing you to search for or edit your document in a word processing program. They offer text-to-speech options, as well.
Examples: Speechify, Office Lens, and Voice Dream Scan
Additionally, alternative options when a scanner is not available include using fillable PDFs to send in documents through email using such apps as Adobe Fill and Sign or typing text on already scanned files using apps like SnapType.
Use your built-in phone or tablet camera to take a photo of your document.Then, attach the photo to your email. This option turns your mobile device or tablet into a document scanner. Similar to how you take a picture, the app will convert your photo into a PDF or like file type.
Another way to digitize paper documents is by taking a photograph of it. This method can be particularly useful when digitizing large documents that cannot be scanned easily. Your mobile device or a digital camera can be used to take a photograph of the document, which is then saved as a digital image file.
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Depending on the organization's beliefs about environmental analyzability and the extent that it intrudes into the environment to understand it, four modes of scanning may be differentiated: undirected viewing, conditioned viewing, enacting, and searching.
Scan documents, worksheets, applications, or other pieces of paper for personal, school or work reasons using one of these options. Use your built-in phone or tablet camera to take a photo of your document. Then, attach the photo to your email. This option turns your mobile device or tablet into a document scanner.
If you have a smartphone, you can use your built-in camera app to scan a document. Scans are basically images, so you can simply snap a picture of your document and save it to your phone for later use.
Turn the printer on and open the scanner – lift the scanner lid, load the document you wish to scan into the tray if your printer has an all-in-one paper feeder. Insert the document – place the document face-down in the scanner and use the arrow marking on the glass to help align your document in the correct place.
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