Scan text and documents in Notes using the camera on iPad

In the Notes app , you can use the camera to scan text and documents.

Scan text into a note

You can insert scanned text using the camera (on supported models with iPadOS 15.4 or later; in supported languages).

In a note, tap , then choose Scan Documents.
Position iPad so that the document page appears on the screen; iPad automatically captures the page.
To manually capture the page, tap or press a volume button. To turn the flash on or off, tap (on an iPad with a flash).
Scan additional pages, then tap Save when you’re done.
To make changes to the saved document, tap it, then do any of the following:
- Add more pages: Tap .
- Crop the image: Tap .
- Apply a filter: Tap , then choose to scan the page as a color, grayscale, or black-and-white document, or as a photo.
- Rotate the image: Tap .
- Mark up the document: Tap , tap , then use the Markup tools to add annotations or your signature.
- Delete the scan: Tap .

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