Working with scanned documents in Notes on Mac is easy and convenient. Note: It’s best to annotate your document after you crop or rotate it because those edits will be deleted if you crop or rotate the scan. The document will open in the Markup tool.
Open the scanned document, click the arrow on the top right of the scan, and pick Markup. Scan a document as a PDF file and edit it in Word Scan your document according to the instructions for your scanner, and save it to your computer as a. If you would like to annotate your scanned document, you can do this using the Markup tool on Mac. Give your scan a new name and click Save.
To change that, select the document and click Edit > Rename Attachment from the menu bar. Scans are named Scanned Documents by default. You can name a scanned document anything that you like. So you can click each filter to see which looks best.
Then choose a Color, Grayscale, Black & White, or Photo filter. Click the Apply Filter button in the toolbar. To enhance your scan, you can apply a filter to it. You can continue to click the button until the scan is rotated as you want it. This will rotate the scan counterclockwise. Rotate a scanĬlick the Rotate button in the toolbar. Then drag the corners to enclose the part of the document you want to keep. Crop a scanĬlick the Crop button in the toolbar. Then you can crop, rotate, or apply a filter. Double-click to open the scan in the editing window. You have some handy editing tools for your scanned documents in Notes on your Mac. You can also use the Search tool in Notes to find a scan by its name. Open Notes and do the following.ġ) Either click View > Show Attachments Browser from the menu bar or click the Attachments button in the Notes toolbar.ģ) When you find the scan, you can double-click it to open it in the editing window or right-click and choose Show in Note, Open Attachment (same as double-clicking it), or Quick Look Attachment, depending on what you’d like to do with it. If you added a scan from your iPhone or iPad to Notes and want to find it on your Mac, this is easy. Note: You must be running macOS Mojave or later to use this feature. Your scanned document should appear in your note within the Notes app on your Mac. Then tap Keep Scan and then Save when you finish. You should see the Scan tool open right up for you to capture the document.ĥ) After you capture the scan, you can adjust the corners if necessary. But if you want to capture a scan from Notes on your Mac using your iOS device, here’s how.ġ) Open an existing note or create a new one.Ģ) Click File > Import from iPhone or iPad from the menu bar, the Media button in the toolbar, or right-click in the Notes body and select that option from the shortcut menu.ģ) Choose Scan Documents for the device you’re using.Ĥ) Make sure your device is unlocked. If you already have a scanned document in the Notes app, you can skip down to another section.
Whether you want to keep copies of scans in Notes or just add one as a reference, here’s how to manage your scanned documents in Notes on Mac. The features in Notes allow you to capture a scan from your device, view it on your Mac, and then crop, rotate, or apply filters. The files become one PDF file as below, and it is saved in the folder of your choice. Set the file name and the folder, and click Save. Click Tool -> Merge All Files into a Single PDF.
Modifying your scanner and reinstalling your printer software may also help you save files according to your preference.If you use your iPhone or iPad to scan documents and save them in the Notes app, then you can manage those scans in Notes on your Mac. Select the scanned files you want to save into one file.
You can also download a Print and Scan Doctor, here, to fix problems regarding scanning and saving files with HP scanners.
Make sure Windows installed on your computer is fully updated after which you can try and restart your computer as well as your printing device. Your scanned files will automatically be saved in the location of your choice. Select the location where you want your scan files to be saved.