How to scan photos into a PDF
- Use Attach Photos for existing JPG or PNG images, or Open Camera on a supported phone to capture another page.
- Use the left and right arrows to arrange the photos; remove unwanted images from their cards.
- Choose Create Scanned PDF, download the file and check the orientation and readability of every page.
Capture clearer document photos
Place pages on a contrasting flat surface, hold the camera parallel to the paper and avoid shadows. Higher-resolution photos produce more readable PDFs but also increase file size.
Image-based PDF limitation
The resulting pages contain images. Text will not automatically become searchable or selectable because this tool does not perform optical character recognition.
Capture usable source photos before conversion
Place the sheet on a flat surface and photograph it straight on, with all four corners visible. Avoid a strong light reflection across glossy receipts or a hand shadow over small print. Conversion embeds the photograph; it cannot restore words missing from the source. Rotate or crop source photos before attachment when necessary, or use the dedicated PDF page tools after exporting.
The scan workflow fits each photo onto a portrait or landscape A4 page with a margin, depending on the image's proportions. It does not automatically detect document corners, correct camera perspective or perform OCR. Review receipts with unusually long proportions because fitting them on one sheet can make their text small. Keep clear source photos if you expect to recreate the PDF at a different quality later.