You may not know it, but youriPhone, iPad and iPod touch all have a hidden scanner embedded in their software, allowing you to scan photos and scan and send documents without you needing a third party app. There’s also a way to sign a document.
There are of course a number of third party apps for scanning, some of which offer some useful features, but if you just want to scan and send a document or photo, or sign a document using just your iPhone oriPad, here’s how to do it.
How to scan a photo or document on your iPhone or iPad
To scan a photo or document using your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, follow these instructions:
You can also scan a photo or document using the Mail app. Open Mail > Create a new email > Press and hold in the content box until the black box appears > Tap the right arrow until you see ‘Scan Document’ > Tap Save. You can then send the scan directly from Mail.
How to sign a document using your iPhone or iPad
It’s also possible to sign a document using your iPhone or iPad and while it is a little more natural if you have the Apple Pencil and a compatible iPad, it is easy with an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch too.
Follow the instructions below to sign a document using your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch:
Note:Once you create a signature, it will be an option the next time you go to sign a document so you can just select it to add it to another document, or you can choose to add another signature.
Apple has a feature called Continuity that runs across its devices, from iPhone and iPad to Mac, allowing your devices to work better together. You canread all about Continuity and everything it offers in our separate feature.
One of the features of Continuity is the ability to scan a photo or document using your iPhone or iPad and it appear instantly on your Mac though. Here’s how:
