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    Scan Documents

    Replace your home scanner with iPad.

    1. Open Notes

    Tap Notes. Start a new note with the pencil-and-paper icon.

    2. Tap the camera icon

    Above the keyboard. Pick Scan Documents from the menu.

    3. Position the page

    Hold the iPad over the document. iPad finds edges automatically and snaps the photo.

    4. Multi-page

    Keep scanning more pages. Tap Save when done. Notes stitches them into one PDF.

    5. Email it

    Tap the scan in Notes. Tap share. Pick Mail. Send to a doctor, accountant, or yourself.

    6. Sign documents

    Tap Markup. Tap the plus and pick Signature. Sign with your finger or Apple Pencil.

    Scans look like a real scanner — straight edges, white background, sharp text.