How To Scan Documents to PDF in 6 Easy Steps

Converting paper documents into digital files is a great way to secure your records. PDFs are a popular way to save scanned documents because they offer excellent security options and amazing flexibility for sharing files with customers, coworkers and other people. Do you need help on how to scan documents to PDF quickly and easily? Our SCANsimpli and SIGNSimpli apps take care of everything in seconds, scanning documents and turning them into advanced PDFs instantly.  

 

How To Scan Documents To PDF with Our PDF Scan Apps 

The first step is to make sure our PDF scan apps are installed on your smartphone, tablet or other mobile devices. SCANSimpli is available for iOS devices at the Apple App Store. SIGNSimpli works great for Android users. You can find this app on Google Play. Once you have your app installed, here’s what to do:

1. Open the SCANSimpli or SIGNSimpli app on your device.
2. Center the document you want to capture on the screen.
3. Snap a photo using the camera button.
4. Crop the image. Our apps allow you to trim out any distracting areas in the background. Once everything looks great, press “Done.”
5. Save your new PDF. You can save it in your Google Drive folder, Box, Dropbox or in another folder.
6. Send the PDF wherever you want it to go. You can email it to coworkers, friends, family members or anyone else.

SCANSimpli and SIGNSimpli also let you make a few simple edits to the captured image before creating the final PDF. For example, if you want to add a digital signature to a contract before sending it to a client, go right ahead!  

Uploading Scanned Documents for Easy PDF Creation and Editing

If you have a lot of documents that you need to turn into PDFs, it can make sense to use a scanner instead of a smartphone. Many office printers have easy-to-use scanners that deliver excellent results. You can slide pages in and out quickly, turning them into digital files. With PDFSimpli, you can take those files to the next level by converting them to attractive PDFs. Here’s what to do:

1. Visit our PDFSimpli website. We allow you to take care of PDF conversion online, so you don’t need to download anything. Our website is accessible from Windows PC, Android phones and any kind of Apple device.
2. To scan a single page, choose our PDF Scan option or Convert JPG to PDF tool. To add many pages into a single PDF file, select the Merge PDF option instead.
3. Upload your image. It’s easy to do this by dragging yours onto the screen. If you want, you can also search for the file in your folders.
4. Wait for our PDFSimpli tool to perform optical character recognition. This way, your finished PDF is clear and easy to read.
5. If you want to make any edits, such as adding a signature, watermark or photograph, now is a perfect time.
6. Select the type of file you want to save as. PDF is one of the most common formats for scanned documents. However, if you have a customer who prefers Word documents or Excel files, you can also save in those formats.
7. Click on the “Convert” button to finish your project.
8. Download your finished PDF, DOCX file or XLSX file to your computer or Dropbox. You’re ready to send it anywhere!

In only a few minutes, you can turn tons of documents in versatile PDF files. This is a great way to store financial data, product catalogs and other information you want to keep safe. Our PDF scanner makes it easy to underline, add and edit text, as well as perform many other changes. High-tech OCR captures text on the page with incredible clarity. We hope you learned how to scan documents to PDF. Try it out for yourself, online and free!