CamScanner V 3.5
User Manual
for iPhone
Content
How to create documents by scanning & batch
scanning?
How to create documents by choosing existing
images?
How to recognize the texts in the image?
How to search the texts in the image?
How to quickly find a document?
How to email a single document to others?
How to email a single document to myself?
How to email multiple documents to others?
How to share the texts in a doc��s single page?
(*Paid App Feature)
How to share the texts in a whole document?
(*Premium Account Feature)
How to invite friends and share documents?
How to view and add comments to the documents
you have shared with others?
How to view the documents others have shared
with you?
How to comment on the documents others have
shared with you?
How to invite friends to view the documents
others have shared with you?
How to share the documents others have shared
with you?
How to set or modify the title of a doc?
How to set or modify the title of a doc��s
single page?
How to add a page into a document?
How to display multiple documents in a single
page?
How to sort the pages within a document?
How to display pages by last page on top?
How to display the documents in list view/tiles
view?
How to set tags for a single document?
How to set tags for multiple documents?
How to sync files across phones, tablets and
computers?
How to increase your cloud space?
How to upload your files to the CamScanner
Cloud?
How to auto upload docs to a third-party
storage platform?
How to print documents via Wi-Fi?
Why upgrade to premium account?
How to upgrade to premium account?
What can you set for scanning?
Want to know more about CamScanner and other
users?
How
to create documents by scanning & batch scanning?
Tap button at the bottom of the Home Page, CamScanner will automatically turn on the camera and enter
the document shooting page.
l Hold and drag the
white slider or tap &
button to adjust the focal length
l In single mode, slide
from right to left to switch to the batch mode, and CamScanner
will support the continuous shooting.
l In batch mode, slide
from left to right to switch to the single mode.
�� Tap button to choose the flash mode
�� Tap ��Grid�� button to
open or close the grid
l Tap button to shoot.
How
to create documents by choosing existing images?
CamScanner allows you to import
existing document images stored in your album or cloud storage.
l Tap button at the lower right corner of the
Home Page
�� Tap ��Album�� to import a photo/photos from your phone album
�� Tap ��Cloud Storage�� to choose some images from ��Box�� or ��Dropbox��
CamScanner provides you with a
feature to detect the document border automatically and remove the unwanted parts.
After shooting or choosing an image, it will
automatically find the document border and display it on the screen.
l If you are not
satisfied with the auto recognized border, you can use your finger to adjust
the 8 blue circles around by pressing and dragging them. And the enlarge image
will be show at the corner of the screen to help you crop borders manually.
l Tap to rotate the image
l Tap to back to the full screen and tap
to reset the auto-detect edges
If you are satisfied with the cropping, please tap to the next step.
Otherwise, you can tap ��Back�� to back to the
capturing or selecting page.
After cropping, CamScanner
will automatically enhance the image quality basing on the type of the scanned
document.
If you are not satisfied with the auto enhanced
image, you can manually enhance the image by choosing one of the five types of
enhancement mode provided by CamScanner, which are
original, lighten, Magic Color, B&M and Grayscale.
l Tap the icon at the
upper right corner to switch the enhancement modes
�� Original: If you do not want to enhance the image, ��original�� mode is recommended.
�� Lighten: If your scans are colorful and bright like a magazine, ��lighten�� mode may be suitable.
�� Magic Color: If you
want to make the document more readable, "Magic Color" can help a lot.
�� B&W: If your scans are black and white prints, ��B&W�� mode may be a good choice.
�� Grayscale: If you want
to send the image as a small file to save your mobile data, ��grayscale�� mode
may meet your needs.
�� Or tap each one to see
the visual effects, and choose one you like most.
l Tap to open the brightness & contrast
adjustment page, and you can adjust the brightness, contrast and refine details
manually.
l Tap to rotate the image
l Tap ��Input page title��
to add a page title
Tap button to finish the processing
Or button to back to the page of border
adjustment and cropping
How
to recognize the texts in the image?
CamScanner provides you to
recognize the texts in the image, which is the OCR feature. Using this feature
can help you quickly find documents, export, and share pictures of texts in the
image.
l For unregistered users:
�� Tap the target
document on ��My Docs�� page and then tap the thumbnail to enter the Edit page.
�� Tap ��Recognize�� at the
bottom of the page, the image will be automatically recognized and the recognized
texts will be highlighted in yellow.
�� After recognition, tap
��View Texts�� to view the recognized texts.
l For registered users:
�� Sign in CamScanner with your account.
�� After signing in, all
the texts in the images will be automatically recognized.
�� Enter the Edit page of
a single page of a document and tap ��Recognize�� at the bottom of the page if
you want to view the recognized texts.
How
to search the texts in the image?
After
recognition, CamScanner provides you to search the
texts in the images.,
l On ��My Docs�� page, pull
down to show a menu bar under.
l Tap button on the menu bar and input some
words in the texts of the image to quickly find the corresponding image.
l Tap the found image and
then tap the thumbnail, you can see the inputted words have been highlighted in
yellow on the image
How
to quickly find a document?
CamScanner provides you three
ways to quickly find a document: use tags, search titles/notes and search texts
within the image.
l Use your tags
Tags have the same functions like keywords and can
associate your documents with categories and locations. For example, if you
want to find a train ticket and the Invoice Tag can help a lot.
After scanning a document and saving it into your phone,
you can set one or more tags to the document which helps you to quickly find
it. Please refer to Manage
and Set Tags for
more details.
�� Tap at the upper left corner of the Home
Screen or slide from the left edge to right to open a sidebar
�� Tap ��Tags��
on the sidebar to enter the ��Tags�� Management page
�� Tap
on a tag name to view the docments inside
�� Frequently
managing your tags can effectively save your finding time.
l Search among the
titles/notes of the documents
�� Press on the Home
Screen and pull down to show a menu bar under ��My Docs��.
�� Tap button on the menu bar
�� Enter some words
contained in your target document��s title or note, the document will be found
out automatically.
l Search among the texts
in the image recognized
�� If you do not remember
or set a title or note for your targeted document, while this document image
has been recognized.
�� Press on the Home
Screen and pull down to show a menu bar under ��My Docs��, and tap button on the menu bar.
�� Input some words
contained in the texts of the image, and then CamScanner
will quickly find the corresponding document.
How
to email a single document to others?
Tap the target document on ��My Docs�� page, tap ��Email�� at the bottom of the page to enter the ��Email��
page
l File Link: You can
share the file link via email.
l Secure File Link: Enter
a password, set an expiration date and send the encrypted file link. (*Premium
Account Feature)
l JPG File: Choose to
share file in JPG file format.
l PDF File: Choose to
share file in PDF file format.
l .txt File: Choose to
share the texts in the images.(*Premium Account Feature)
How
to email a single document to myself?
Tap
the target document on ��My Docs�� page, tap ��More�� at
the lower right corner to enter the ��Actions�� page.
l Tap ��Email to myself��
to send the document to yourself via email.
l The sender email
address will be the default one on your phone, and you can set the recipient��s
address manually.
�� File Link: You can send
the file link via email.
�� Secure Doc Link: Enter
a password, set an expiration date and send the encrypted file link. (*Premium
Account Feature)
�� JPG File: Choose to send
file in JPG file format.
�� PDF File: Choose to send
file in PDF file format.
�� .txt File: Choose to send
the texts in the images. (*Paid App Feature)
How
to email multiple documents to others?
Press on the Home Screen and pull down to show a
menu bar under ��My Docs��. Tap on the right one to enter the multi-select mode.
l Choose one or more
documents by tapping on the left circle of them
l Tap ��More�� at the lower
right corner of the page to enter the ��Actions�� page, and then tap ��Email�� to
share the document via email.
�� Doc Link: You can
share the file link via email.
�� Secure Doc Link: Enter
a password, set an expiration date and send the encrypted file link. (*Premium
Account Feature)
�� JPG File: Choose the
share file in JPG file format.
�� PDF File: Choose the
share file in PDF file format.
If you needn��t to share the entire document, but only one page
inside, you can choose this way.
l Tap the target
document on ��My Docs�� page and then tap the thumbnail to enter the Edit page
l Tap ��More�� at the
right corner of the page to enter the ��Actions�� pageTap
�� Tap ��Email�� to send
the image attached in JPG/PDF file format
�� Tap ��SNS�� to share it
via Facebook, Twitter, etc.
�� Tap "Upload"
to upload it to a third-party Cloud.
�� Tap ��Open In�� to share
it via apps on your phone
�� Tap ��To Album�� to save
the image to your album
�� Tap ��AirPrint�� to print it.
�� Tap ��Fax�� to fax it.
How
to share the texts in a doc��s single page?
(*Paid App Feature)
l Tap ��Share�� at the upper
right corner of the ��Recognized Text�� Page to share texts
l You can choose to Copy
to Clipboard, or share texts via Email, etc.
How
to share the texts in a whole document? (*Premium Account Feature)
l Tap the target
document on ��My Docs�� page and then tap ��More�� at the lower right corner to
enter the ��Actions�� page
l Tap ��Email to myself�� and
select ��.txt file�� to email the texts in the whole doc to myself
How
to invite friends and share documents?
CamScanner offers an invitation
feature. You can invite friends to share your documents and read their
comments.
l Tap the target document on ��My Docs�� page to open the doc
l Tap ��Invite�� at the
bottom of the page and open the ��Collaborators�� popup menu
l Tap ��Invite�� button in
the middle or button at the upper right corner of the
popup menu to enter the ��Add Friends�� page
�� You can enter the
email address or phone number of your friends
�� Tap ��System Contacts
& Recent Contacts�� to invite friends from your phone contacts.
�� And the invited
friends will be listed in the Contact List here.
How
to view and add comments to the documents you have shared with others?
CamScanner offers an invitation
feature. You can invite friends to share your documents and read their
comments.
l Tap the target document on ��My Docs�� page to open the doc.
l Tap ��More�� at the lower right corner to open the Actions page.
l Tap ��Comment�� to open
the ��Comment�� popup menu to read the comments
�� Tap button to add a comment
�� Tap ��Close�� at the
upper left corner of the popup menu to save and close it
How
to view the documents others have shared with you?
CamScanner offers an invitation
feature. You can tap ��Shared with Me�� to view and comment on the documents others
have shared with you.
l Tap at the upper left corner of the Home
Screen or slide from the left edge to right to open a sidebar
l Tap ��Shared
with Me�� on the sidebar to enter the ��Shared with Me�� page, and you can view or
comment on the shared document.
How
to comment on the documents others have shared with you?
l Tap at the upper left corner of the Home
Screen or slide from the left edge to right to open a sidebar
l Tap ��Shared
with Me�� on the sidebar to enter the ��Shared with Me�� page
l Tap
on the thumbnail to view the shared document
�� Tap
on the ��Comment�� button at the bottom of the page to open a ��Comment�� popup
menu
�� Tap button to add a cooment
�� Tap ��Close�� at the
upper left corner of the popup menu to save and close it
How
to invite friends to view the documents others have shared with you?
l Tap at the upper left corner of the Home
Screen or slide from the left edge to right to open a sidebar
l Tap ��Shared
with Me�� on the sidebar to enter the ��Shared with Me�� page
l Tap
on the thumbnail to view the shared document
�� Tap the
��Invite�� button at the bottom of the page to open a ��Collaborators�� popup menu
�� Tap button to add collaborators by entering their
email addresses or phone numbers
�� Tap ��System Contacts
& Recent Contacts�� to invited friends from your phone contacts
How
to share the documents others have shared with you?
l Tap at the upper left corner of the Home
Screen or slide from the left edge to right to open a sidebar
l Tap ��Shared
with Me�� on the sidebar to enter the ��Shared with Me�� page
l Tap
on the thumbnail to view the shared document
�� Tap
on the ��Email�� button at the bottom of the page to send it in JPG/PDF file format
�� ��AirPrint/Fax�� is also available here.
How
to set or modify the title of a doc?
Tap the target document on ��My Docs�� page to open
the doc. Tap the doc��s title at the top of the page to open the ��Rename�� box.
Enter the name of the doc and tap ��OK�� to save it.
How
to set or modify the title of a doc��s single page?
Tap the target document on ��My Docs�� page and then
tap the thumbnail to enter the Edit page of a single page.
l Tap ��Input page title��
on the top of the page to set the title of the page.
l Tap the existing title
on the top of the page to modify it.
How
to add a page into a document?
If you want to add a new page into the current
document, you can use the "Add" or ��Import�� function.
l Tap the target document on ��My Docs�� page and then tap ��Add�� to shoot or ��Import�� to choose an image.
l After adding and processing, the new page will be added to this document
Tap the target document on ��My Docs�� page and then
tap the thumbnail to enter the Edit page. Tap ��Mark�� and choose ��Ink Annotations��.
l Tap ��Pen�� at the bottom of the page to set the pen��s properties.
�� Tap to switch the type of pen
�� Slide to vary the thickness of
handwriting
�� Choose a color on the Color
Palette
l Tap ��Eraser�� to use
the rubber
�� Tap on the to vary the size of rubber
�� Tap ��Clear All�� to
clear all annotations
l Tap ��Undo�� to undo the last annotation or tap ��Redo�� to cancel the undo
l Tap ��Save�� at the upper right corner to save all
annotations
Tap the target document on ��My Docs�� page and then
tap the thumbnail to enter the Edit page. Tap ��Mark�� and choose ��Add Watermark��.
l Tap ��Enter
Watermark Texts�� to input some words
l Press and drag to adjust the size and angle of the
watermark
l Press and drag the
watermark to adjust the location of the watermark.
l Choose a watermark color at the bottom of the page
l Tap ��Save�� at the upper right corner of the page to save it
Tap the target document on ��My Docs�� page and then
tap the thumbnail to enter the Edit page. Tap ��Note�� at the lower right corner
of the page.
Input some words on the Note page and tap ��Close�� at
the upper left corner to save your note.
Tap the target document on ��My Docs�� page.
l Tap button at the upper right corner of the
thumbnail to view the note
l Tap button back to the thumbnail
How to display multiple documents in a single
page?
If
you want to insert multiple documents like different kinds of invoices and
receipts into a single page, CamScanner provides you
to create doc collage for multiple documents.
Tap the target document on ��My Docs�� page and then tap ��More�� at the lower right corner to enter the Actions page
l Tap ��Collage�� on the Actions page to select a type for your doc collage
l You can select a type for the collage according to the number and size of the docs you need to display on a page
Manage Documents
CamScanner provides you a
document encryption feature. Set a password to the selected document, and then
anyone who wants to see your encrypt documents should input this passcode.
Press on the Home Screen and pull down to show a
menu bar under ��My Docs��. Tap on the right one to enter the multi-select mode.
l Choose one or more encrypted
documents by tapping on the left circle of them
l Tap ��Lock�� button at
the bottom of the page and open a ��Set Passcode�� popup menu
l Enter a password for
the selected documents
CamScanner provides you two ways
to scan documents, which are capturing a document and choosing an existing
image in your album.
Refer to Create Documents for more details
Press on the Home Screen and pull down to show a
menu bar under ��My Docs��. Tap on the right one to enter the multi-select mode.
l Choose one or more
documents by tapping on the left circle of them
l Tap ��Merge�� button at
the bottom of the page and open a popup menu
l You can choose to ��Merge
and Delete�� or ��Merge without Delete��.
Press on the Home Screen and pull down to show a
menu bar under ��My Docs��. Tap on the right one to enter the multi-select mode.
l Choose one or more
documents by tapping on the left circle of them
l Tap ��Delete�� button at
the bottom of the page and open a ��Delete�� popup menu
l Tap ��OK�� to delete the
selected documents
Press on the Home Screen and pull down to show a
menu bar under ��My Docs��.
l Tap on the middle
button and open a ��Choose Sort Method�� popup
menu
l You can choose sort by ��Modified Time�� or ��Creation Time��.
How
to sort the pages within a document?
Tap the target document on ��My Docs�� page, press on
the screen and pull down to open a menu bar. And then tap on the button to sort pages within a document.
l Press and drag to sort the images up and down
l Tap ��Done�� at the
upper right corner to save it.
How
to display pages by last page on top?
Tap the target document on ��My Docs�� page, press on
the screen and pull down to open a menu bar. And tap on the button to set the top page.
l Choose ��First on top�� to display the pages by first page on top.
l Choose ��Last on top�� to display the pages by last page on top.
How
to display the documents in list view/tiles view?
Press on the Home Screen and pull down to show a
menu bar under ��My Docs��.
l In the list view, tap
the left button to switch to the tiles view
l In the tiles view, tap
the left button to switch to the list view.
Tap at the upper left corner of the Home
Screen or slide from the left edge to right to open a sidebar.
l Tap ��Tag�� on the
sidebar and enter the ��Tag�� page
l Tap ��Add new tag �� at
the bottom of the page and enter a tag name, choose ��OK�� to add it
l Tap ��Edit�� at the upper
right corner, and you can edit the tags name or delete the tags
How
to set tags for a single document?
Tap the target
document on ��My Docs�� page.
l Tap ��More�� at the
lower right corner of the page to enter the ��Actions�� page
l Tap ��Attribute�� to
enter the ��Property�� page.
l Choose one or more
tags for the selected documents
l Tap ��Back�� to save the
action
How
to set tags for multiple documents?
Press on the Home Screen and pull down to show a
menu bar under ��My Docs��. Tap on the right one to enter the multi-select mode.
l Choose one or more
documents by tapping on the left circle of them
l Tap ��Tag�� at the bottom
of the page to open the ��Set Tag�� page
l Choose one or more
tags for the selected documents
l Tap ��Save�� to save the
action
Sign in / Register
Having a CamScanner account can let you enjoy more features like
upload your documents to CamScanner Cloud, sync
across all your devices, auto recognize all the texts in your docs, etc. Refer
to ��Benefit of Sign-up�� button on the ��Sign In�� page.
Besides, CamScanner offers
two types of account, which are Free Accounts and Premium Accounts. And premium
account user can enjoy additional powerful features. Refer to Premium
Account for
more details
Tap at the upper left corner of the Home
Screen or slide from the left edge to right to open a sidebar.
l Tap ��Sign in/Register��
on the sidebar and enter the ��Sign In�� page
�� Tap ��Register�� button
and use your Email or Phone Number to register your account
�� After registered, sign
in your account and your files will be automatically synchronized.
Tap at the upper left corner of the Home
Screen or slide from the left edge to right to open a sidebar.
l Tap ��Sign in/Register��
on the sidebar to sign in
l After signed in, tap
your account name to enter the ��Account�� page
l Tap ��Username�� to set
or change your username
l Auto Sync: After
logged in, the files will be automatically synchronized.
l Manual Sync: You can
also choose the manual sync way by pulling down on the documents list page to
sync files anytime.
l Log in on www.camscanner.net to synchronize the documents
to your computer and organize them.
Tap
��Settings�� on the sidebar, choose ��Sync Settings��.
l You can see the last
synced time.
l And tap ��Sync�� button
to open the Sync settings menu.
�� You can choose to turn
on or turn off ��Sync over mobile network��.
How
to sync files across phones, tablets and computers?
Log
in on another phone or computer by the same way and the files saved by your
account will be automatically synchronized to this device.
How
to increase your cloud space?
l Tap at the upper left corner of the Home
Screen or slide from the left edge to right to open a sidebar
l Tap ��Cloud
Space�� to enter
the ��Cloud Space�� page
l Complete the operations to add your cloud space.
How
to upload your files to the CamScanner Cloud?
Logging in on any device can synchronize your files
to the CamScanner cloud and enjoy the cloud services.
Log in on www.camscanner.net to synchronize the documents
to your computer and organize them.
l Tap the target
document on ��My Docs�� page, and tap ��More�� at the lower right corner of the
page to enter the ��Actions�� page.
l Tap ��Upload�� to enter the ��Upload�� page. You can also choose to upload the document to a third-party storage platform like ��Box��, ��Google Drive��, etc.
How
to auto upload docs to a third-party storage platform?
Tap at the upper left
corner of the Home Screen or slide from the left edge to right to open a
sidebar
l
Tap
��Settings�� to enter the Settings page
l
Tap
��Doc Export�� to enter the Doc Export page
l
Tap
��Auto Upload�� to set a file format and a thirf-party
storage platform for auto uploading
��
Tap
��File Format�� to select PDF file or JPG file for doc uploading
��
Tap
the icon to select a third party storage platform like ��Box��, ��Dropbox��, ��Evernote��
or ��Google Drive��.
How to
print documents via Wi-Fi?
CamScanner provides a cloud
print service. And you can enjoy the wireless printing feature.
l Tap the target
document on ��My Docs�� page, and tap ��More�� at the lower right corner of the
page to enter the ��Actions�� page.
l Tap ��AirPrint�� to enter the ��Printer Options�� page.
�� Tap ��Printer�� to choose
a printer.
�� Choose the number of copies
�� Tap ��Range�� to set the
page range
l Tap ��Print�� button to
print
CamScanner provides you the fax
service, and you can fax your document to more than 20 countries and regions.
l Tap the target
document on ��My Docs�� page, and tap ��More�� at the lower right corner of the
page to enter the ��Actions�� page.
l Tap ��Fax�� to enter the
��Fax�� page.
l Tap ��Country�� to
choose a country/area
l Enter the ��Fax Number��
l Tap ��Range�� to set the
fax range
l Tap ��Recharge�� to
purchase the fax pages
Why
upgrade to premium account?
Premium account users can enjoy additional powerful
features and the features are as follows:
l Add 10G Extra Cloud
Space
l Edit OCR results and
notes of the entire doc, exporting as .txt file
l Create Doc Collage for
multiple pages
l Auto upload docs to
Box, Google Drive, Dropbox and Evernote
l Batch download PDF
files in web app (www.camscanner.com)
l Send doc links with
password protection
l Set expiration date of
doc link
l High-quality scan
l No Ads
l No CamScanner
Watermark on PDFs
If you are interested in these attractive features,
upgrade to CamScanner premium account to have an unforgettable
experience.
How
to upgrade to premium account?
l Tap at the upper left corner of the Home
Screen or slide from the left edge to right to open a sidebar
l Tap ��Settings��
to enter
the ��Settings�� page
l Tap ��Upgrade to
Premium�� to enter the Premium introduction page
l Your account can be
upgraded to premium by choosing a monthly or yearly subscription.
What
can you set for scanning?
CamScanner provides you multi
choices for scanning on the Scan Settings page. And you can set the default
options based on the type of files frequently scanned.
l Tap at the upper left corner of the Home
Screen or slide from the left edge to right to open a sidebar
l Tap ��Settings��
to enter
the ��Settings�� page
l Tap ��Scan�� to enter
the ��Scan�� settings page
�� Choose
��High Quality Scan�� to improve the scan effect (*Premium Account Feature)
�� Tap ��Enhancement
Settings�� to choose the default ehance mode
�� You can also set a
default choice for ��Anti-Shake�� and ��Auto Save to Album��.
�� Tap ��OCR
Language�� to set
the default recognition language based on your frequently scanned documents to improve
the OCR recognition accuracy.
CamScanner provides you some PDF
settings on the Property page, you can set the default
options to meet your requirement.
Tap the target document on ��My Docs�� page, and tap
��More�� at the lower right corner of the page to enter the ��Actions�� page.
l Tap ��PDF Preview�� to
preview the PDF file
l Tap ��Attribute�� to
enter the ��Property�� page
�� Tap
��Set PDF Password�� to open a popup menu and input a password to encrypt the PDF
file
�� Tap ��Portrait��
or ��Landscape�� to set the PDF direction
�� Tap
on a standard size to set the page size of PDF
Want
to know more about CamScanner and other users?
l Tap at the upper right corner of the Home
Screen to open a sidebar
l You can check apps
recommended by us under the ��Hot Apps��
l You can get special
offers like sales campaign, discount, etc. under the ��Special Offer��
l Under the ��User Center��
you can view user stories and get help.
�� Tap ��User Stories�� to
enjoy the User, Video and News sections
�� Tap ��Help�� to check
the user manual