How to Save Scanned Notes as a PDF

The Benefits of Scanning Your Notes and Documents as a PDF.

It’s important to learn how to scan a document because there’s so many benefits. For students, it’s an easy way to upload notes if you can’t jot them down digitally – especially if you’ve got a friend who couldn’t make it to class. For teachers, it can allow you to scan workbooks, create copies of lesson notes, or get digital copies of pages from a book for your students.

Here are some reasons to learn how to scan a document:

Reduce Costs.

Scanning can be a cost-effective way to share resources since you don’t need multiple physical copies. That means you can save your printing credits for when it matters.

Save Space.

By learning how to scan a physical document into a PDF format, you can have the documents, information, or work you need at the touch of a button without carrying it around all day.

Save and File Your Notes.

By getting a digital copy of a scanned, physical document, you can save your files in organised folders in one, central location. That means no more shifting through your backpack or briefcase when you need a file.

Easy to Share.

Whether you’re sharing documents for a lesson or sending notes to a group-chat, digital PDFs are easy to share – even when people can’t make it to class. With a click of a button, everyone can be in the know.

Reduce Risk of Damage or Loss.

Scanning a physical document creates a back-up, meaning they can't be damaged or lost. If the worst happens, there’s usually ways to retrieve the data, too. Even if you forget your bag, you’ll have access through your phone if you save your documents online.

Use OCR Scanning.

You can scan a document and utilise OCR scanning to easily read PDF images and turn them into text.

Edit Your PDF.

Learn how to scan documents to easily annotate them as PDFs, letting you take notes in lectures directly onto a digital worksheet. Add highlights, comments, and more online with Adobe Acrobat PDF editor for free.

Convert Documents.

Easily convert a scanned PDF into a different format, such as Microsoft Word, with our PDF to Word Converter. Share, edit, and save in the formats you need with Adobe.

How to Scan a Document into Your Phone.

Can’t access a scanner? Don’t worry. Whether you’re on Android or Apple iOS , you can easily scan a document on your mobile phone and save it as a PDF – perfect for scanning on the move.
To begin, follow these steps:

1. Get the Adobe Scanner App. To get your scanner in your pocket, download the Adobe Scan App online.
2. Open the Scanner App. Find the app on your phone, open it up, and you’ll be ready to scan.
3. Scan in a Snap. The scanner will look like your phone’s camera. Just line up the camera with the document you want to scan, then tap the screen. The app will do the rest.
4. Save Document. Once you’re happy with the scanner, simply save your document as a PDF.

How to Save Scanned Notes as a PDF From Other File Types.

While the Adobe Scan app instantly saves scanned documents as a PDF, you may have chosen another method to scan your notes in the first place. Thankfully, with Adobe, converting documents is easy. Simply visit our Adobe Acrobat online tools to easily convert popular formats to and from PDF.

Let’s say you want to convert your scanned notes from an image file to a PDF, so you can edit it online and share it with ease. To do so, simply follow these steps:

1. Open our JPG to PDF online converter tool in your browser. You can also use this page to convert other image file types, including PNG, BMP, and more.

2. Click ‘Select a file’ and select your image file. Alternatively, you can drag and drop your file into the dotted box. It will then automatically convert to PDF for you.

3. You can then download and save your new PDF file. Do note, you may need to create an Adobe account if you want to download and share multiple files, but it’s completely free to do so.

Once you’ve learned how to save your scanned notes as a PDF, you can easily order them how you want to by merging PDFs or splitting PDFs with our free online tools.