Foxit PDF Editor integrates with PDF scanner technology to help you scan and convert paper documents to PDFs.
Scan a Document
- Tap
on the main interface. - Tap Scan.
- When the capture screen appears, control the following options as desired and scan your document:
- Tap
or 
to toggle the flash on or off. - Tap
or 
to enable or disable continuous shooting. - Tap
or 
to toggle Auto Detection on or off. When the Auto Detection is enabled, Foxit PDF Editor will detect the document edge and scan documents automatically. If the Auto Detection is turned off, you can tap 
to scan the document manually. - After taking photos, you will find
right above 
. The number shown in 
indicates the number of photos you have taken. Tapping 
can expand the bar for you to view the photo thumbnails. - Tap
to change the page size. This button is only available in Auto Detection mode.
- Tap
- (If needed) Tap
to add photos from your device to your current scan. - The scanned images will be saved automatically. After scanning the documents, you can tap Done on the lower right corner to view or edit the files you have scanned. Please refer to “Edit your Scan” and “Save your Scan” for details.
Edit your Scan
When you have finished scanning, tap Done on the lower right corner to view and edit your scan in the Scan window. Changes will be saved automatically.
Add More Pages
- To add more pages, tap
on the toolbar at the bottom, and follow the steps in “Scan a Document” to take another photo.
Delete Pages
- Tap Edit on the upper right corner.
- Select the page you want to delete or tap Select all to select all pages.
- Tap
to delete the selected pages. - Tap Done to return to the Scan window.
Replace Pages
- Tap Edit on the upper right corner.
- Select the page you want to replace.
- Tap
. - Follow the steps in “Scan a Document” to scan your document. Then the selected page will be replaced with the new one you have scanned.
Tip: You can only replace one page at a time. If necessary, repeat the steps above to replace multiple pages.
Organize Pages
To organize the page, select the page first, and do the following:
- Tap
to replace the page. - Tap
to rotate the page. - Tap
, and drag the crop handles to resize the page. - Tap
to adjust the color, brightness, and contrast of the page. - Upon completion, tap Save. Otherwise, you can tap Cancel to cancel all your edits.
Save or Share your Scan
Save your Scan
- Tap
on the toolbar at the bottom of the Scan window. - In the pop-up dialog box:
- Tap the document name in the FILE NAME group to rename the PDF file.
- Tap TAGS to add or update tags to the file. Please refer to “Edit Tag Dialog Box” for more information.
- In the PATH group, choose a location to save the file, and tap Done.
Tip: If you want to save the PDF file in the cloud service but haven’t added the cloud service in Foxit PDF Editor before, tap Add a Place in the dialog box to add and authorize the cloud service first. - Tap Save.
When converted successfully, the converted PDF file will be opened in Foxit PDF Editor automatically.
Share your Scan
- Tap
(iOS) or 
(Android) on the toolbar at the bottom of the Scan window. - Select the sharing platform, and follow the instruction on the screen to complete sharing.