Foxit PDF Reader Mobile integrates with PDF scanner technology to help you scan and convert paper documents to PDFs. This feature is available on iPad 3, iPhone 5, and newer generation products.
Scan a Document
- Tap to open the Tool Selector;
- Tap Scan;
- Tap ;
- 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 Reader Mobile will detect the document edge and scan documents automatically. If the Auto Detection is turned off, you can tap to scan the document manually. The number shown in indicates the number of photos you have taken.
- Tap to change the page size. This button is only available in Auto Detection mode.
- (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 (as shown below). 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 on the upper right corner;
- Select the page you want to delete or tap to select all pages;
- Tap to delete the selected pages;
- Tap Done to return to the Scan window.
Organize Pages
To organize the page, select the page first, and do the following:
- 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
By default, Foxit PDF Reader Mobile will save the scanned images automatically in the Recent transformation list for further operation when you tap the Back icon . When you have finished editing your scan, you can save or share your scan as a PDF file.
Save your Scan
- Tap on the toolbar at the bottom of the Scan window;
- In the pop-up dialog box:
- Tap the document name to rename the PDF file;
- Select the place to save the file, and tap Save;
- Device: Save the file on your local disk;
- Cloud: Save the file in the cloud service.
- Select the folder or cloud service as desired, and tap Select.
Tip: If you want to save the PDF file in the cloud service but haven't added the cloud service in Foxit PDF Reader Mobile before, tap Add in the dialog box to add and authorize the cloud service first.
When converted successfully, the converted PDF file will be opened in Foxit PDF Reader Mobile automatically.
Share your Scan
- Tap on the toolbar at the bottom of the Scan window;
- Select the sharing platform, and follow the instruction on the screen to complete sharing.