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title: "Document Scan (Mobile App)"
canonical: "https://help.nnu.edu/space/TMR/2500917/Document%20Scan%20(Mobile%20App)"
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Scan documents like letters, receipts, and billing statements and save them as searchable PDFs on your OneDrive.

# **Requirements:**

- Mobile device
- [OneDrive Mobile App](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/download)

# **Scan a document**

1. Open the OneDrive Mobile App.
  1. Sign in if you are not already.
2. In the bottom right corner, tap Add
3. Tap Scan
  1. **Adjust scan area:** Tap Crop
  2. **Take photo again:** Tap Re-scan current page
  3. **Scan another page:** Tap Add
4. To save the finished document, tap Done

#### **Add a scanning shortcut to your Home screen**

To set up a shortcut to scan documents:

1. Open your Android phone or tablet’s widgets
2. Find the "Drive scan" widget
3. Touch and hold the widget
4. Drag it onto your Home screen. You may be asked to select an account
5. Choose the folder you’ll save documents inside. If you want to create a folder, tap New Folder
6. Tap **Select**. You’ll see the folder name in the widget


#### **Related Screenshots**