I used to be able to scan documents by starting a new note in Notes, then clicking on the camera icon at the bottom of the note.
Since iOS 8.1, the camera icon is gone.
Is there another way to scan?
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iPhone 14, iOS 18
Open a new note.
Tap the Paperclip on the bottom of the note
See Scan Documents and tap it
Sheesh! The paperclip works!!
Shades of Microsoft….
Thank you!!
Where were the Notes? See the pic below. You will get your answer
The various options that you are referring ("the second text menue") to will exist only if your Notes are on iCloud or the "On My Phone" Folder.
The 2 pics below are self-explanatory.
ckuttner wrote:
Sheesh! The paperclip works!!
Shades of Microsoft….
Thank you!!
You're welcome. Not sure what makes this shades of Microsoft? It's just a bit changed from previous generations.
I suppose and while we don't know why it was changed, to me it makes sense. A paperclip is most commonly associated with attachments/documents and when you want to scan something, the end result is a document.
Microsoft reference was to Clippy, the now-deceased online “help tool.”
But also to the change in interface for no apparent reason.
Missing camera icon for document scanning in Notes on iOS 18.1
