Create Easy-to-Read Files With Mobile Devices with Office Lens

Use the Office Lens mobile app to simulate scanning a document. With Office Lens you can capture documents, whiteboards, photos and even business cards, and then convert them to easy-to-read files in multiple formats.

Overview

Use the Office Lens mobile app to simulate scanning a document. With Office Lens you can capture documents, whiteboards, photos, and even business cards, and then convert them to easy-to-read files in multiple formats.

Instructions

1. Navigate to Google Play Apps (Android) or Apps Store (IOS). 
2. Search for Office Lens.
3. Download and Install it.
4. Open Office Lens and choose something to capture.
5. Scroll through the options along the bottom to the one that matches what you want to capture (Whiteboard, Document, Business Card or Photo)
6. Align your camera until the red outline borders around your intended capture area.
7. Press the "Take Picture" button.
8. If the image on your screen is not what you wanted, choose to "Add New".
9. When you have an image you want to keep, note the "filter" option at the bottom of your screen, as these filters can quickly cleanup a poor image.
10. Also, note the options at the top of your screen to enable you to crop, rotate, change the original type, enter text or draw on your captured item.
11. Choose "Done" to save your work
12. You can then choose to save your file as Gallery, PDF, OneNote, OneDrive, Word, or PowerPoint.
13. Files save to an Office Lens folder in OneDrive.