Yes, some of this was possible from within the Evernote app, but I never found the process as fluid and easy as it is using Scannable. I don’t have to wait to go home to scan it first.īut couldn’t you have done this with your camera, or the previous document scanner in Evernote? I can, for instance, easily highlight passages, or make other annotations. Easily annotate scanned documents without having to first go home to scan themīecause the document is scanned into Evernote, I have the ability to annotate the document, even on my phone. This has the potential of being a huge time-saver, not just in terms of scanning, but being able to search dense documents seconds after receiving them in order to find specific information. The note I’d scanned using Scannable was the first match: A few seconds later, I ran a search in Evernote for the term “Dell wired”. To demonstrate, I scanned a troubleshooting guide for my new work laptop using Scannable, and sent the note to Evernote. Have instant, searchable access to documents I’ve scanned using Scannable.Ī few seconds after scanning a document, it appears in Evernote. I scanned all of the pages into a note in Evernote before returning them. These papers had to be returned to the reception window, meaning I would not have had a chance to bring them home and scan them. When I was at the dentist recently to have some wisdom teeth yanked, I had to sign a ream of papers before going in for the procedure. Capture documents I might not otherwise have been able to capture easily
I scan them the moment I get them, and that makes things a little more efficient for me.
If I got to a homeowners meeting and they hand out an agenda, or other documents, I use Scannable to quickly capture them, and then give the originals back. Since I started using Scannable, I no longer have to bring documents home with me. Easily annotated my scanned documents without having to first go home and scan them.Ĭutting down on the amount of scanning I do at home.Have instant, searchable access to documents I scan using Scannable.Capture documents I might not otherwise have been able to capture easily.Cut down on the amount of scanning I do at home.Scannable has made it possible for me to: Doing this, I am prompted for which notebook I want the documents to be filed in:Ī few seconds later, my scanned document is available in Evernote. When I finish my scanning, I send the document or documents to Evernote. Once detected, you can continue to scan more documents, or deal with the ones you’ve already scanned. Note how the document below is highlighted and detected even on the edge of my table. When the document is highlighted in blue, it means Scannable has detected it and automatically grabs the image. Then you hold your device over the document you want to scan, and wait a second or two. It cleans up the image, makes sure the edges are straight, and then gives you the opportunity to send the document to Evernote or other applications. You simply start the app, hold the device over the document so that the entire document appears, and wait a few seconds while Scannable detects the edges, and snaps a photo. Not only was it designed to do one thing really well–namely, scan documents–but it filled a niche that I found I needed more and more in my efforts to go paperless.įor those who aren’t familiar with the app, Scannable uses the camera in your iPhone or iPad 1 to scan documents into Evernote (or other apps). So when Evernote recently released their new app, Scannable, I was eager to try it out. I keep my eye out for apps that can help save me time and be more productive.
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