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How to Scan Documents Directly to a Mac Using an iPhone
Use Continuity Camera to scan multi-page documents with your iPhone straight into a Mac folder, desktop, or app without saving them to your phone first.
You can use an iPhone to scan family documents directly to a Mac without saving the files on your phone Apple Support. This action relies on Continuity Camera, which opens the Camera app on your connected iPhone so you can scan pages and insert them into your computer as a PDF or file Apple Support Apple Support.
Continuity Camera requirements for scanning
Both your Mac and iPhone must have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on, and the devices need to be within 30 feet (10 meters) of each other Apple Support. The devices must also be signed in to the same Apple Account using two-factor authentication Apple Support. The iPhone requires iOS 12 or later, and the Mac requires macOS Mojave 10.14 or later Apple Support.
Initiating a scan directly from your Mac
To begin, Control-click the specific destination on your Mac, such as the desktop, a folder in a Finder window, or an open app window like an email message Apple Support. From the shortcut menu that appears, choose Scan Documents, though you might need to select Insert from iPhone or iPad first Apple Support.
Alternatively, you can open a supported app on your Mac and use the File menu or Insert menu to choose Insert from iPhone or iPad, followed by Scan Documents Apple Support. Taking either of these actions opens the Camera app on your iPhone Apple Support.
Scanning and adjusting pages on the iPhone
Once the Camera app opens, you may need to take a scan manually by tapping the Shutter button, tapping the take picture button, or pressing one of the Volume buttons on your iPhone Apple Support. To adjust the specific area included in the scan, drag the frame, its edges, or its corners to fit the page Apple Support Apple Support.
When you are ready, tap Keep Scan or Retake Apple Support. You can add additional scans to the document or continue scanning until you are done, and then you tap Save Apple Support Apple Support. A practical suggestion is to flatten curled edges on your paper documents before scanning to make framing the page easier.
Locating and modifying the file on your Mac
The completed scan appears in the location you initially chose on your Mac Apple Support. If you inserted the scan into an open window on your Mac, it appears as a PDF Apple Support. If you added the scan directly from the Mac desktop or a folder, it appears as a file instead Apple Support.
Depending on where the scan is inserted, you can adjust aspects like cropping, applying a filter, or marking up the file Apple Support. The scans you take on your iPhone are not saved on the device itself Apple Support.
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