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How to Search Scanned Documents in iPhone Notes
Learn how to search all iPhone Notes for text in scanned documents or use Find in Note to locate specific words within attached PDFs and document scans.
When locating scanned family documents on an iPhone, you must decide whether to search globally across the entire app or within a specific note. In the Notes app, you can search through all your notes to find text located inside scanned documents [Search through your notes on iPhone - Apple Support]. If you already know which note contains your documents, you can open that specific note to search within it and its attachments [Search through your notes on iPhone - Apple Support].
Searching All Notes for Scanned Documents
The Notes app on your iPhone allows you to search across all your notes to find text located inside scanned documents [Search through your notes on iPhone - Apple Support]. This search function also locates typed text, objects that appear in images, and handwritten text in supported languages [Search through your notes on iPhone - Apple Support].
To begin a search, go to the Notes app on your iPhone, tap the Search button, and enter the text you are looking for [Search through your notes on iPhone - Apple Support]. As a practical suggestion, using specific names or dates as your search query can help filter large sets of notes.
Refining Searches and Locked Note Limits
Instead of only typing a query, you can choose a suggested search option, such as “Notes with Drawings,” and then enter additional text to refine your search [Search through your notes on iPhone - Apple Support].
When searching across all notes, if a note containing a scanned document is locked, only its title appears in the search results [Search through your notes on iPhone - Apple Support].
Searching Inside a Specific Note and Its Attachments
In the Notes app, you can view and collaborate on PDFs, including documents that you scanned into a note [Work with PDFs in Notes on iPhone - Apple Support]. To search for text within a specific file, open the note you want to search, tap the Note Actions button, and then tap Find in Note [Search through your notes on iPhone - Apple Support].
Next, tap the Search button and select Include Attachments to search PDFs and other attached documents [Search through your notes on iPhone - Apple Support]. Finally, enter the text you are looking for into the search field [Search through your notes on iPhone - Apple Support]. A helpful suggestion is to verify that you have selected to include attachments every time you use Find in Note on a file with scanned pages.
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