Scan documents to your Mac with your iPhone

Did you know that your iPhone has a built-in tool for scanning documents and that you can use it with your Mac? The iPhone’s scanner can be accessed from the Notes app and the Files app. It can also be accessed from a number of different Mac apps, including the Finder, Mail, Messages, and Pages 7.2 and later.

Here’s how you do it:

On your Mac, position the pointer where you want to insert a photo or scan.

For example, in a document, a note, or an email.

Choose File > Insert from iPhone or iPad, then choose Take Photo or Scan Documents.

In some apps, you can choose File > Import from iPhone or iPad, then choose Take Photo or Scan Documents to create a new file with your photo or scans. You can also Control-click the desktop or a folder in a Finder window, choose Import from iPhone or iPad, then choose Take Photo or Scan Documents.

If you don’t see the commands in the File menu, they may be in another menu (such as the Edit or Insert menu) or the app you’re using might not support Continuity Camera.

On your iPhone or iPad, do one of the following:

On your Mac, the picture or scan appears where you positioned the pointer or, if you started from the desktop or a folder, as a file.

Depending on where the photo or scan is inserted, you can mark it up or adjust other aspects, such as crop it or apply a filter.

It’s that simple.