How to Use Your Phone to Create a PDF

When attaching a document, please attach it as a combined PDF rather than separate documents or as a JPEGs.

On an iPhone:

  1. Go into the Notes app

  2. Create a new note by clicking the bottom right icon

  3. Once a new note has been created, click the icon of a paperclip above the keyboard

  4. Next, select “scan documents”

  5. You can then take photos of each page of the document

  6. Click “save” in the bottom right corner to finish creating the pdf

  7. Now, you can change the name of the pdf by selecting the header at the top of the document

  8. Lastly, you can send the new PDF by selecting the three-dot icon in the top right corner, then selecting “send a copy”, and finally by selecting the email icon.

On an Android:

  1. Go into the Google Drive app

  2. Select the plus icon at the bottom right corner

  3. Select “scan”

  4. To add more pages, you select the plus icon at the bottom left

  5. To finish creating the document you select “save” at the bottom right

  6. You can then give the document a name and save it to your My Drive folder

  7. Lastly, you can share the new PDF by selecting the three dots next to the pdf name in your My Drive, which will bring up different options to share the document, such as by email