Scanning With Microsoft Lens

Scanning With Microsoft Lens is a great way to get documents that are not on your phone scanned and sent to various outlets. Good examples are PDF, OneNote, PowerPoint, Word or Saved to OneDrive. You can later take the scans and share there using your normal methods on your phone (Email, Text, Teams, etc…). It definately can be used as part of the apps you deploy when you enroll devices like smartphones.

How To Scan With Microsoft Lens

This assumes you have already downloaded and installed the app from your normal app stores (Google Play, Apple. Samsung Galaxy, etc.).

Once installed do the follow:

• Tap the Lens Icon on Your Phone:

1. It will open to a scan window with the Setting Document:

• Tap the shutter button and then tap confirm on the focused document:

• Then click Done:

• Here you will have the options to save as. Once you choose your method, tap Save:

• The scan is saved to My Scans:

• Tap on the scan you just created and tap the share button :

• Your default PDF reader will open the document. In this example I am using Adobe. I do not have a cloud account to Adobe, so I tap “SEND A COPY”:

• Your default email app will open you will be able to send the document as an attachment.

As an aside, above I mentioned that there are several options you can choose to put your scan (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, OneDrive). If the device you are using is for personal reasons it really does matter what you choose. However, if it a business device, your O365 Administrator may disable some of those options even though they show as available.

I will give you an example. You have Microsoft Lens on a company enrolled device but the device is a general purpose used by many users. I explained in an earlier post how to deal with devices when MFA s not possible. You will want to disable option like OneDrive if you do not want items saved in the cloud.

This is just the start of what Microsoft Lens can do. If you want more info, go here.

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I am an IT professional with over twenty years experience in the field. I have supported thousands of users over the years. The organizations I have worked for range in size from one person to hundreds of people. I have performed support from Help Desk, Network / Cloud Administration, Network Support, Application Support, Implementation and Security.