How to scan documents with your phone into one small PDF

1. 1Lay out the documents in the order the form or office wants them, for example: ID proof, 10th marksheet, 12th marksheet, degree, experience letters.
2. 2Open Scan to PDF, allow camera access, and hold the phone flat above each page.
3. 3Capture every page, including back sides that carry information.
4. 4Check the thumbnails, delete blurry shots and retake them, then build the PDF.

1. 1Open Organize PDF to drag pages into order, rotate sideways ones and delete duplicates.
2. 2Add numbers with Add page numbers, using the “Page 1 of N” format, so nobody wonders whether pages are missing.
3. 3Compress the file with Compress PDF. Turn on Grayscale images for black-and-white documents.
4. 4Name it clearly, for example “Priya-Sharma-Documents.pdf”.

• Daylight from a window beats a ceiling bulb, which causes shadows.
• Put light paper on a dark surface so page edges are clear.
• Hold the phone parallel to the page; tilted shots make text look slanted and smaller.

If each document must be a separate small PDF instead, see How to upload certificates as small PDFs.