Difference between Scannable and taking picture in Evernote

[apeisach 0]

I cannot see the difference between using the Scannable App to import documents into Evernote versus simply creating a note in Evernote, taking a picture, and importing it into directly into the program.  Can you please explain the advantages of using the Scannable App?

thank you

[kgg 75]

Hi @apeisach,

Here's a previous response to a similar question posted on the forums. Let me know if you have any questions or if there is anything I can help clarify!

 

[DTLow 5,736]

13 hours ago, apeisach said:

I cannot see the difference between using the Scannable App to import documents into Evernote versus simply creating a note in Evernote, taking a picture, and importing it into directly into the program.  Can you please explain the advantages of using the Scannable App?

I use the Scannable App because I like my attachment to be in pdf format
The app also has an automatic document feature of locking into the document, detecting edges and cropping - its doing more than just taking a picture

[jbenson2 2,147]

Big drawback for many of us non-Apple people: It is only Designed for iPad and iPhone

I use CamScanner with my Android phone. https://www.camscanner.com/

[s2sailor 2,204]

1 hour ago, DTLow said:

I use the Scannable App because I like my attachment to be in pdf format
The app also has an automatic document feature of locking into the document, detecting edges and cropping - its doing more than just taking a picture

I prefer Scannable for those reasons plus it loads faster.

[RMK 10]

Scannable won't save the image to the Photo Library as well, which Evernote does. To me that is normally an advantage as I won't have to clean up my Photo Library from various kind of images already stored in Evernote.

[DTLow 5,736]

7 hours ago, RMK said:

Scannable won't save the image to the Photo Library as well, which Evernote does. To me that is normally an advantage as I won't have to clean up my Photo Library from various kind of images already stored in Evernote.

Actually you can suppress the Photo Library copy wth an option in Evernote Settings.

[Liza Luna-Chan 0]

Question. I can't see the content of my picture.  Is there a way to convert it to scanned document?  I don't have the original document any more. 

[DTLow 5,736]

8 hours ago, Liza Luna-Chan said:

Question. I can't see the content of my picture.  Is there a way to convert it to scanned document?  I don't have the original document any more. 

Which environment?
I'd suggest you check the master version on the web platform (www.evernote.com)