Manage scanned documents using Notes on Mac

1. In the Notes app on your Mac, to find a scanned document, do any of the following:

   • Look in the note it was added to.

   • Search for the scanned document by name.

   • Open the Attachments Browser and look in the Scans section or Documents section.

   Note: If you have macOS 10.14 or later, and iOS 12 or later or iPadOS 13 or later, you can also scan a document directly from your iPhone or iPad camera. In a note, click at the beginning of a line, choose File > Insert from iPhone or iPad, then choose Scan Documents to scan a document with your iPhone or iPad and insert it in your note. See Insert photos and scans with Continuity Camera on Mac.

2. Do any of the following:

   • Preview a scanned document: Select the document, then press the Space bar.

   • Open a scanned document: Double-click the scanned document.

     It opens in the Scanned Document window, where you can mark it up and make other edits (see the following tasks for more information).

     Tip: To enlarge (zoom in) or reduce (zoom out) your overall view of a scanned document, click the Zoom In button or the Zoom Out button . You can also pinch to zoom on the trackpad or double-tap the trackpad to enlarge to 2x size.

You can crop a scanned document to focus in on a specific area or eliminate unwanted parts of the document.

1. In the Notes app on your Mac, double-click the scanned document in your note to open it in the Scanned Document window.

2. Click the Crop button (or use the Touch Bar).

3. Drag the adjustment handles to enclose the area you want to keep in the scanned document.

4. When you’re finished making changes, do one of the following:

   • Save your changes: Click Done.

   • Stop cropping without saving your changes: Press Escape (Esc) or click Cancel.

You can give your scanned document a special look by using one of four filters.

1. In the Notes app on your Mac, double-click the scanned document in your note to open it in the Scanned Document window.

2. Click the Apply Filter button (or use the Touch Bar).

3. Click the filter you want (or tap it in the Touch Bar).

You can manually rotate a scanned document so that it’s oriented the way you want.

1. In the Notes app on your Mac, double-click the scanned document in your note to open it in the Scanned Document window.

2. Click the Rotate button (or use the Touch Bar).

You can rotate the document multiple times to orient it the way you want.

By default, a scanned document is automatically named—for example, Scanned Documents. You can rename it.

1. In the Notes app on your Mac, select the scanned document in your note, then choose Edit > Rename Attachment.

2. Type the new name, then click Save.