Free guides to scanning, PDFs and paperwork on your phone.

Scanning documents with your phone

How to turn paper into clean, readable scans with an iPhone or Android phone, using built-in tools first. Covers multi-page documents, IDs, passports, receipts, saving and sending scans, and how to choose a scanner app.

• How to scan a passport on your phone so upload forms accept itWhich passport page to scan, how to keep the machine-readable lines sharp and avoid hologram glare, and the formats UK and US forms accept.