The OneDrive mobile App provides a very easy way to use the camera on your smart phone or tablet to turn paper documents into digital PDFs. Once you have the PDF in your OneDrive you can then submit it to your professor or share it with your colleagues.
Click on one of the buttons below to begin downloading the OneDrive app if you are viewing this page from your mobile device. When OneDrive asks, sign in with your BCC email address and password.
Here's how to make a PDF from the OneDrive app:
In the OneDrive app, tap Scan or you can also tap Add at the top of the screen, then tap Scan
Select the appropriate flash setting (on, off, automatic, or torch) by tapping the Flash icon in the upper right corner
Select either Whiteboard, Document, Business Card, or Photo, then tap the white circle icon to scan the item. For regular sheets of paper use Document.
TIP: BCC has an Office 365 subscription allowing you to combine multiple pages into a single PDF, just tap Add, then scan your next page. The maximum number of pages/images that can be multi-page scanned is 10.
Once you've scanned your item, you can crop it, rotate it, or modify the filter you selected earlier (Whiteboard, Document, Business Card, or Photo)
TIP: If you don't like the image, tap the X icon in the upper left to delete the scan and try again
Once you're done editing your item, tap Done, enter a file name, then tap Save
Your file is now saved in your BCC OneDrive and ready to send or share
How-To Videos
Need a demonstration? Click on your type of mobile device to visit a Microsoft Support page that shows all of the steps above in a video.
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When using the OneDrive app, you can download a local copy of a file to your device. In the OneDrive app, open the folder that has the files you want to download. Make sure the folder contents appear in List view, not as thumbnails. next to the file you want to save and then tap Save.
You can create new Office documents directly from OneDrive for work or school. You'll need Office Web Apps Server to see the New menu. Otherwise, it's a Folder icon.
Click a PDF in your OneDrive or team site library, and you might notice that it opens automatically in your browser's built-in PDF reader. You can use this PDF reader to view your PDF, with no need for an additional viewer application on your computer.
Open Acrobat and choose “Tools” > “Create PDF”. Select the file type you want to create a PDF from: single file, multiple files, scan or other option. Click “Create” or “Next” depending on the file type.
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