{"id":1367,"date":"2021-03-16T15:32:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T15:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/?p=1367"},"modified":"2021-03-16T15:32:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T15:32:50","slug":"speedily-turn-your-phone-into-a-scanner-using-microsoft-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/2021\/03\/speedily-turn-your-phone-into-a-scanner-using-microsoft-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"Speedily turn your phone into a scanner using Microsoft Lens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you joined the people who have discovered Microsoft Lens? <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-365-blog\/evolution-of-microsoft-lens\/ba-p\/2095542\">Now it&#8217;s improved! <\/a>Snap the whiteboard, page of a book or magazine, text on a screen, document or  even handwritten notes with your phone camera, choose what file type you want and voila.  It&#8217;s just like having a scanner built into your phone. Why retype when you can simply take the photo. Save it to your Office Lens folder on OneDrive and you can access from anywhere.  Give it a go, download the app today. <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"86\" height=\"76\" class=\"wp-image-1378\" style=\"width: 30px\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/files\/2021\/03\/lense-icon-new-smallpng.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">More information: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qbobZ43II38\">Lens for Android<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jzZ3WVhgi5w\">Lens for iPhone<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/files\/2021\/03\/lense-rectangle-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/files\/2021\/03\/lense-rectangle-1-1024x598.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/files\/2021\/03\/lense-rectangle-1-1024x598.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/files\/2021\/03\/lense-rectangle-1-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/files\/2021\/03\/lense-rectangle-1-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/files\/2021\/03\/lense-rectangle-1-100x58.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/files\/2021\/03\/lense-rectangle-1-150x88.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/files\/2021\/03\/lense-rectangle-1-200x117.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/files\/2021\/03\/lense-rectangle-1-450x263.png 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/files\/2021\/03\/lense-rectangle-1-600x351.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/files\/2021\/03\/lense-rectangle-1-900x526.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/files\/2021\/03\/lense-rectangle-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><div class=\"linkedin_button\"><script type=\"in\/share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/2021\/03\/speedily-turn-your-phone-into-a-scanner-using-microsoft-lens\/\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/2021\/03\/speedily-turn-your-phone-into-a-scanner-using-microsoft-lens\/\" data-text=\"Speedily turn your phone into a scanner using Microsoft Lens\" data-via=\"itservices\" >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/2021\/03\/speedily-turn-your-phone-into-a-scanner-using-microsoft-lens\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/2021\/03\/speedily-turn-your-phone-into-a-scanner-using-microsoft-lens\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp sd-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/2021\/03\/speedily-turn-your-phone-into-a-scanner-using-microsoft-lens\/?share=jetpack-whatsapp\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on WhatsApp\"><span>WhatsApp<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/2021\/03\/speedily-turn-your-phone-into-a-scanner-using-microsoft-lens\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you joined the people who have discovered Microsoft Lens? 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