Scanning using the Notes.app

[Speed38]

I can take a scan using Notes.app on my iPhone, email it to myself, and then open that scan on my iMac with no problem.
I showed someone how to do it but when they tried to open the scan on their iMac they sent themselves from their iPhone, they got this alert:
This note is unavailable. The owner stopped sharing, or you don't have permission to open it.
I Googled around for an answer but didn't find anything useful.
Can anyone help?

 

[NoBoMac]

Not sure. Just tried and working for me.

Why not just access it via Notes app on Mac? If Notes are syncing via iCloud, will show up on Mac. Select the Note, double click the scan, File > Export to PDFl, or, File > Print (select PDF or send to printer).

 

[Speed38]

Not sure. Just tried and working for me.

Why not just access it via Notes app on Mac? If Notes are syncing via iCloud, will show up on Mac. Select the Note, double click the scan, File > Export to PDFl, or, File > Print (select PDF or send to printer).

You are absolutely right. Simply never thought of that method. Many thanks.

 

[Speed38]

To make it as simple as possible, I wrote out this set of instructions for those seniors who attend my Zoom sessions:
Essentially, the steps are:

First, go to iCloud drive on your Mac and create a new folder and name it [Scans]

• Open the Notes.app on your iPhone or iPad
• Tap on the compose icon, bottom right
• Tap on the camera icon, above the keyboard
• Tap on [Scan Documents]
• Top right, change [Auto] to [Manual]
• Set up your scan and tap the shutter button then tap [Keep the scan]
• Tap [Save]
• Tap [Scanned Documents] upper left
• Tap [Save to Files]
• Navigate to the [Scans] folder you created in the first step, above
• Tap [Save], upper right

That’s it, you are done. Now go to iCloud Drive on any Apple device, navigate to the [Scans] folder and there is the scan you just took.