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  • Find the Edit screen
  • Change the filter applied to your document
  • Recrop your document
  • Rotate
  • Curvature Correction
  1. Document Management
  2. Viewing & Editing Documents

Edit, crop and rotate a scan

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Last updated 1 month ago

When you take a scan, Genius Scan detects the borders of your document so you don't have to crop and straighten the scan yourself. However, you can adjust the frame of the document both and after the scanning process.

Find the Edit screen

  1. Open Genius Scan and tap a document to open it. Tap Edit at the bottom of your screen to open the Edit screen.

  1. Edit your document directly from the Edit screen.

  1. Open Genius Scan and tap a document to open it.

  1. Tap your document to display the Edit options. Choose Edit, Filters, or Format to edit your document.

Change the filter applied to your document

From the Edit screen (iOS) or Edit toolbar (Android):

Choose the filter you want to apply to your document. The Filter preview allows you to see what your document will look like.

Tap Filters and tap the filter you want to apply to your document. The Filter preview allows you to see what your document will look like.

Recrop your document

From the Edit screen (iOS) or Edit toolbar (Android):

  1. Tap the Recrop button to recrop your document.

  1. Drag and drop the corner of the quadrangle to adjust the frame of the scan and tap Done. Tip: use the magnifier to position the frame with high precision and without your fingers obstructing the preview. Cropping and perspective have been applied to your document.

You can choose Detect to detect the document in your scan, or Maximize to revert your scan to the original photo.

  1. Tap the Recrop button.

  1. Drag and drop the corner of the quadrangle to adjust the frame of the scan and tap Done. Tip: use the magnifier to position the frame with high precision and without your fingers obstructing the preview. Cropping and perspective have been applied to your document.

You can tap the expanding button at the top of your screen to revert your scan to the original photo.

Rotate

From the Edit screen (iOS) or Edit toolbar (Android), choose between Left and Right to rotate your document. Each time you tap, the scan rotates by 90° clockwise and counterclockwise.

Curvature Correction

From the Edit screen (iOS) or Edit toolbar (Android), tap the Curvature Correction feature to straighten your document further. Tap the button again to revert its effect.

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View of an open document on Genius Scan
Edit options appear in the lower half of the screen
View of an open document on Genius Scan
Edit options appear at the bottom of the screen
A row with thumbnail previews displays the different filters you can apply to your documents
A row with thumbnail previews displays the different filters you can apply to your documents
The photo of your document is displayed so you can recrop it.
A magnifying glass lets you inspect the corners of your document for more precision.
The recrop button in the Edit toolbar will allow you to recrop your document.
The photo of your document is displayed so you can recrop it. A magnifying glass lets you inspect the corners of your document for more precision.
Two different options allow you to rotate your document to the left, or to the right
Two different options allow you to rotate your document to the left, or to the right
Toggle on the curvature correction button to straighten your document. When toggled on, the button appears green.
Tap the curvature correction button to straighten your document. When enabled, the button displays a straight gril.