Make the Most Out of the Camera App in Class

If you don’t feel like taking notes of what’s on the board, you can take a picture instead. Of course, you’re probably already doing that, but there’s something else the Camera app can do.

For starters, after you take a picture of any text, you can copy that text from the image and paste it anywhere you want. This is a perfect tool if you want to add something the teacher wrote to your notes without having to write it yourself.

This is thanks to a feature called Live Text. You’ll need at least iOS 15 to use it, and can make sure it’s turned on by going to Settings > General > Language & Region and turning on Live Text.

You can also use the Notes app to turn any text into a PDF file, which is extremely useful for reading and sharing your physical notes. All you need to do is open the Notes app and then open a new note.

From there, tap the Attachment button (the one that looks like a paper clip), and select Scan Documents. Point your iPhone’s camera to the document you want to scan and repeat that until you’re done scanning. When you finish, tap Save, and your iPhone will turn your pictures into a scanned PDF file.