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Free Pro· iPhone & Android · about 1 min

Copy text & Live Text

Copy the text of a page, or just the part you need. Phone numbers, emails, links, addresses and dates become taps.

  1. Open the document

    Open it from Documents or from a search result.

  2. Copy everything

    Tap Copy text at the top. You see Copied — paste it anywhere.

  3. Copy a part

    Tap the page to open it full screen, touch and hold on the text and drag the handles to select a sentence or a number.

  4. Tap to act

    On iPhone, Live Text turns phone numbers, emails, links, addresses and dates into taps — directions, a call, a calendar event. On Android, emails, links and phone numbers are tappable, and addresses and dates where your phone supports it.

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Copy text copies the whole page
Copy text copies the whole page

Tips

  • Just need the text of a paper, without keeping a scan? Scan → Quick actions → Copy text.
  • Need the whole document editable? Use Export to Word.
Free or Pro? Copying text on the pages of your first 20 pages is free forever. For pages added after that, it needs Lifetime Pro ($7.99 once, no subscription).

See it in a real situation: Students: turn whiteboards, handouts and notes into searchable PDFs.

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Live Text selecting a line on a scanned invoice
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Zency Scan is coming soon to the App Store and Google Play. Free to scan and export; Lifetime Pro is $7.99 once.