Another handy feature that OneNote users can now take advantage of, following the update, is the Office Lens’ innate ability to scan business cards and save the contact details to a user’s phone directory.Īside from the Office Lens integration, the new update has also introduced a new gesture which allows users to create different kinds of notes by just long pressing the OneNote icon. You can use Office Lens to convert images to PDF, Word and PowerPoint files, and you can even save images to OneNote or OneDrive' and is a Scanner App in the Photos & Graphics category.
The integration will also allow users to convert the scanned images into PDF files and also export the document as a Word file or a PowerPoint slide. Microsoft Lens is described as 'trims, enhances, and makes pictures of whiteboards and docs readable. But scanning an object is not the only thing that Office Lens does, as it automatically straightens the image captured by the smartphone’s camera, creates an even exposure, crops the edges, and performs a few other tweaks to make it more readable than a typical photograph. You can use Microsoft Lens to convert images to PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files, digitize printed or handwritten text, and save to OneNote, OneDrive, or your local device. Along with new scanning capabilities, Microsoft Lens app is also getting support for AI-based OCR features: Image to Text (OCR). Thanks to Office Lens, users can now add pictures of documents, screenshots and white/black board images to their digital notes by just scanning them. Microsoft Lens (formerly Microsoft Office Lens) trims, enhances, and makes pictures of whiteboards and documents readable.
Microsoft’s latest update for the OneNote app has brought Office Lens integration to the productivity app, effectively transforming it into one of the best note taking apps out there. The idea behind Office Lens is to turn your smartphone or tablet into a fast, efficient scanner, one that automatically deposits documents, business cards, receipts, sticky notes, whiteboards and. The nifty Android app has now added another trick to its already impressive repertoire- Office Lens Integration. Microsoft Lens (formerly Office Lens) trims, enhances, and makes pictures of whiteboards and documents readable.