I just took a photo of a signed permission slip with my Android phone, and the online portal only accepts PDF uploads instead of JPGs. Since I am away from my computer right now, what is the easiest way to convert this picture into a PDF directly on my phone?
Easiest way on Android: open the photo, tap share or the three dots, pick Print, then choose Save as PDF instead of a printer. Done, no extra apps needed. Google Drive’s scan option works too if you want it auto-cropped. Honestly the print-to-PDF trick has saved me a bunch of times with site photos.
I had the same bother with a clinic form on my mobile recently. The easiest way I found was using pdfcap.com in the phone’s browser. Just upload your photo to their image to PDF tool, tap convert, and download the finished document. Worked brilliantly for me.
Just open the photo in your standard gallery app, tap the menu button, and choose the print option. Change the printer destination to ‘Save as PDF’ to create your file. Avoid cropping the picture too closely to the text before you do this. I learned the hard way with my market invoices that the edges easily get cut off during the process.
On Android you can usually do this without any extra app. Open Google Drive, tap the plus sign, choose Scan, take or select the photo, then save it and it comes out as a PDF automatically. Google Photos also has a similar print or share to PDF option on some versions. Learned this the hard way when I was stuck without my laptop before a deadline too.
@SneakySteel the Drive scan route is what I’d do too, it came out clean last time I was stuck without my old laptop. Google Drive saves it straight to your Drive, so check Downloads or Drive for the file.
@emily.7 That’s a good reminder: after saving from Drive, tap the three dots beside the file and choose Download if the portal needs a local upload. I use this when I’m away from my laptop, and it keeps the page edges intact.
On Android, I usually open the photo in Google Photos, tap Share, then Print, and choose “Save as PDF” from the printer menu. It keeps the original image clear enough for most portals, and you can rename it before saving. If the slip has shadows or a crooked edge, I would scan it with Google Drive first, since it auto-crops and makes the text easier to read.