Create a PDF from a scanner or camera

Scanner and camera images can be converted into a PDF directly.

Create a PDF from scanner images

To create a PDF from a scanner, follow these steps:

Go to File > Create > From Scanner or Camera.
Select the scanner you want to use to acquire the image and select Select. A dialog that is proprietary to your scanner appears. Consult your scanner's documentation for more information about its use.
After the scanner has processed the scan, a Scan Next Page dialog appears.

To scan additional pages (creating a multi-page PDF), change the source page in the scanner and select Scan Next. Repeat this process as often as needed.
To create a PDF from the scanned pages, select Finish. The Bluebeam OCR options dialog appears.
The languages that will be used by the OCR process are shown under Language. The American English library is loaded by default. To add other libraries, select Add. To remove a library, select the library and select Remove. Multiple libraries can be used on the same document.
Select from the available Image Preprocessing options:
- Correct Skew: Corrects angular deviations in scanned documents.
- Detect Orientation: Detects the page orientation (90, 180 and 270 degrees) of each page and correct it if needed.
- Detect Vertical Text: Detects text that is oriented vertically.
- Detect Text in Pictures and Drawings: Detects text in graphics.
Select OK.

Create a PDF from camera images

To create a PDF from a camera, follow these steps:

Go to File > Create > From Scanner or Camera.
Select the camera you want to use to acquire the image and select Select. A dialog that is proprietary to your camera appears showing a preview of the camera image. Consult your camera's documentation for more information about its use.
After taking the picture, the Bluebeam OCR options dialog appears.

The languages that will be used by the OCR process are shown under Language. The American English library is loaded by default. To add other libraries, select Add. To remove a library, select the library and select Remove. Multiple libraries can be used on the same document.
Select from the available Image Preprocessing options:
- Correct Skew: Corrects angular deviations in scanned documents.
- Detect Orientation: Detects the page orientation (90, 180 and 270 degrees) of each page and correct it if needed.
- Detect Vertical Text: Detects text that is oriented vertically.
- Detect Text in Pictures and Drawings: Detects text in graphics.
Select OK.