CamScanner, Our Favorite App for the Crowdsourcing Challenge.

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Real Estate Agent with Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, Keller Williams Fox Cities #1 in Forest Land Mgmt

CamScanner, Our Favorite App for the Crowdsourcing Challenge.camscan

I look at a lot of apps, some I keep and some get deleted, but one recent addition impressed me so much that I had all of my staff download it to thier smartphones and tablets.

Camscanner is very handy, always available, quick, and the quality is top notch!

We use it for:

  • Meeting notes
  • Applications
  • Scanning maps
  • Contracts
  • Reciepts
  • and so much more.
  • camscanner

It is simple to pull out your phone and scan in a contract or application without having to go back to the office.

  • Just pull out your phone.
  • Snap a picture
  • CamScan will estimate where the corners of your document are, you can adjust them if it is off.
  • Then hit the checkmark
  • And CamScanner automatically adjusts and stretches the picture to make it look perfect.
  • Then it will put each of the scans from this contract into a single pdf file that you can email back to yourself or others.

 

 

 

It really helps keep the clutter off of my desk too, after a meeting I pull out my camera, scan in my notes, upload them to my dropbox and share them with the other attendees, and file the original.

 

This cool little app is not only perfect for all the Android users out there, but it is also available for Ipad and Iphones.

 

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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
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This works a lot like Scanner Pro. It is so much easier than converting to pdf after the fact.

Aug 26, 2013 01:16 PM #1
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Tom Arstingstall, General Contractor, Dry Rot, Water Damage Sacramento, El Dorado County - (916) 765-5366
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I just downloaded this app Bob, thanks for the description. Looking forward to trying it out soon.

Aug 26, 2013 01:41 PM #2
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Joe Petrowsky
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Looking back, how did we ever function without scanners, not as well and efficiently. This app is great.

Aug 26, 2013 08:52 PM #3
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I learn about so many apps here on the rain....thanks for keeping us all updated Bob!

Aug 26, 2013 11:32 PM #4
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I learn something new on ActiveRain every day. Thanks!

Aug 27, 2013 12:58 AM #5
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Sussie Sutton
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I miss your old icon picture! I am looking for an app that will work for me. I'd like to find an app that will scan business cards and file them for me. I have been so busy with personal stuff that I have not had much time to review all the apps available to see which one I will wind up using.

Aug 27, 2013 11:34 AM #6
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Nick T Pappas
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Bob, I have a couple of scanner apps that I'm not very happy with, but with your recommendation I'll give CamScanner a try.
Aug 27, 2013 12:53 PM #7
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Bob Crane
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Thanks for stopping by friends, I hope this little program is very useful in productivity pursuits.

I agree Debbie!

This should be very useful for you Tom, get those orders, and change orders, and other bits of paperwork encountered on the job scanned and they will be waiting for you in your dropbox by the time you get home.

Yes Joe, they are great, hopefully we will have all of our clients using them soon too.

Thanks Kristin, hopefully this will be very useful for you!

Thanks Doug, I do too!

Thanks Sussie, I miss it too, but we have been outvoted, my wife likes the new one.  A good business card scanner is "CamCard", it generally does a good job, sometimes it needs a little editing before sending it directly into your contact management system.  There is a limit of 5 cards per week with the free version, so doing a desk cleanup may take a few weeks, but if you scan them as you get them 5 per week may be enough.

Hey Nick thanks for stopping by, hopefully this one will do the job for you.

Aug 27, 2013 02:17 PM #8
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Nicely done Bob.  I need to take a closer look at this one.

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Aug 28, 2013 04:47 PM #9
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Hi Bob, I am enjoying going through some of your early blog posts and reposts and getting ready to start doing some posts myself soon.

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