{"id":11301,"date":"2021-04-01T14:53:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T13:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/?p=11301"},"modified":"2025-01-07T15:07:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T15:07:45","slug":"scanning-with-ms-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/blog\/scanning-with-ms-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"Scanning with Microsoft Lens"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11301\" class=\"elementor elementor-11301\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d84fd1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d84fd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029a1b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"029a1b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2757Please note that MS Lens is a standalone app for Apple and Android devices which is not supported by Queen&#8217;s University.<\/p><p>\u2757If you are recommending that students use MS Lens during an examination, please make sure that clear guidance is provided to students on how to use the tool and how they can report problems should issues arise during the exam.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fefa7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22fefa7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-929fa73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"929fa73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>The following helpful guide and video instructions have been developed by Dr Dan Corbett in School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63ae7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b63ae7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebba0d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebba0d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Video Guidance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fa276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a7fa276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/XrEprUcVf5I&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3559e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3559e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f09de14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f09de14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0945967 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0945967\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d62972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d62972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step by Step Guidance:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8b82f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa8b82f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: Getting Started<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c8bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93c8bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"welcome-to-the-queen-s-ai-hub\" style=\"text-align: left\">Ensure that you have the Microsoft Lens app installed on your phone &#8211; head to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/go.qub.ac.uk\/LensAndroid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/go.qub.ac.uk\/LensAndroid<\/a><\/strong> if you\u2019re an Android user, or <a href=\"http:\/\/go.qub.ac.uk\/LensiOS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>http:\/\/go.qub.ac.uk\/LensiOS<\/strong><\/a> if you\u2019re an iPhone\/iPad user, and download the app to your device!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3917c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3917c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2: Signing in with your QUB Credentials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67443ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67443ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext up, make sure you sign into the app with your Queen\u2019s login details (your student email address, student number and password) &#8211; follow the actions below to do this:\n<ul>\n \t<li>tap the menu button when you open the app, and enter the settings menu,<\/li>\n \t<li>tap the Accounts and Privacy\/sign in button,<\/li>\n \t<li>then tap add account,<\/li>\n \t<li>and follow the rest of the instructions, ensuring you sign in with your QUB login details!<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11307\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/332\/2021\/04\/Lens1.jpg\" alt=\"Settings menu for MS Lens\" width=\"729\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Lens1.jpg 1601w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Lens1-300x58.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Lens1-1024x197.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355727a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"355727a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3: Scanning your Work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368cce2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"368cce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/332\/2021\/04\/Lens2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11306 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/332\/2021\/04\/Lens2-144x300.jpg\" alt=\"Scanning your Work with MS Lens\" width=\"108\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Lens2-144x300.jpg 144w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Lens2-492x1024.jpg 492w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Lens2.jpg 605w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 108px) 100vw, 108px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>When you\u2019re signed in and ready to scan your work, use the app in the same way as your phone\u2019s camera app &#8211; Lens will place an orange border around your document, showing you the image that will be captured, so make sure all of your work is within this box!<\/p><p>When you\u2019re ready to scan the page, <strong>press the button at the bottom of the screen<\/strong> to scan the page!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4566d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c4566d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 4. Optimising your Scan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a2dea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68a2dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/332\/2021\/04\/LENS3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11305 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/332\/2021\/04\/LENS3-147x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"108\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/LENS3-147x300.jpg 147w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/LENS3-503x1024.jpg 503w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/LENS3.jpg 618w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 108px) 100vw, 108px\" \/><\/a>\nAfter you scan your work, the app might not have selected the edges of your work perfectly &#8211; this can happen if your device isn\u2019t perpendicular to the page when you scan the document!\nIf you need to, you\u2019ll be able to more accurately <strong>select the edges of your work by tapping and dragging the handles at the corners and sides of the image<\/strong> so that they match the edges of the page you\u2019ve scanned &#8211; once you\u2019re happy, you can<strong> tap the confirm button<\/strong> to move on to the next step, and finalise your scan!\n\nOn the next screen you\u2019ll be able to make use of the various buttons to enhance your scanned image&#8230;\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/332\/2021\/04\/Lens4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11304 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/332\/2021\/04\/Lens4.jpg\" alt=\"Menu options to enhance your scanned image\" width=\"547\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Lens4.jpg 1982w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Lens4-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Lens4-1024x447.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><\/a>\n<h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa20c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fa20c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 5. Saving your Work to your Device\/Uploading to OneDrive<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9629d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9629d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you\u2019ve scanned all of your work and made the changes you want, it\u2019s time to <strong>save your work to your device<\/strong>, or <strong>upload it to OneDrive<\/strong> &#8211; using OneDrive will allow you to easily pick your work up on your computer so you can share or upload it from there!<\/p><ul><li>Make sure to give your scanned document a name that you\u2019ll remember and that makes sense!<\/li><li>You can save your scanned document as a PDF directly to your device or to your OneDrive &#8211; tap on the folder icon to make this change<\/li><li>Once you\u2019ve decided where to save your work, tap the Save button!<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/332\/2021\/04\/lens5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11303 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/332\/2021\/04\/lens5-1024x796.jpg\" alt=\"Saving your Work using Lens\" width=\"519\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/lens5-1024x796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/lens5-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/lens5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>If you opt to save your work to OneDrive, you\u2019ll be able to see your work in a folder called \u201cOffice Lens\u201d &#8211; from there you can share, submit, or download your work to your computer! You\u2019ll of course be able to see this on the OneDrive app on your mobile device too!<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/332\/2021\/04\/lens6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11302 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/332\/2021\/04\/lens6-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"OneDrive OfficeLens\" width=\"426\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/lens6-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/lens6.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2757Please note that MS Lens is a standalone app for Apple and Android devices which is not supported by Queen&#8217;s University. \u2757If you are recommending that students use MS Lens [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":533,"featured_media":29014,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[82,384,152,204,67],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[380],"class_list":["post-11301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assessment-feedback","category-digital-teaching","category-guidance","category-staff","category-training"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Scanning with Microsoft Lens - Queen&#039;s DigiHub<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to scan documents using Microsoft Lens. 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