# How to Scan Documents for Google Drive with Android

**This article will show how to scan documents with Google Drive.**

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">**Scan a Document**</span>

1\. Open the Google Drive app [![image-1673630604591.png](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-1673630604591.png)](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-1673630604591.png)

2\. In the bottom right click "Add" [![image-1673630592246.png](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-1673630592246.png)](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-1673630592246.png)

3\. Click "Scan" [![image-1673630631677.png](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-1673630631677.png)](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-1673630631677.png)

4\. Take a photo of the document you want to scan.

- <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Adjust scan area</span>: Click "Crop"[![image-1673630693102.png](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-1673630693102.png)](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-1673630693102.png)
- <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Take photo again:</span> Click "Re-scan current page"[![image-1673630741861.png](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-1673630741861.png)](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-1673630741861.png)
- <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Scan another:</span> Click "Add"[![image-1673630774141.png](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-1673630774141.png)](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-1673630774141.png)

5\. Type in your own title

6\. To save the document to your drive, click "Save"[![image-1673630818287.png](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-1673630818287.png)](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-1673630818287.png)

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">**Add a scanning shortcut to your Home Screen**</span>

To set up a shortcut to scan documents:

1\. Open your Android phone widgets.

2\. Find the "Drive scan" widget.

3\. Touch and hold the widget.

4\. Drag it onto your home screen. You may be asked to select an account.

5\. Choose which folder you want to save the documents to. You can create a new folder by clicking "New Folder"[![image-1673630952645.png](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-1673630952645.png)](https://ccskb.calschools.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-1673630952645.png)

6\. Click "Select". You will now see your folder name in the widget.