{"id":32733,"date":"2023-11-16T10:14:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/?p=32733"},"modified":"2024-09-30T14:22:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T19:22:09","slug":"add-scanned-text-to-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/blog\/add-scanned-text-to-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"How and Why to Add Scanned Text to Your Day One Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever had the experience of reading a book, underlining a favorite quote, promising yourself you\u2019ll revisit that quote, then tucking the book back into your shelf and never looking at that quote again? While Post-it notes and dogeared pages can be great ways to mark sections of books you want to come back to, they\u2019re not always the most organized methods. What did the pink Post-it mean again? This book is six hundred pages, where did I underline that part that I know was important?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For book lovers who want to seamlessly integrate their literary discoveries into their digital life, Day One\u2019s scanning tool can help you track your favorite quotes and passages. In this guide, we’ll explore the step-by-step process of scanning text into Day One. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Create a New Journal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To keep your book notes separate from your primary journal, consider adding a separate journal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 2: Navigate to \u201cMore\u201d in the Entry Editor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Step 3: Choose “Scan Text” or \u201cScan to PDF\u201d <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Choose “Scan to PDF” if you prefer to convert the text to a PDF<\/a> and store it on your phone, or \u201cScan Text\u201d if you\u2019d prefer free-form text as a journal entry. In either case, you\u2019ll be able to share the text elsewhere, if you want to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 4: Position your phone\u2019s camera over the text you\u2019re trying to capture.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Step 5: Wait for the text to populate. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You won\u2019t have to wait long\u2014it happens almost instantaneously!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 6: That\u2019s it!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From here, you can choose how you want to organize your notes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n