Kentucky Christian University's Young Library Faculty Packet 2023-2024

How to “Grab Text” from a Photo on an iPhone

1. On your iphone, you will need to download two apps:
   1. Google Keep
   2. Google Drive
2. Open Google Keep
3. Click on “Take a Note” at the bottom
4. Click on the + sign on the bottom left of the screen
5. Click on “Take a photo”
6. Take the picture of the document that you want to grab text from - the page of a book, an article in print, a newspaper article, etc.
7. Click on “Use photo” at the bottom right of the screen
8. Touch the photo on the screen
9. On the screen touch the 3 dots on the top right of your screen
10. Click on “Grab image text” in the pop-up at the bottom of the screen
11. You will get the text at the bottom of the screen and the photo will be at the top of the screen. (You will need to scroll up)

To send this to your Research folder:

1. Open your photo/text that is in Google keep
2. Click on the 3 dots on the bottom right of your screen
3. Click on “Send”
4. Click on “Drive”
5. Click on “Select Folder”
6. Click on “My Drive”
7. Select the “Research” folder
8. Click on “Save Here”
9. Click “Upload” at the top of the page

Your document should now be in the Research folder.  There will be a text file and a picture file.  You will need to be on a computer to edit the text file - just click on the file in your folder > click on “Open with” and select “Google Docs”.  You will then be able to edit.  Be sure to rename your file.