"Export as PDF" in Notes saves only first page of the scanned document if Export to PDF is done on Mac

I really appreciate how the Notes app on my iPhone lets me scan multiple pages of a document and saves it into a note. Then I switch over to my Mac, and l look at that note on my iMac, and I see the multiple pages that it's saved. But when I do File > Export as PDF, when I look at that PDF with Finder and load it into Preview, I see that the PDF document consists only of the first page.


But if I look at the note right on the iPhone, and tap the Share button and do Save to Files, it saves both pages into the PDF.


I'm doing something wrong on the Mac but am not sure what.

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Posted on Mar 28, 2024 10:42 AM

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Posted on Mar 28, 2024 3:21 PM

rick7 wrote:

But if I look at the note right on the iPhone, and tap the Share button and do Save to Files, it saves both pages into the PDF.


Try selecting "Open Attachment" in the menu that drops down when clicking the down arrow ( ˅ ) next to the note's title.

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Mar 28, 2024 12:41 PM in response to rick7

rick7 wrote:

I really appreciate how the Notes app on my iPhone lets me scan multiple pages of a document and saves it into a note. Then I switch over to my Mac, and l look at that note on my iMac, and I see the multiple pages that it's saved. But when I do File > Export as PDF, when I look at that PDF with Finder and load it into Preview, I see that the PDF document consists only of the first page.

But if I look at the note right on the iPhone, and tap the Share button and do Save to Files, it saves both pages into the PDF.

I'm doing something wrong on the Mac but am not sure what.


I would do what works.


To be proactive you can file a bug report /submit your Apple Feedback here: https://www.apple.com/feedback/notes/




On the iPhone I have always used third party app that is dedicated to the task—there are many...


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"Export as PDF" in Notes saves only first page of the scanned document if Export to PDF is done on Mac

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