iOS 11 - Scanning function is found on Notes

You have to make sure that you are using the ICLOUD or ON MY IPHONE folders. If you are using the email accounts folder it will not give you the option to sacn documents with the icon (+).

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1.These are the folders in my note app.

2.The folders that will show tabs on top of the keyboard are from ICLOUD and ONMY IPHONE.

3. There is no option or tab showing on top of the keyboard. This is from my email account folder.

Had the same problem. The + won’t show up for notes linked to Outlook or Exchange accounts, but does show up if you enable an “On My iPhone” account under Settings/Notes.

I'm not sure if you figured it out on your Notes app but I was having the same problem and not getting the plus sign. In my case,all my notes were being saved to my gmail account and I guess that feature doesn't work in that Notes account. When I switched to saving Notes on my phone or iCloud account the option showed up. Maybe this helps?

I have that same problem. But I found a remedy. The + sign and other special fn will only come up if I choose to create a new note under folder ICLOUD or ON MY IPHONE only. If I were to create a new note under my e-mail folders. There are nothing there.

So I would suggest you to try to open note, choose the Folders page and try create the new note under those 2 folders. See if it works?

Don't invoke the keyboard. That hides the + sign.

try again...but first select your iCloud Notes folder....then create a new note.

It worked for me. I subsequently moved all my Notes to the iCloud

Hi,

I have an iPad Pro 9.7 and couldn’t find the + sign either.

I have found it now though. It only seems to appear on mine if I am using either ‘Icloud folder’ or ‘on my iPad folder’ if I create a new note. It does not appear on any of my email folders in notes.

Hope this helps?

ProustGiulio wrote:

I don't think so. In my iP7 with iOS 11.0.2, scan option ("+" sign) is visible in Notes, and my default account is "on iPhone". I've never used notes syncing to iCloud.

You are correct, and it has been stated twice in this discussion. The scanner function in Notes works with iCloud Notes or On my iPhone/iPad Notes. No other email account Notes will work with the scanner in the Notes app.

It will work if you use the iCloud account to post your notes. Your other accounts will not work.

Open notes... then tap back to where all of your accounts show, then use your iCloud account.

Had the issue. Went to "Settings;" then to "Notes." Scrolled down to "Keep Photos" switch and selected it "On". Back to Notes app where the previously missing "+" sign appeared and scanning worked as advertised.

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Hi there,

I had the same problem, the thing you have to do is enable notes to be saved to icloud(enable the app notes to use icloud)

then the ➕ icon will appear in your notes

I had no plus sign on my iPhone 6. I had notes in a gmail folder. I made a new folder. I shut down my iPhone. I restarted it. I went into notes. I selected the new folder. I got the plus sign.

I went back out of the folder and went into the gmail folder. No circle plus. Went back to new folder. Circle plus came back. Looks like making a non-gmail folder, and using it, solves the problem.

Same answer as already given 3 times in this thread, you have to be saving your Notes to either iCloud or your device.

I removed all my old notes and it worked.

Thanks

The option to scan documents is tied to iCloud. Go into Settings>iCloud>Notes>On, then you’ll see the plus sign.