A common side effect of tidying up and organising your life is being confronted by a mountain of paperwork, and in an increasingly paperless world the dilemma of whether to keep or trash important documents is a real problem.
Digitisation offers an elegant solution, storing documents in a virtual rather than physical realm, and in reality it is simpler than ever to achieve.
The article sets out three distinct ways to digitise documents: utilising your phone/tablet’s inbuilt camera or a scanning app, a third party scanning app, or purchasing a scanner.
For the best results with your phone or scanning app, the document should be laid flat on a surface and photographed in a well lit area, with no shadows or glares on the page.
Once you have your digital copies, it is recommended to back them up on a computer and/or backup drive, as well as organising them into easily searchable files.