Scan any document to PDF. Users can take a photo of a document or whiteboard, and convert the image to a Word document so it can be edited. Once in Word, users can turn on the Immersive Reader function, which comes with a variety of accessibility tools. Teachers and students can use their mobile device to quickly scan the classroom whiteboard at the end of the lesson and share the trimmed and enhanced image or post to the class OneNote, Google Classroom or other LMS.

Read about 3 time-saving tips from teachers using Lens (new window).

Explore Digitizing content with Office Lens (new window).

View a short clip on making text accessible using Microsoft Lens app (new window).

Access Office Lens training through LinkedIn Learning (new window), available free to department staff and Stage 6 students. Log in using your department credentials.

Complete Using Office Lens to turn physical content digital (new window), a one hour online MyPL course available to department staff.

For Word and OneNote conversion, you will need to sign in with your DoE or personal Microsoft Office account. Check out the Microsoft Store page for Office Lens (new window).