Step 1: Choose if you are using your phone’s camera or a scanner to make copies of your documents.

TIP: If you don’t have a phone, you can visit your local library and ask for help to use their scanner.

Step 2: Take photos of your document

Open your phone’s camera and take a photo of the front of your document.

Next, turn over the document and take a photo of the back (if needed).

Step 3: Save these photos to the right location

Open your phone’s photo album.

Select the two latest photos you’ve just taken.

Click ‘Share’.

TIP: This icon might look different depending on your phone, so look for something that looks like this.

Plug your USB into your computer.

Select your USB’s folder in your computer’s file explorer.

Drag your document into the USB’s folder. Alternatively, you can make a copy of your photos, and paste them into the USB’s folder.

Step 2: Make copies of your document

Place your document face down on the scanner. If the document is small (such as a licence), add a blank sheet of white paper on top.

Press the ‘Scan’ button on your scanner.

Follow the instructions on your scanner or computer to complete the scan.

Step 3: Save the scanned document to the right location

Once the file is scanned, you can save it to the right location on your computer.

Plug your USB into your computer.

Select your USB’s folder in your computer’s file explorer.

Drag your document into the USB’s folder. Alternatively, you can make a copy of your scanned document, and paste it into the USB’s folder.