Read Business Cards

About this task

When running an app using the Business Card Reader widget, you have three options for entering contact information:

Camera image scan—Use the device's camera to take an image of a business card and collect contact information.
File image scan—Use an existing image file on the device to collect contact information.
Manual input—Enter contact information manually.

Use the camera image scan option to collect contact information directly from a business card.

From your device, open the app that collects business card contact information.
From the Business Card Reader widget, select the Camera icon. The device's camera opens.
Center the business card and select OK. The editor view opens.
Select the Crop icon.
Drag the border handles to the edges of your card in the image.
When complete, select the Done icon.
Turn on Manual Input to review the scanned content for accuracy. Adjust the values as appropriate.

Note: Manual Input is on by default.

The business card's contact information is available for your app.

Use the file image scan option to collect contact information from an image file on your device.

From your device, open the app that collects business card contact information.
From the Business Card Reader widget, select the Image File icon. The device's file browser opens.
Select your existing business card image from the browser.
Select the Crop icon.
Drag the border handles to the edges of your card in the image.
When complete, select the Done icon.
Review the scanned content for accuracy. Turn on Manual Input to adjust the values as appropriate.

Note: Manual Input is on by default.

The image's contact information is available for your app.

Use the manual input option to enter contact information without scanning a photo or file.

Note: For manual input, you may enter only one phone number.

Note: Selecting Show Raw Output displays no content because no scan occurs.

The contact information is available for your app.