# Photograph your pages well

> One page per photo, from straight above, in good light. That is how Axsuro reads your handwriting most reliably, also for double pages, PDFs and whiteboards.

Source: https://www.axsuro.com/help/en/photograph-pages · Updated 2026-11-02

The clearer the photo, the better Axsuro reads your handwriting. With a few simple rules it works almost every time on the first try.

## Four rules for a good photo

1. **One page per photo.** For an open notebook there is the double page, see below.
2. **From straight above.** Hold the phone parallel to the page, not at an angle.
3. **Good light.** Daylight is ideal. Make sure no shadow of your hand or phone falls on the page.
4. **The whole page.** Take the complete page, including its page number. Axsuro cuts away the table around it.

## Several pages in a row

In the app, tap **Next page** after each photo and the camera opens again. Photos upload right away and are read in the background. Without a connection they stay on the phone and are sent as soon as you are back online.

## Double pages

You can take an open notebook in one photo. Choose **Double page** when adding. Axsuro cuts the photo at the fold into two pages, left first, and reads each of them.

## PDFs and photos you already have

Under **Add pages**, choose **Photos or PDF**. A PDF becomes one page per PDF page, up to 50 pages per file. That way you can also bring in pages you scanned with another app.

## Whiteboards and flipcharts

Choose **Whiteboard** when adding. Axsuro then reads coloured marker pens, boxes, columns and sticky notes, and ignores reflections and half-wiped writing. Markers such as `todo:` work there just as on paper.

## Page numbers

When a page has a number, Axsuro files it in the right place in the notebook. Without one, Axsuro asks "Which page is this?". The Axsuro Powerbook has printed page numbers and a QR code, so this happens by itself. You don't need it, though: any paper works.

> **Tip:** If a page could not be read despite a good photo, it shows under Pages with **Try again**.