When you use JotNot to scan a multipage document, you should consider setting a default paper size for the entire document. This is especially useful when all pages in the document are the same size. Setting a default paper size will ensure that you get the results you expect every time. The video above gives a demonstration on how to do this.
Best,
Alec
JotNot provides an easy way for you to set the strength of its image enhancement algorithm. By default, JotNot uses the strongest enhancement setting available. In its strongest setting, the algorithm will try to identify the background of the scanned page and set it to white. With a good source image, this algorithm can produce some amazing results especially on the 3GS. If you are using an older iPhone (1st Gen or 3G) or are scanning documents with very faint text, the algorithm can sometimes be too aggressive in removing detail from the original image. If this happens, you can try dialing back the strength of the algorithm to get quality results every time regardless of the source image. The only expense with dialing back on the enhancement is that the results tend to be a little bit noisier. Take a look at the video to see a demonstration of how to set this control.
Best,
Alec
JotNot provides many different ways to save and share your scanned documents. One method that is often overlooked by users is JotNot’s ability to save scanned images down to the iPhone’s camera roll. This can be an easy way to get your data off the iPhone every time you sync with your Mac or PC. This video walks you through how to use this handy feature.
Best,
Alec
Did you know that you can use JotNot to convert an image into an editable text document? This video will show you how to do it by taking advantage of the Google Docs integration available in JotNot 2.1.
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Alec
Recently, we have received a few user emails on the subject of how to upload scanned images to Evernote using JotNot 2.1. We decided to create this video to demonstrate how to do that. This video also shows you how to workaround a bug in the UI that causes the “send” button to get disabled. We hope that you find this video demonstration useful and that it clears up any confusion you may have.
Best,
Alec
We are aware of an issue with 2.0.1 that affects the ability of some users to upload their scanned images to Evernote. We have fixed this issue in our code base and have submitted an update to Apple. Hopefully, they will be able to turn this around shortly. We are very sorry for this mistake and for any inconvenience we have caused.
2.0.1 fixes a bug in the import of PDF files from version 1.3 of the app. Existing users of JotNot 2.0 who do not need this bug fix should not upgrade to 2.0.1 if they need a complete Evernote upload capability.
Fortunately, for those who have already upgraded, there is a workaround. Evernote provides a unique email address you can use to send notes into your default notebook. You can find this email address at the bottom of the Account Settings page (see screen shot below) on the Evernote website.
To upload to Evernote, simply send an email to this address using JotNot’s built-in email functionality.
Again, we are very sorry for making this mistake. We will resolve it in the next update, which is currently in Apple’s review pipeline.
Best,
Alec
We’ve just released an update for JotNot that includes multi-page support and a ton of other features that you have requested above (we check your feature requests almost everyday). Here’s some of what you’ll get in version 2.0:
We hope that you like these features and we are looking forward to hearing from you. We unfortunately have also found a couple of issues that we’d like to address.
If JotNot crashes while importing your PDFs from version 1.3 you have two options. If you need the PDFs, the current workaround is to keep hitting “Cancel” each time JotNot starts; the PDFs will be saved on your phone. We have already submitted an update to Apple to fix this issue—hopefully we will hear back from them shortly. If you do not need the PDFs you can just delete the app and reinstall it, which will delete the PDFs and remove the prompt.
If JotNot crashes when you click the camera icon 
, then try turning off Image Stabilization under the Settings. This is due to the fact that image stabilization requires the newest iPhone OS (3.1) so upgrading the OS on your iPhone will also fix the problem.
As always send us an email at support@jotnot.com to get in touch with us.
-Abe
We just pushed another update (v1.3) and added even more features to JotNot. The biggest addition was in app integration with Evernote (www.evernote.com) which is an amazing free web service that can read printed text and even handwriting in pictures!
We think that JotNot and Evernote make a perfect notetaking combination because Evernote indexes and stores all the images you send to it making them searchable (we also suspect that JotNot improves the searchability of notes within Evernote). As always JotNot still makes the note easier to read, print, and share. Using the two services gives you easily printable, searchable documents from your pictures. I’ve already started using JotNot with Evernote to store and organize my business cards.
There’s a ton of other stuff in the update too. Here’s some of the other features:
We are already busy working on the next release, and we think it is going be huge, so stay tuned!
We just released v1.2 of JotNot for the iPhone which has the following new features:
We hope like the new version. Alec and I apologize for the long delay between v1.1 and v1.2—but a lot has happened since the last version. Alec has moved back to Texas, Nick has left MobiTech for a pretty exciting opportunity back in Philly, and I’ve double-downed on Cambridge, MA by by buying a house!
JotNot was written up in today’s New York Times in the Personal Technology section. They mention a trend that Alec and I have also noticed: “Even though smartphones can be tricked out with thousands of add-on applications, only a few prove truly useful when it comes to organization.” Fortunately for JotNot, it was one of the few that made the cut! The article points that JotNot can be used in place of a fax machine. I’ve been doing exactly that for the past week or so as we are finalizing the purchase of our house—sending signed documents has never been easier. Check out the article (linked to above).
- Abe
