Improve a scan’s legibility with careful cropping and orientation correction while preserving all required document information.

Scanned documents can be tilted, shadowed, or surrounded by empty margins. A clean crop helps readers focus on the page, but it should not remove signatures, seals, page numbers, or other required information.

How to approach it

Rotate the page upright, crop around the full document, and adjust contrast only enough to improve readability. Keep a raw scan before making edits. If the scan is for a formal application, follow the recipient’s instructions and do not alter the content of the document.

Checks before you share

Keep an untouched source file, inspect the exported copy at full size, and confirm that the result suits its intended use. If the image contains private information, check the entire frame and its metadata before publishing.

Frequently asked question

Can I increase contrast on a document scan?

Usually, but verify that faint text, stamps, and signatures remain visible.

For a practical next step, try the PDF to Word. You can also use the Image Compressor for a related image task.