Scan paper to a PDF on your Redmi with Google Drive

Choose the destination first

This is Google's Android Drive workflow, rather than a Redmi Camera mode. It requires the Drive app and saves the result in Drive. I'd check the account I intend to use before scanning, especially if personal and work documents belong in different places.

For a first attempt, I'd choose an ordinary page without private information. Decide whether Drive is an appropriate destination for the real document before capturing it.

Capture, check and save

1. Open Google Drive and tap the Camera button at the bottom right.

2. Aim at the page. The blue outline marks the proposed crop. Capture the image, choosing manual or automatic capture as you prefer.

3. Review the page. Use Crop and rotate to adjust the edges, or Retake if the photo needs another attempt. Use Add to capture another page for the document.

4. Tap Done, give the file a useful name and select .pdf. Use Location to choose the Drive folder, then Save.

I'd open the saved PDF and inspect every page: are the corners included, the order correct and the small print readable? Check names, dates and amounts particularly carefully. If something important is missing or blurred, I'd make a better capture before relying on the copy.

Keep the paper until you have checked the result

A saved file is only useful if it contains what you need. I'd keep the paper while checking the PDF and any requirements of the person or organisation receiving it. I wouldn't assume that making a scan means the original can be discarded.

For a webpage you already have on the phone, my Chrome printing and Save as PDF guide covers a different starting point. You don't need to photograph a screen just because the final format should be PDF.