[billethkid]

and then is it possible to transfer to an iphone. I recently saw a post where the person said they had docs like living wills, etc in a pdf on their cell phone.

I have been googling the subject and thus far have not found anything....I will continue to research.

[jnieman]

Originally Posted by billethkid

and then is it possible to transfer to an iphone. I recently saw a post where the person said they had docs like living wills, etc in a pdf on their cell phone.

I have been googling the subject and thus far have not found anything....I will continue to research.

How about scan it, attach it to an email and e-mail it to yourself. Open the e-mail on your phone and save the email into a folder. I didn't see where you could just save the pdf as a document, but you can save the entire e-mail. If you entitle the email "Will" then you just go to the saved emails folder, open the e-mail and click on the pdf to view. Maybe someone else has another idea but I just did this on my phone and it works.

[mickey100]

On my scanner, when I scan a document it gives me the option of saving the scanned image as a pdf file on my computer. Then you could just attach it to an email you send yourself, open it on your phone, then save the attachment (just the attachment, not the email) to your phone. that way you will have it in pdf format.

[KayakerNC]

If you have a stand-alone scanner or a printer/scanner it should offer you a choice of file formats for your scan.
If no pdf format is available, you can scan to jpeg and easily convert that to pdf using a free online converter.
Convert JPG to PDF for free - JPG to PDF online converter

[getdul981]

If you have a Windows computer, you can download Microsoft One Drive and upload it there. Then download the app to your phone and download there. I don't know if it works if you have an Iphone, but I know it works with Android. I have all my photos from my computer now accessible from my phone, and vice versa.
The One Drive is a free cloud service of Microsoft. It does have a limit for the capacity, but it should be enough for what you are asking.

[memason]

Scan the document, email to yourself and then open it on your iPhone. Once open, save it to iBooks and it will be there.

[villager]

I scanned all our documents and saved them to a folder in Dropbox. We both have Dropbox on our computers and individual phones. We then made this folder in Dropbox accessible to my myself and hubby. This way, we both have all documents accessible when we need them on any device and on demand. It works really well for us for several things we both want access to.

[TNLAKEPANDA]

Love Love Drop Box... best thing out there! Anyone who does not have it PM me and I will tell you about it. I use it all the time.

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by billethkid

and then is it possible to transfer to an iphone. I recently saw a post where the person said they had docs like living wills, etc in a pdf on their cell phone.

I have been googling the subject and thus far have not found anything....I will continue to research.

Damn good idea. If your traveling and something happens, it would be immediately avail to hospital personnel. Not sure about the legality of a digital signature, but perhaps along with a notary stamp, it may be sufficient.

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

Damn good idea. If your traveling and something happens, it would be immediately avail to hospital personnel. Not sure about the legality of a digital signature, but perhaps along with a notary stamp, it may be sufficient.

My question also. Electronic documents can be digitally modified. How does the hospital know it is the real deal.

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[SantaClaus]

But, why would someone be carrying falsified documents on their own phone?

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by SantaClaus

But, why would someone be carrying falsified documents on their own phone?

Depends on whose documents they are carrying. What if I wanted to do away with my spouse and I falsified the documents so that the they said DNR and the spouse did not really want that? Don't you watch Matlock or Murder She Wrote?

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[SantaClaus]

But, in the lack of a document, they'd just ask the spouse anyhow... So why fake a dnr?

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by SantaClaus

But, in the lack of a document, they'd just ask the spouse anyhow... So why fake a dnr?

What if she is the one on the table?

Z

[Maryc7878]

If you do not have a scanner, take it to 'Staples' they will scan it for you and email it to you or put it on a thumb drive for you.