Office Lens 1.4.3727.0
Able to handle all sorts of input and make captures then send everything to OneNote, this app shows a lot of potential for those who need to store and assimilate information, while also sharing it with colleagues and friends.
Easy to use layout and plain aspect
The looks of this utility are pretty standard, most of the GUI consisting of the preview area for the saved documents of the live view from the phone's camera. The functions and operational commands are all easy to reach, so working with Office Lens is quite effortless.
Picking the right mode for the job at hand can be done with just a couple of taps, while the image cropping feature benefits from a set of visual assistants to help you make the best selections.
Take snapshots of the documents and share the pics
Using this app is very easy, mostly point and shoot, like with many digital cameras on the market. The picture resolution has several settings you can choose from, but it doesn't go past 5 megapixels, even if your on-board camera is more than capable of dealing with higher resolution captures.
Besides saving the captures directly to OneNote, this tool provides several possibilities to share the content. In case you have some snapshots already taken with the camera, without involving this app in the process, you can import and treat them just as if they were made with Office Lens.
Save documents in well-known formats on the fly
Another neat functionality you will have at your disposal inside this utility is the ability to create Microsoft Word and PowerPoint files directly inside OneDrive.
As expected, it will need you to sign into your account in order to have this task carried out when any of the two options is checked from the options available in the "Save" screen.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI6
The fact that all the features are at hand and the selections can be made quite speedily compensates a bit for the bare interface of the application. |
Function8
Office Lens comes equipped with 3 capture modes, so users can adjust to several usage scenarios, while the sharing abilities work in its advantage. |
Security8
The app will need to know the details concerning the phone and user identities, but apart from that it will stay off other private information. |
Battery6
The power consumption remains above moderate at all times and Office Lens can make a visible impact on the battery usage. |
Price10
This utility can prove very useful in many situations and there are few apps like this that come free of cost and do not nag users with ads. |
Compatibility8
Office Lens will work just fine on Windows Phone 8 and higher handsets, provided that the screen resolution is one of the well-known standards HD720P, WXGA or WVGA. |
Specifications
- price:
- 100% Free
- current version:
- 1.4.3727.0
- reviewed version:
- 01.00.2810.00
- developer:
- Microsoft
- category:
- PRODUCTIVITY
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 494