Submission journey
The first thing to do is read the guidance properly. We want the cleanest possible input for OCR. A scanner is the preferred route. Only if you do not have access to a scanner should you continue with photo-based options.
Please try your best to use a scanner
A scanner is the best option because it usually produces a straight, clear document with fewer lighting problems and fewer OCR problems. That gives us the best chance of reading the writing correctly. If you cannot get access to a scanner at all, we do accept clear, high-quality pictures as well — but only after you confirm that no scanner is available.
Step 1 · Choose your upload path
Start with the scanner route if you can. Only use the image route if you genuinely do not have access to a scanner.
Upload guidance
Read firstScanner route
This is the option we want wherever possible, because it gives the best OCR quality.
- Put the full script in the correct page order.
- Scan all pages into one PDF if you can.
- If the paper is double-sided, scan both sides of every page.
- Open the PDF before uploading and check that every page is readable.
- Make sure pages are not blurry, cut off, upside down, or too dark.