3. How to Use ScanSnap
This chapter describes basic operation of ScanSnap.
3.1. Scanning Documents
With “ScanSnap” you can turn paper office documents on your desk into digital files and save them just by pressing a single button. The scanned image can be viewed on the screen using the supplied applications (Adobe Acrobat, CardMinder).
Two typical usages are:
cCreate digital backups of general office documents in PDF format.
You can edit them later using Adobe Acrobat. Adobe Acrobat allows you to make full use of the scanned information by using the OCR (Recognize Text Using OCR) function to recognize the image of the text portion, the security function to set passwords, etc.
(Note: For information on using Adobe Acrobat, please refer to [Adobe Acrobat Help].)
dScan and manage business cards. With “CardMinder”, scan, recognize and edit business cards, and export the data to a popular personal information manager application such as Outlook.
3.2. About the Scan Settings
You can change ScanSnap settings by using “ScanSnap Manager”.
1.
ÖThe “Scan and Save Settings” window opens.
2.Change the scan settings on the “Scan and Save Settings” window.
There are six tabs used to configure the scan options:
[Application]
Select the application for viewing/editing the scanned images.
[Save]
Specify the folder and file name to save the scanned images.
[Scanning]
Specify the quality of the scanned image.
[File option]
Select the file format (PDF, JPEG) for saving the scanned images.
[Paper size]
Select the size of the document to be scanned.
[Compression]
Select the compression rate of a file.
HINT | Refer to the “ScanSnap Operator’s Guide” in |
| the “ScanSnap Setup |
about these settings.
3.Click the [OK] button to finish the configuration.
ÖThe new settings are enabled.
3.3. Scanning Office Documents
1.Select “Adobe Acrobat” at “Application:” under the [Application] tab of “Scan and Save Settings”.
2.Load the documents onto the scanner.
Scanning | Set the paper |
direction | on the Paper chute cover. |
| Set the back side of the |
| paper to the front. |
| [SCAN] button |
In step 3 of “2.1.2 Installing ScanSnap Manager, ScanSnap Organizer, CardMinder and PDF Thumbnail View”, if you select “Allow documents to be scanned face up through the ADF”, set the document as follows.
Set the paper
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