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:

Create 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].)

Scan 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. Right-click the “ScanSnap Manager icon” S on the task tray and select [Settings ...] from the following menu.

The 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]

Selects the application for viewing/editing the scanned images.

[Save]

Specifies the folder and file name to save the scanned images.

[Scanning]

Specifies the quality of the scanned image.

[File option]

Selects the file format (PDF, JPEG) for saving the scanned images.

[Paper size]

Selects the size of the document to be scanned and specifies the Carrier Sheet settings.

[Compression]

Selects the compression rate of a file.

HINT

Refer to the ScanSnap Operator’s Guide” in

 

the “ScanSnap Setup CD-ROM to learn more

about these settings.

3.Click the [OK] button to finish the configuration.

The 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

On the Paper chute cover,

direction

set the paper face-down

 

with its top margin

 

towards the scanning

 

direction.

 

[SCAN] button

In step 3 of “2.1.2 Installing ScanSnap Manager, ScanSnap Organizer and CardMinder”, if you select “Allow documents to be scanned face up through the ADF”, set the document as follows.

Set the paper face-up with its bottom margin towards the scanning direction

3.Press the [SCAN] button.

Scanning starts.

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