ScanSoft PAPERPORT 9 User manual

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PaperPort 9 Getting Started Guide

Part Number 50-F31A-10023

March, 2003

PaperPort Getting Started Guide iii

CONTENTS

Welcome to PaperPort 7

Installing PaperPort 7

Registration 7

Learning PaperPort 8

Using online Help 8

Using release notes 8

Technical Support 8

What’s new in PaperPort 9? 9

Create, edit, and manage PDF files 9

Save time with batch processing 9

Use improved scanning features 10

Annotate all image items 10

Find files and documents with ease 10

Use a variety of new productivity enhancements 10

Getting to Know PaperPort 11

The PaperPort desktop 11

PaperPort items 12

The Folders pane 12

PaperPort thumbnails 13

The Page View window 15

iv Contents

Acquiring Items 16

Scan to the PaperPort desktop 16

Print to PaperPort 17

Capture web pages 17

Add PaperPort folders 18

Import files 18

Download pictures from your camera 18

Touching Up Images 19

Image editing tools 19

Edit multiple images 20

Annotating Pages 21

Annotation tools 21

Filing Items 22

Work with PaperPort folders 23

Color-code folders 23

Work with items 23

Add search criteria to items 24

Finding Items 25

Find items by their properties 25

Find words in an item 25

Add items to the SimpleSearch index 26

Use the Search pane 26

Use PDF Searchable Image 27

PaperPort Getting Started Guide v

Sharing Files 27

Sending Items to Other Programs 28

Adjust Send To options 29

Customize the Send To bar 30

Send items as E-mail attachments 30

Converting Items 31

Convert items to image formats 31

Convert images to text 32

Filling Out Scanned Forms 33

Creating PDF Documents 34

Using ScanDirect 35

vi Contents

PaperPort Getting Started Guide 7

Welcome to PaperPort

Welcome to the PaperPort Getting Started Guide. PaperPort provides the easiest

way to turn paper into organized digital documents that everybody in an office

can quickly find and use. PaperPort works with scanners, multifunction printers,

and networked digital copiers to turn paper documents into digital documents. It

then helps you to manage them along with all other electronic documents in one

convenient and easy-to-use filing system.

PaperPort’s large, clear thumbnails allow you to visually organize, retrieve and use

your scanned documents, including Word files, spreadsheets, PDF files and even

digital photos. PaperPort’s editing tools ensure that scanned documents will look

great while the annotation tools let you add notes and highlights to any scanned

image.

Installing PaperPort

You can install PaperPort from a CD or from the Web.

The PaperPort installation program provides easy step-by-step instructions.

Follow the instructions on each screen to install the software.

Registration

Registration enables you to take full advantage of ScanSoft product support and

to receive notifications of product updates.

When you finish installing PaperPort, you are prompted to register online. If you

want to update your registration information, you can always go to the ScanSoft,

Inc. web site at http://www.scansoft.com.

8Welcome to PaperPort

Learning PaperPort

This guide introduces you to PaperPort and shows you how PaperPort can help

you manage your information. Additional sources of information to help you

learn how to use PaperPort include online Help, Release Notes, and the ScanSoft

web site.

Using online Help

The PaperPort online Help includes comprehensive information on features,

settings, and procedures. Help is available from the PaperPort Help menu.

Additional technical support, including technical notes, frequently asked

questions, software updates, and more is available on the PaperPort Help menu.

Using release notes

PaperPort Release Notes provide important information about this release of

PaperPort. This document is included on the installation CD, on the PaperPort

Help menu, and as a sample document on the PaperPort desktop.

Technical Support

ScanSoft offers both complimentary and fee-based technical support options

designed to meet your individual needs. Our services offer person-to-person

telephone and e-mail technical support. We also offer self-service, 24-hour access

to our Knowledge Base.

Visit http://www.scansoft.com for information about your support policy, local

support contacts, and product updates. Before contacting ScanSoft, be sure to

read the user documentation and review the Release Notes.

PaperPort Getting Started Guide 9

What’s new in PaperPort 9?

PaperPort 9 includes a number of valuable new features to help you manage your

documents.

Create, edit, and manage PDF files

You can now scan, create, and manage PDF files, using the worldwide standard

for electronic document exchange. You can perform operations directly on PDF

files and no longer need to convert them to the MAX format beforehand.

For example, you can:

•Scan directly to PDF Image and PDF Searchable Image Formats.

•Stack, unstack, reorder, and rotate PDF files.

•Improve and annotate PDF files with PaperPort's Image Editing and

Annotation tools.

•Convert existing image files to PDF, and create standard searchable PDF

(with OmniPage Pro 11 or higher installed).

•Index and search for the content and properties of PDF files.

•Create PDF files from existing text documents. By using the new Print to

PDF feature, you can now create PDF files directly from Microsoft

applications, such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or Excel.

•Send PDF files to programs on the Send To bar.

Using the free Acrobat Reader from Adobe, anybody can view and print your

documents from almost any computer worldwide. PDF files ensure that your

files will be accessible on any operating system.

Save time with batch processing

Batch processing features enable you to quickly perform operations on multiple

items at the same time. For example, you can straighten an entire stack of pages,

assign common keywords to several items, or resize a number of items.

Commands enabled for batch processing include Save As, Auto Enhance, Resize,

Invert Color, Auto Straighten, Remove Stray Dots, Improve Lines, and Rotate.

10 Welcome to PaperPort

Use improved scanning features

PaperPort now provides single page, multipage, and dual-sided scanning, PDF

output, and sortable names for scanned items.

Annotate all image items

PaperPort now supports annotations on all image types, and you can edit

annotations on both PDF and PaperPort Image (.max) files as well.

Find files and documents with ease

You can now use PaperPort's enhanced Search features to find items by specific

item properties. You can also index TIFF files, PDF image files, and read-only

files and directories.

Use a variety of new productivity enhancements

PaperPort helps you manage your time more efficiently by letting you:

•Launch a program by clicking its program icon on the Send To bar.

•Open My PaperPort Documents folder each time you start the program,

rather than opening the last folder opened.

•Auto-arrange items on the PaperPort desktop.

There are many more features and enhancements in this release. For a detailed

list, see the Release Notes document, which is easily accessible from the

PaperPort Help menu.

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