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Pagis Pro 3.0 User’s Guide
Part Number 00–094520–00
May 1999
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CONTENTS
PREFACE
About this User’s Guide..............................xiii
Typographic conventions used in this manual ..........xiv
Related Documents ................................. xv
1 INTRODUCTION
What is Pagis Pro?................................. 1–1
What Comes with Pagis Pro ......................... 1–2
Pagis Pro Features ................................ 1–3
Where to Go From Here............................. 1–9
2 INSTALLING PAGIS PRO
System Requirements .............................. 2–1
Installing and Testing Your Scanner ................... 2–2
Installing Pagis Pro Software ........................ 2–3
If you already have TextBridge .................... 2–3
Upgrading from an earlier Pagis version ............. 2–3
Uninstalling the old Pagis software................. 2–4
Running the Pagis Pro setup program ............... 2–4
Upgrading old Pagis search database .............. 2–12
Where to Go From Here............................ 2–14
Uninstalling Pagis Pro ............................ 2–15
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3 LEARNING PAGIS PRO
Pagis Inbox — the Pagis control center ................. 3–2
Pagis ToolBar ................................. 3–3
Pagis SendTo Bar .............................. 3–5
Pagis Folders.................................. 3–6
Scanning a Document .............................. 3–6
Copying a Document .............................. 3–10
Faxing a Document ............................... 3–13
E-mailing a XIF image ............................ 3–16
Refining and Annotating a Document ................. 3–19
Scanning and Typing Into a Form .................... 3–23
Scanning a document into a text application ............ 3–26
Searching for a Document .......................... 3–28
Running OCR on a Document ....................... 3–32
Where to Go From Here............................ 3–34
4 USING PAGIS PRO
Pagis Inbox ...................................... 4–1
Pagis Inbox menus and commands ................. 4–2
Pagis commands in the File menu ............... 4–3
Pagis commands added to the View menu ......... 4–3
Pagis menu ................................ 4–4
Document thumbnails ........................... 4–5
Pagis ToolBar ................................. 4–7
Modifying the Pagis ToolBar ................... 4–7
Pagis SendTo Bar .............................. 4–9
Changing SendTo Bar options .................. 4–9
Adding a program to the SendTo Bar............ 4–10
Removing a program from the SendTo Bar ....... 4–12
Changing the Pagis Inbox location in your file system .. 4–13
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Pagis Folders.................................... 4–14
Creating a Pagis Folder...................... 4–14
Removing Pagis Folder attributes .............. 4–14
Pagis Folders and Pagis Search Databases ....... 4–15
Working with Pagis Files in Windows™ ............... 4–15
About Pagis (XIF) files.......................... 4–16
Enhanced context menu ........................ 4–18
Stacking documents......................... 4–18
Unstacking documents ...................... 4–20
Converting to other image formats ............. 4–20
Adding files to the Pagis Search Database........ 4–23
Defining keywords and other properties for a file...... 4–24
Defining Title, Author, and Keywords for a file .... 4–24
Viewing and printing documents with Pagis Document
Viewer................................ 4–26
Working with the Pagis Document Viewer........ 4–26
File menu ................................ 4–28
Edit menu ................................ 4–29
View menu ............................... 4–30
Scan Tool (Scanner, Copier, Fax)..................... 4–31
Setting up your scanner or digital camera to work
with Pagis ............................. 4–32
About scanners and scanner drivers ............ 4–32
Running the Scanner Setup Wizard............. 4–33
Changing default properties for scanned documents ... 4–36
Specifying scanner properties ................. 4–37
Specifying page refinements .................. 4–40
Specifying auto save properties ................ 4–43
Specifying keyword properties................. 4–45
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4 USING PAGIS PRO (CONT.)
Scanning documents ........................... 4–46
Scanning a single-sided document to a XIF file .... 4–46
Scanning a double-sided document to a XIF file.... 4–50
Scanning directly to an application ............. 4–52
Acquiring an image from a digital camera ........ 4–54
Using Prescan to scan part of a document ........ 4–57
Copying documents ............................ 4–59
Select a printer ............................ 4–60
Set up the copy job.......................... 4–61
Make copies............................... 4–63
Faxing documents ............................. 4–65
Select a fax printer ......................... 4–65
Set up the fax job........................... 4–67
Fax a document............................ 4–68
Pagis Editor .................................... 4–70
Menus and Commands in the Pagis Editor .......... 4–71
File menu ................................ 4–71
Edit menu ................................ 4–74
View menu ............................... 4–76
Insert menu............................... 4–78
Tools menu ............................... 4–78
Page menu................................ 4–80
Annotate menu ............................ 4–82
Forms menu .............................. 4–84
Toolbars in the Pagis Editor ..................... 4–86
Standard toolbar ........................... 4–86
Annotation toolbar.......................... 4–87
Image toolbar ............................. 4–87
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Inserting New Pages into an Open Document ........ 4–88
Scanning new pages into an open document ...... 4–88
Pasting images from other applications .......... 4–90
Inserting a blank page....................... 4–90
Inserting an image file....................... 4–90
Re-ordering pages in a document............... 4–91
Image Editing and Refinement ................... 4–92
Auto refinement ........................... 4–93
Manual refinement ......................... 4–93
Straightening pages ........................ 4–95
Rotating pages............................. 4–96
Cropping pages ............................ 4–96
Adjusting brightness and contrast.............. 4–97
Resizing pages............................. 4–98
Changing resolution ........................ 4–98
Converting color depth ...................... 4–98
Removing background tint.................... 4–99
Making Annotations in a Pagis document .......... 4–100
Basic annotation procedure .................. 4–100
Specifying annotation options ................ 4–101
Filling Out Forms ............................ 4–103
Specify form field options.................... 4–103
Analyze and fill out the form ................. 4–104
Preparing a XIF Document for Printing............ 4–106
Exporting XIF to Other Image Formats............ 4–107
Specify Save/Export preferences .............. 4–107
Using the Export command .................. 4–108
Using the SendTo command ................. 4–109
Using OCR To Capture Text from the Editor........ 4–110
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4 USING PAGIS PRO (CONT.)
Web Capture Tool ............................... 4–112
Creating a web site shortcut .................... 4–112
Editing a web site thumbnail.................... 4–114
Using a weblink shortcut....................... 4–114
Pagis Search Database Manager and Update Tool....... 4–115
About search databases........................ 4–116
Exploring the Pagis Search Database Manager ...... 4–117
Create Search Database command............. 4–118
Configure Search Database command .......... 4–119
Delete Search Database command............. 4–120
Change Schedule command .................. 4–120
Update Search Database command ............ 4–121
Attach to Search Database command........... 4–122
Detach from Search Database command ........ 4–123
Properties command ....................... 4–123
Exit command ............................ 4–123
Search Database toolbar .................... 4–123
Creating and defining a search database ........... 4–124
Updating a search database for removable media .... 4–128
Sharing search databases in a networked
environment .......................... 4–130
Search Tool .................................... 4–131
Basic search steps ............................ 4–132
Defining a search string ....................... 4–134
Simple searches........................... 4–135
Proximity searches ........................ 4–136
Natural language searches .................. 4–136
Search by example......................... 4–137
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Other search properties........................ 4–137
Keywords tab ............................ 4–137
Date tab ................................ 4–138
Name and Type tab ........................ 4–139
Advanced tab............................. 4–139
Finding out what files a database contains ...... 4–142
File menu .................................. 4–143
Open Selected Document command ............ 4–143
Properties command ....................... 4–143
Open Containing Folder command............. 4–144
Save Search command...................... 4–144
Exit command ............................ 4–144
Edit menu .................................. 4–144
Copy command ........................... 4–145
Select All command ........................ 4–145
Invert Selection command ................... 4–145
View menu ................................. 4–145
Large Icons command ...................... 4–145
Small Icons command ...................... 4–146
List command ............................ 4–146
Details command.......................... 4–146
Arrange Items command .................... 4–146
Database menu .............................. 4–146
Update Search Databases command ........... 4–147
Manage Search Databases command........... 4–147
Working with found documents .................. 4–147
Viewing search hits in found documents ........... 4–149
Where to Go From Here........................... 4–150
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5 EXAMPLES AND ADVANCED FEATURES
Sample Uses of Pagis Pro ........................... 5–1
Scan manuscripts and photographs for a newsletter .... 5–2
Scan a document and edit it in a word processor ....... 5–3
Scan a spreadsheet and edit it in a spreadsheet
application.............................. 5–3
Create a library of company documents .............. 5–4
Use annotations to comment on scanned design
drawings ............................... 5–5
Scan invoices and e-mail them to customers .......... 5–6
Scan and fax reports to clients..................... 5–6
Scan, organize, and retrieve articles and research
information ............................. 5–7
Eliminate office clutter .......................... 5–8
Scan receipts and other financial documents for tax
purposes .............................. 5–10
Scan a picture, add keywords, and add it to a search
database .............................. 5–10
Scan photos of possessions for insurance purposes..... 5–11
Tips and Techniques .............................. 5–12
Using the Pagis Print Driver to create XIF documents.. 5–12
Downloading the Pagis Viewer ................... 5–17
Sending XIF files as e-mail attachments ............ 5–18
America Online ............................ 5–18
Eudora Pro and Eudora Lite .................. 5–19
Lotus cc:Mail and Lotus Notes................. 5–20
MS Outlook Express and MS Outlook ........... 5–20
Netscape Mail ............................. 5–21
Registering Netscape and Netscape Mail......... 5–22
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