This User's Guide provides an overview, and describes the screens and functions of
ScanSnap Organizer.
Be sure to read this guide before using the ScanSnap Organizer to ensure correct use.
To display or print this manual, either Adobe® Acrobat® (7.0 or later) or Adobe® Reader®
(7.0 or later) is required.
Trademarks
Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or
other countries.
Word is the product of Microsoft Corporation in the United States.
Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, and Adobe Reader are either registered trademarks or
trade names of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
Intel, Pentium, and Intel Core are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation in
the United Sates and other countries.
ABBYY and FineReader are trademarks of ABBYY.
Evernote is a registered trademark or trademark of Evernote Corporation.
Google and Google Docs are registered trademarks or trademarks of Google Inc.
ScanSnap, the ScanSnap logo, and Rack2-Filer are registered trademarks or trademarks of
PFU LIMITED in Japan.
Other company names and product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of
the respective companies.
Manufacturer
PFU LIMITED
International Sales Dept., Imaging Business Division, Products Group
Solid Square East Tower
580 Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 212-8563, Japan
Phone: (81-44) 540-4538
This product has been designed and manufactured on the assumption that it will be used in
office, personal, domestic, regular industrial, and general-purpose applications.
It has not been designed and manufactured for use in applications (simply called "highsafety applications" from here on) that directly involve danger to life and health when a high
degree of safety is required, for example, in the control of nuclear reactions at nuclear power
facilities, automatic flight control of aircraft, air traffic control, operation control in masstransport systems, medical equipment for sustaining life, and missile firing control in
weapons systems, and when provisionally the safety in question is not ensured.
The user should use this product with adopting measures for ensuring safety in such highsafety applications. PFU LIMITED assumes no liability whatsoever for damages arising from
use of this product by the user in high-safety applications, and for any claims or
compensation for damages by the user or a third party.
Manuals
When using ScanSnap Organizer, read the following manuals as required.
ManualDescriptionReference Method
ScanSnap
Operator's Guide
ScanSnap Organizer
User's Guide
(This Manual)
ScanSnap Organizer
Help
Read this manual for information about basic
operations of ScanSnap, software installation,
scanning methods, various settings, and
handling of the ScanSnap.
Read this manual for details about ScanSnap
Organizer features, screens, operating
environment and functions.
Use ScanSnap Organizer Help when
questions or problems regarding operations
(for example, when setting items) arise.
This provides explanations for operations,
screens and messages.
Select the [Start] menu→[All
Programs]→[ScanSnap Manager]→[ScanSnap Operator's
Guide].
Select the [Start] menu→[All
Programs]→[ScanSnap
Organizer]→[Manual].
For details about how to start
up help, refer to "Appendix A
Starting Up ScanSnap
Organizer Help" (page 41).
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■ About This Manual
Structure of This Manual
This manual consists of the following:
Chapter 1 ScanSnap Organizer Overview
This chapter provides an introduction and overview of the ScanSnap
Organizer features and system requirements, and describes how to start up
and exit ScanSnap Organizer.
Chapter 2 ScanSnap Organizer Windows
This chapter provides a basic explanation of windows and items of ScanSnap
Organizer.
Chapter 3 Function List
This chapter explains various functions of ScanSnap Organizer.
Appendix A Starting Up ScanSnap Organizer Help
This appendix explains how to start up ScanSnap Organizer Help.
Introduction
Appendix B Installing and Uninstalling Organizer
This appendix indicates the references on how to install and uninstall
Organizer.
It is recommended to read the chapters in order before using ScanSnap Organizer.
For explanations of the operations, screens, and messages for ScanSnap Organizer, refer to
ScanSnap Organizer Help.
Symbols Used in This Manual
This manual uses the following symbols with explanations.
SymbolDescription
This symbol alerts operators to particularly important information.
Be sure to read this information.
Arrow Symbols in This Manual
Right-arrow symbols (→) are used to connect icons or menu options you should select in
succession.
Example: Select the [Start] menu → [Computer].
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Introduction
Screen Examples in This Manual
Screenshots in this manual are used according to guidelines provided by Microsoft
Corporation.
The screen examples in this manual are subject to change without notice in the interest of
product improvement.
This manual uses Windows Vista screen examples.
Depending on the operating system, the actual screen may differ from the screen examples
shown in this manual. In this case, operate by following the actual screen displayed.
Abbreviations Used in This Manual
The following abbreviations are used in this manual.
Windows 7:
Windows Vista:
Windows XP:
Windows: Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP
Word:
Excel:
Windows
Windows® 7 Home Premium operating system, English version
Windows® 7 Professional operating system, English version
Windows® 7 Enterprise operating system, English version
Windows® 7 Ultimate operating system, English version
Windows Vista® Home Basic operating system, English version
Windows Vista® Home Premium operating system, English version
Windows Vista® Business operating system, English version
Windows Vista® Enterprise operating system, English version
Windows Vista® Ultimate operating system, English version
Windows® XP Professional operating system, English version
Windows® XP Home Edition operating system, English version
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft® Office Word 2002
Microsoft® Excel® 2010
Microsoft® Office Excel 2007
Microsoft® Office Excel 2003
Microsoft® Office Excel 2002
®
7 Starter operating system, English version
®
Word 2010
®
Office Word 2007
®
Office Word 2003
PowerPoint:
SharePoint Server
2010
SharePoint Server
2007
Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2010
Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007
Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2003
Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2002
:
Microsoft
:
Microsoft
®
SharePoint® Server 2010, English version
®
Office SharePoint® Server 2007, English version
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Introduction
SharePoint Portal
Server 2003
SharePoint
Foundation 2010
SharePoint
Services 2.0/3.0
SharePoint: SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2007, SharePoint Portal Server
Office Live:
.NET Framework:
Adobe Reader:
Adobe Acrobat:
Adobe PDF IFilter:
ABBYY
FineReader for
ScanSnap
:
Microsoft
:
Microsoft® SharePoint® Foundation 2010, English version
:
Microsoft
2003, SharePoint Foundation 2010, and SharePoint Services 2.0/3.0
Microsoft
Microsoft® .NET Framework
Adobe® Reader
Adobe
Adobe
: ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™
All the descriptions in this manual assume the usage of ABBYY FineReader
for ScanSnap bundled with the ScanSnap. Unless otherwise specified, the
term ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap refers to the ABBYY FineReader for
ScanSnap bundled with the ScanSnap.
Note that ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap may be upgraded without
notice.
If the descriptions differ from the actual displayed screens, refer to ABBYY
FineReader for ScanSnap Help.
®
SharePoint® Portal Server 2003, English version
®
Windows® SharePoint® Services 2.0/3.0, English version
®
Office Live
®
®
Acrobat
®
PDF IFilter
®
Google Docs: Google Docs™
ScanSnap: Color Image Scanner ScanSnap
For Windows XP Users
This manual is based the assumption on that Windows 7 or Windows Vista is used as the
operating system.
If you are using Windows XP, ScanSnap Organizer screen display varies as indicated below.
Please be aware of this when referring to this manual.
ScanSnap Organizer is an application used for displaying and organizing image files (PDF or
JPEG files), which were scanned using the ScanSnap.
You can use this application to display image data (PDF or JPEG files) without opening them,
create folders and arrange files as you like.
Pages of a PDF file can also be flipped through in thumbnails to verify the scanned image
data.
1.1 Outline
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1.2Features
ScanSnap Organizer contains the following features:
z Pages can be flipped through in thumbnails.
z Characters in PDF files scanned with the ScanSnap can be recognized (OCR func-
tion), character strings marked by a highlight pen can be set as keywords, and the
PDF files are converted into searchable files. Searchable PDF files can be searched
quickly with a specified character string.
Moreover, conversion to searchable PDF files can be executed while the computer
(CPU) is idle, so that other operations will not be disturbed.
z In the ScanSnap Organizer Viewer, files can be shown and edited (pages can be
rotated, deleted, moved, inserted, deskewed, and cropped, and keywords can be
added to a file).
z Files can be sent by e-mail and printed.
z A password to open a PDF file can be set as a security precaution.
z Sections on a page that are marked with a highlight pen can be cut and pasted else-
where.
1.2 Features
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1.3System Requirements
The system requirements for ScanSnap Organizer are as follows.
1.3 System Requirements
Operating system
CPU (*1)
Memory (*1)
Hard disk space
Display resolution
*1 : If the ScanSnap system requirements are higher than those described above, it is recom-
mended that ScanSnap Organizer be used under the ScanSnap system requirements or
higher.
*2 : When the font size is large, some screens may not be displayed properly. In that case, use a
smaller font size.
Windows 7Windows Vista or Windows XP
®
Intel
Pentium® 4 Processor 1.8 GHz or higher
(Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor 2.2 GHz or higher recommended)
32-bit: 1 GB or more
64-bit: 2 GB or more
580 MB or more
800 × 600 pixels or higher (*2)
512 MB or more
(1 GB or more recommended)
The following application is required for the use of the search function.
z For Adobe Acrobat searches
Windows 7Windows VistaWindows XP
Adobe Acrobat 9.2 or laterAdobe Acrobat 8.1 or laterAdobe Acrobat 7.0 or later
z For Windows Desktop Searches
Windows 7Windows VistaWindows XP
Application is not required. (*)Windows Desktop Search
3.01 or later
*:Windows 7 and Windows Vista already contain a function equivalent to Windows Desktop
Search, therefore no extra application is required.
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1.3 System Requirements
.NET Framework 3.0 is required to use the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server linkage func-
tion or the Scan to Google Docs function.
The relationship between each operating system and .NET Framework is as follows:
Windows 7Windows VistaWindows XP(*2)
.NET Framework 3.0 is already installed.(*1).NET Framework 3.0 is not
installed.(*1)
*1 :.NET Framework 3.0 is included in .NET Framework 3.5 (SP1 or later). It is recommended to
install the latest update in the operating system and use .NET Framework 3.5 (SP1 or later).
*2 : Even when .NET Framework 4 or later is already installed, .NET Framework 3.0 must also be
installed, because it is not included in .NET Framework 4 or later.
To use the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server linkage function, install .NET Framework 3.0
before installing ScanSnap Organizer. If .NET Framework 3.0 is installed after ScanSnap
Organizer, the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server linkage function cannot be used.
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1.4 Starting Up and Exiting ScanSnap Organizer
1.4Starting Up and Exiting ScanSnap
Organizer
This section describes how to start up and exit ScanSnap Organizer.
■ Starting Up ScanSnap Organizer
Directly Start Up ScanSnap Organizer
Start up ScanSnap Organizer in one of the following ways:
z Double-click the [ScanSnap Organizer] icon () on the desktop.
z Click [Start]
When ScanSnap Organizer starts, a message appears to ask whether to change the settings
for searchable PDF file conversion. To change the current settings displayed in the message,
click the [Yes] button. Otherwise, click the [No] button.