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PaperPort 10 SE Getting Started Guide
March, 2005
C O N T E N T S
Welcome to PaperPort |
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Installing PaperPort |
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Registration |
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Learning PaperPort |
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Technical Support |
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What’s new in PaperPort 10 SE? |
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Getting to Know PaperPort |
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The PaperPort desktop |
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PaperPort items |
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The Folders pane |
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PaperPort item thumbnails |
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PaperPort page thumbnails |
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The Page View window |
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Acquiring Items |
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Scan to the PaperPort desktop |
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Set up your scanner with PaperPort |
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Print to PaperPort |
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Add PaperPort folders |
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Import pictures from your camera |
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Touching Up Images |
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Scanner Enhancement Technology tools |
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Annotating Pages |
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Annotation tools |
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Filing Items |
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Add search criteria to items |
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Finding Items |
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Find items by their properties |
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Use the All-in-One Search pane |
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Sharing Files |
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Sending Items to Other Programs |
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Customize the Send To bar |
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Adjust Send To options |
26 |
Converting Items |
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Convert items to image formats |
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Convert images to text |
27 |
Creating PDF Documents |
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Uninstalling PaperPort |
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iv Contents
Welcome to the ScanSoft® 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 item thumbnails allow you to visually organize, retrieve and use your scanned documents, including Word files, spreadsheets, PDF files and even digital photos. PaperPort’s Scanner Enhancement Technology tools ensure that scanned documents will look great while the annotation tools let you add notes and highlights to any scanned image.
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.
Installation and un-installation require Administrator rights.
Registration enables you to take full advantage of ScanSoft product support and to receive notifications of product updates.
If you want to update your registration information, you can always go to the ScanSoft, Inc. web site at http://www.scansoft.com.
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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 this Guide
This guide is written with the assumption that you know how to work in the Microsoft Windows environment. Please refer to your Windows documentation if you have questions about how to use dialog boxes, menu commands, scroll bars, drag and drop functionality, shortcut menus, and so on.
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 from 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, from the PaperPort Help menu, and as a sample document on the PaperPort desktop.
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.
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A computer with an Intel® Pentium® or higher processor
Microsoft Windows® 98 (from second edition), Windows Me, Windows 2000 SP4 or above, Windows XP SP2 or above
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or above
128MB of memory (RAM), 256MB recommended
150MB of free hard disk space for application files plus 5MB working space during installation
5MB for Microsoft Installer (MSI) if not present. (This is present as part of the operating system in Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP)
SVGA monitor with 256 colors, but preferably 16-bit color (called High Color in Windows 2000 and Medium Color in XP) and 800 x 600 pixel resolution
Windows-compatible pointing device
CD-ROM drive for installation
Web connection (with IE 5.5 or above) for activation and web update
Performance and speed will be enhanced if your computer’s processor, memory, and available disk space exceed minimum requirements. This is especially true when handling very large color image and PDF files.
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PaperPort 10 SE includes a number of valuable new features to help you manage your documents.
Page thumbnails
See page thumbnails for your multi-page items, both in Desktop view and in the PageViewer. Get a better overview of your documents – find, handle and reorder pages quickly.
Scanner Enhancement Technology tools
Improve your image items with the SETTM tools – now accessible directly from your PaperPort desktop by right-clicking on any image file. Annotation tools let you mark up your image items.
New Scanner Wizard
Set up scanners with PaperPort more easily, then enjoy improved scanner controls with greater scope for acquiring multi-page documents without interaction.
Better searching
The new All-in-One SearchTM facility delivers more power and precision on keywords and other file information.
PDF creation
Generate image-only PDF files. Use the Duplicate as PDF command for image items, including MAX files. Print text items to PDF from inside PaperPort or any print-enabled application on your system.
Extended shortcut menus
Find far more functionality when right-clicking an item – be it a file or a folder.
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Greater flexibility with stacking and unstacking
PaperPort now provides greater choice for stacking together desktop items of different file formats and offers more options in unstacking.
Folder improvements
Use the Folder Manager to organize your PaperPort folder structure, find more functionality in the folder shortcut menus and utilize the Back button to navigate through your folder tree quickly and easily.
Closer integration with other ScanSoft products
•If you have ScanSoft OmniPage® Pro on your system, PaperPort cooperates with it more closely than ever, providing cutting-edge OCR page recognition services and high-level PDF creation.
•If you have ScanSoft PDF Converter for Microsoft® Word on your system, it will appear on the Send To bar, allowing you to unlock PDF files and transform them into editable Word documents.
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