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Fujitsu CardMinder User Manual

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  • Page 1 P2WW-2645-01ENZ0 User’s Guide User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Introduction

    Introduction CardMinder is an application for scanning business cards. This manual provides an overview and the basic operations of CardMinder. ® ® ® ® To display or print this manual, either Adobe Acrobat (7.0 or later) or Adobe Reader (7.0 or later) is required.

  • Page 3: Manufacturer

    Introduction 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 © PFU LIMITED 2012 Use in High-Safety Applications 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.

  • Page 4: Manuals

    Introduction Manuals When using CardMinder, read the following manuals as needed. Manual Description Reference Method Select the [Start] menu → [All Programs] ScanSnap Read this manual for Operator's Guide information about basic → [ScanSnap Manager] → [Operator's operations of ScanSnap, Guide].

  • Page 5: Structure Of This Manual

    This appendix provides system requirements, and describes how to install and uninstall CardMinder. To learn the basic functions of CardMinder, reading from Chapter 1 to Chapter 2 in this order is recommended. For details about CardMinder operations, windows, and error messages and their solutions, refer to the CardMinder Help and CardMinder Mobile Viewer Help.

  • Page 6: Abbreviations Used In This Manual

    Introduction Abbreviations Used in This Manual The following abbreviations are used in this manual. Abbreviation Name Used Windows 8 ® Windows 8 operating system, English version ® Windows 8 Pro operating system, English version ® Windows 8 Enterprise operating system, English version Windows 7 ®...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    CardMinder ....................13 CardMinder Viewer .................. 15 CardMinder Mobile Viewer............... 17 CardMinder Help..................18 CardMinder Mobile Viewer Help .............. 20 Chapter 2 How to Use CardMinder ...........21 2.1 Flow of Operations .............. 22 Basic Procedures..................22 Searching Card Data ................26...
  • Page 8 Table of Contents 2.2 Using Card Data ..............27 Using Card Data ..................27 Attaching a File to Card Data..............28 Appendix A Installing and Uninstalling ........29 A.1 System Requirements ............30 A.2 Installing ................32 A.3 Uninstalling ................32 Index .....................

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Cardminder Overview

    Chapter 1 CardMinder Overview This chapter provides an overview of CardMinder's features, and describes how to start up and exit CardMinder. 1.1 Outline ................... 10 1.2 Features................. 11 1.3 Starting Up and Exiting............13...

  • Page 10: Outline

    CardMinder uses an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine to recognize text on cards and shares the data created with Personal Information Manager (PIM) applications.

  • Page 11: Features

    Startup of your linked e-mail program to send e-mail to the recognized e-mail address(es) Startup of your linked web browser to browse the recognized company's website Searching of card data using text in other applications CardMinder Mobile Viewer that views card images with a computer not installed with CardMinder...
  • Page 12 1.2 Features Using a CardMinder V4 or earlier database by converting it into a database for CardMinder V5 Using the CardMinder database for Mac...

  • Page 13: Starting Up And Exiting

    If a password has been set for the database, the [Password Entry] window will appear when starting CardMinder. To start CardMinder, enter the password and then click the [OK] button. A new database is created each time a user starts CardMinder the first time. The default database locations are as follows: For Windows 7 or Windows Vista Drive name (C, etc.):\Users\<user name>\Documents\CardMinder\CardMinder DB.cxdb...
  • Page 14 The procedure for exiting CardMinder is described below. Click the [Application Button] ( The Application Menu appears. Click the [Exit] button in the Application Menu. CardMinder is exited. HINT You can also exit CardMinder by clicking the [Close] button ( ) in the title bar.

  • Page 15: Cardminder Viewer

    ) and then select [Show CardMinder Viewer] from the menu that appears. When CardMinder Viewer is running, you can use text in another application to search for a particular card data within CardMinder; select a desired text string in the application, and then press the shortcut key ([Alt] + [F3]).
  • Page 16 ) in the title bar. For Windows Vista and Windows XP, the CardMinder Viewer icon ( ) is displayed in the notification area. Once CardMinder Viewer is exited, you can no longer search for card data from another application such as Notepad.

  • Page 17: Cardminder Mobile Viewer

    CardMinder Mobile Viewer application to another computer. HINT To use CardMinder Mobile Viewer, you first need to export the card data and the application from CardMinder in your computer to another computer. For details, refer to CardMinder Help. Select the [Start] menu → [Computer].

  • Page 18: Cardminder Help

    The procedures for starting up CardMinder Help are described below. Opening from the CardMinder window To open Help while you are using CardMinder, press the [F1] key on the keyboard, or click the [Help] button ( ) next to the Basic Search Toolbar.
  • Page 19 Opening with the [Help] button on the window To open Help while you are using CardMinder, press the [Help] button on the current window or dialog box if it has [Help] button on it. This will open Help, showing the topic about the currently-displayed window or dialog box.

  • Page 20: Cardminder Mobile Viewer Help

    The procedures for starting up CardMinder Mobile Viewer Help are described below. Opening from the CardMinder Mobile Viewer window To open Help while you are using CardMinder Mobile Viewer, just press the [F1] key on the keyboard. Opening the Help File To open Help, double-click on the [MobileViewer.chm] icon included in the connected...

  • Page 21: Chapter 2 How To Use Cardminder

    Chapter 2 How to Use CardMinder This chapter describes the basic operations, from starting CardMinder to scanning and saving cards, and how to use card data. Follow the procedures described in this chapter to learn the basic functions of CardMinder.

  • Page 22: Flow Of Operations

    2.1 Flow of Operations Basic Procedures Start CardMinder. Start up CardMinder by double-clicking the [CardMinder] icon on the desktop. Scan a card with the scanner. Click the [Scanner] button on the [Home] tab to start scanning a card. When scanning is complete, the information printed on the card (name, company, address, etc.) is automatically recognized as text and displayed in the Edit Data pane.
  • Page 23 2.1 Flow of Operations Check the card data. Make sure that the front and back card images are correct, and that the text on the card images are displayed correctly in the Edit Data pane. Edit Data pane If you want to change the language to be used for text recognition: Click on the [Home] tab.
  • Page 24 2.1 Flow of Operations Correct the card data, if necessary. Correct the recognition results in the Edit Data pane, as well as the image of the scanned card. If text has not been recognized correctly, either repeat the recognition process on the card data or enter it directly in the fields in the Edit Data pane.
  • Page 25 2.1 Flow of Operations Exit CardMinder. To exit CardMinder, click the application button ( ) and then click the [Exit] button in the menu that appears.

  • Page 26: Searching Card Data

    CardMinder Viewer window. HINT The text entered will be searched for among the names and companies in the card data. Click to display in the CardMinder window the details of the card data selected in the CardMinder Viewer window.

  • Page 27: Using Card Data

    2.2 Using Card Data 2.2 Using Card Data Card data can be used in the following ways. For details, refer to CardMinder Help. Using Card Data Click the following buttons on the [Home] tab to use card data in a variety of applications.

  • Page 28: Attaching A File To Card Data

    2.2 Using Card Data Attaching a File to Card Data You can drag and drop a file to easily attach it to card data.

  • Page 29: Appendix A Installing And Uninstalling

    Appendix A Installing and Uninstalling This appendix describes the CardMinder system requirements, and how to install and uninstall CardMinder. A.1 System Requirements............30 A.2 Installing................32 A.3 Uninstalling ................32...

  • Page 30: System Requirements

    Operator's Guide of your ScanSnap model. CardMinder operates as a desktop application. It is recommended to use CardMinder in an environment that meets the scanner system requirements or higher, if they are higher than the operating system requirements. When the font size is large, some screens may not be displayed properly.
  • Page 31 A.1 System Requirements ATTENTION If the system requirements above are not satisfied, CardMinder may not operate. The user authority to use CardMinder is as follows. For Windows 7 or Windows Vista You must be authorized as a "standard user" (Power Users group) or a higher level to log on and use this application.

  • Page 32: Installing

    A.2 Installing A.2 Installing Install CardMinder from the Setup DVD-ROM provided with the ScanSnap. Select [Typical] on [Setup Type]. For details, refer to "Installing the Software" in the Operator's Guide of your ScanSnap. A.3 Uninstalling Uninstall CardMinder on [Programs and Features] of [Control Panel].

  • Page 33: Index

    ..........9 CardMinder ........13 CardMinder ......... 18 CardMinder Help ....17 CardMinder Mobile Viewer exiting .... 20 CardMinder Mobile Viewer Help ......... 14 CardMinder ......15 CardMinder Viewer ....17 CardMinder Mobile Viewer ......... 30 system requirements ......16 CardMinder Viewer ..........
  • Page 34 CardMinder User's Guide P2WW-2645-01ENZ0 Issue date September 2012 Issued by PFU LIMITED The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. PFU LIMITED assumes no liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of this product, and any claims by a third party.

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