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Visioneer CardReader 100 Software Manual

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  • Page 1 1 of 34 CardReader 100 Scanner © Copyright 2003 Visioneer, Inc. Visioneer and Visioneer logo are registered trademarks of Visioneer, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Using Online Help... 3 What is the Visioneer Business Card Reader Software? ... 3 Getting More Information... 3 Installing the Visioneer Business Card Reader Software and the CardReader 100 Scanner ... 4 Uninstalling the Visioneer Business Card Reader Software and the CardReader 100 Scanner ...

  • Page 3: Using Online Help

    Using Online Help Online Help is the most complete source of information about the Visioneer Business Card Reader software and the CardReader 100 Scanner. Open Help by choosing Contents from the Help menu. 1) To start Help: a. Select Help on the file menu bar and select Contents.

  • Page 4: Installing The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software And The Cardreader 100 Scanner

    4) Now click on CardReader 100 Driver to start the driver installation wizard. 5) Plug the CardReader 100 USB cable into a USB port on the computer when prompted to by the install wizard.

  • Page 5: Calibrating And Cleaning The Cardreader 100 Scanner

    2) Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3) Select CardReader 100 and click on the Add/Remove button. 4) Click Yes and Windows will remove the CardReader 100 scanner and all associated files from the computer’s hard drive. Calibrating and Cleaning the CardReader 100 Scanner The Visioneer Business CardReader 100 scanner must be calibrated before using the first time.

  • Page 6: Getting Technical Support

    6 of 34 Scanner Updates All updates can be found on our website http://www.visioneer.com Getting Technical Support If you cannot diagnose your problem using the topics in this Help system, contact Visioneer Technical Support at: http://www.visioneer.com...

  • Page 7: File Menu Commands

    File Menu Commands File The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software's ‘File’ menu includes the following options: Choose: Open Save As Save Print Scan Select Scanner… Merge Database Export Import Synchronization BackUp Database Restore Quit Create a new business card database...
  • Page 8 Edit The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software's ‘Edit’ menu includes the following options: View The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software's ‘View’ menu includes the following options: Choose: Select All Deselect All New Business Card Delete Business Card(s) Edit Category Edit Shortcuts...
  • Page 9 Settings The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software’s ‘Settings’ menu includes the following options: List The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software’s ‘List’ menu includes the following options when in the List View: Choose: Scan Options OCR Options View Options Print Label Options...
  • Page 10 Card The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software's ‘Card’ menu includes the following options when viewing the card image and details: Dictionary The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software's ‘Dictionary’ menu includes the following options: Help The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software’s ‘Help’ menu includes the following options:...

  • Page 11: Toolbar Commands

    Toolbar Commands The Visioneer Business Card Software toolbar includes the following options: Scans a business card with the specified default scanner Creates a new business card Database Deletes the current business card Send Email to the selected business card holder...

  • Page 12: Open An Existing Database Of Business Cards

    Open an Existing Database of Business Cards The most recently edited database will be opened when accessing the Visioneer Business Card Reader software. To open a previously saved database of business cards: 1) Select Open from the ‘File’ menu. 2) In the 'Open the data File' window select the file.

  • Page 13: Optical Character Recognition Of Fields

    The OCR layout field border will c the scanning window all business cards will be scanned when they useful as the scanner does not always pull cards through straight, lts. ed on a selected name card, the card can be processed again.

  • Page 14: Ocr Options

    4) Right-click on the selected text area. 5) From the drop menu, choose the field where the OCR text should be inserted. OCR Options Change the default OCR settings for business card scans prior to processing: 1) Select OCR Options from the ‘Settings’ menu to acces 2) Click on the OCR Options tab if not already selected.

  • Page 15: Editing A Text Field

    In the ‘Save As’ dialog box, select the folder location where the business c a) Default file location is: c :\Program Files\Visioneer BCR1.5\User Data 3) Type in the new file name. ) Click on the Save button to complete the action.
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  • Page 17: Deleting Business Card(S)

    Deleting Business Card(s) The ‘Delete’ option allows deletion of one or more business cards at the same time. There are two methods for selecting business card(s) to be deleted: ) In the 'List' view, click on the checkbox next to the business cards to be deleted. 2) In the 'Browser' view, left-click to select the business card(s) to be deleted.

  • Page 18: Back-Up And Restore The Business Card Database

    Back-Up and Restore the Business Card Database Visioneer recommends that the Business Card Database be backed-up on a regular basis. This may be helpful if there are any system problems where the data may be lost or the current database may become corrupted.

  • Page 19: Printing Business Cards

    Printing Business Cards The ‘Print’ option allows for printing business card im Print one or more card(s) ) In the ‘Browse’ view select the business card(s t a) Left-click to select the business card b) To select multiple business cards p same time on each card to be printe 2) In the 'List' view, click on the checkbox next to th 3) Click on the...

  • Page 20: Print Label Patterns

    Please look at the section ‘List of Name Cards’ for instructions on how to add & remove fields from the ‘List’ view. Note: the business card fields will print in the same order as seen in the ‘List’ view. Print Label Patterns Add, edit and select a print label pattern.

  • Page 21: Searching Business Cards

    arching Business Cards search function allows fast and easy retrieval of business car ickSearch To search for business cards: 1) Enter a keyword in the search textbox on the tool bar 2) The keyword can be any information contained in the business card. 3) If a business card containing the keyword is found, it will be displayed.

  • Page 22: Sorting Business Cards

    2) Select the fields to be searched by keyword. a) By default, all of the fields will be selected, so the search will be for all business cards containing the keyword in any of the fields. orting Business Cards orting the business cards allows the information to be viewed easily in the ‘List’ view. To sort the business card 1) In the ‘List’...

  • Page 23: List View Options

    List View Options Change the default List view settings: 1) Select List Options from the ‘Settings’ menu to access the options for scanning, OCR and lists. 2) Click on the List Options tab if not already selected. 3) Select the desired options then click on the OK button. a) Available columns –...

  • Page 24: Classifying Business Cards

    24 of 34 Classifying Business Cards To classify a business card: 1) Select the business card(s) to be classified. 2) Click Add to Category from the ‘Card’ menu. a) This will open a category options window. 3) Select the desired categories to associate with the business card(s). 4) Click on the OK button.

  • Page 25: Export Contact Information

    25 of 34 Export Contact Information The Visioneer Business Card Reader database may be exported directly to the Outlook and Outlook Express contact list or as specific file types which can be imported into applications which support that file format.

  • Page 26: Export To Outlook

    5) A verification window will request to either export only the selected contacts or all contacts 6) After the export has been completed a notification window will open, click on the OK button 7) The next time Outlook Express opens the contact list will be updated with the information exported from the Business Card Reader database xport to Outlook ) In the ‘List’...

  • Page 27: Export To Dbaseiii Or Csv File

    Export to DBaseIII or CSV file The business card database can be exported as either a DBaseIII or CSV file then imported into p upport those file formats (e.g. ACT!, Goldmine, MS-Excel, etc…) 1) In the ‘List’ view, select each contac 2) Select Export from the ‘File’...

  • Page 28: Export To Vcard

    CSV files can be opened in MS-Excel Export to vCard A contact from the Visioneer Business Card Reader database may be exported to a vCard file. In the ‘List’ view, select a contact to be exported as a vCard (.vcf) file 2) Select Export from the ‘File’...

  • Page 29: Export Image

    “To:” field filled in with each person’s email address from the selected business cards. Synchronization The Visioneer Business Card Reader software can synchronize contact information directly to the Palm and WinCE PDA devices. Synchronization with Palm Device...
  • Page 30 the Palm handheld must be connected to the computer. The Palm Desktop software will be on the installation CD provide d with the Palm handheld device. 1) Click on the button or select Synchron There may be a war the computer at tha t time.

  • Page 31: Synchronization With Wince Device

    Sync If a particular record is in both the PC and the Palm database and both records have the minimal match percentage as stated, the application will request selection of which device should be the sync major. 3) After selecting either ‘PC Major’, ‘PDA Major’ or ‘Sync (PDA or PC)’ the Palm Sync Status window will open.
  • Page 32 3) After initializing the sync function the ‘WinCE Sync’ dialog window will open. a) Select ‘PC Major’, ‘PDA Major’ or ‘Sync’. b) Set the minimum match ( c) Click on the OK button to synchronize the data. Sync If a particular record is in both the PC and the WinCE database and both records have the minimal match percentage as stated, the application will request selection of which device should be the sync major.

  • Page 33: Synchronization With Wince Bcr

    2) Select Synchronization to WinCE BizCard Finder (WINCE) from the ‘File’ menu to open the Sync to WinCE options. a) Click on Sync With BizCard Finder to browse and select a database file in the WinCE Visioneer BCR software to be synchronized.
  • Page 34 34 of 34 (as seen to the right **NOTE The database images which have been synchronized will not show the OCR layout on the images, unless the images are being processed again.

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