Dragging an item onto a word-processing link icon starts PaperPort
built-in OCR application, or you can use your own OCR application.
Importing Items from Other Applications
In addition to scanning items, you can bring items into PaperPort
variety of ways and convert them to PaperPort
different ways:
Print to the Desktop View from another application, such as Microsoft
Excel.
Import files saved in other file formats, such as Windows
or Tag Image File Format (TIFF).
Exporting Items in Other Formats
You can export or save PaperPort
For Windows
can export formats BMP, PCX, DCX, JPG, TIF, PDF, PNG, FPX, HFX, or
self-viewing. For Windows
DCX, JPG, TIF, PDF, HFX and GIF. For example, you could create a file
for an Internet Web site and export it as a JPEG file. Web pages often use
JPEG files for displaying images.
Exporting an Image File
1
Select the Export command from the File pull-down menu in the
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PaperPort
window. The Export 'XXXXX' As dialog box will be
displayed.
2
Select the drive and directory where you want to store the file.
3
Enter the new file name and choose the file type or select a name from the
File Name text box. (You can scroll through the Directories and File Name
listing for prompting.)
4
Select the OK button to save your file, or Cancel to return to the
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PaperPort
without saving it.
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95/98 and Windows
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3.1x, you can export file formats BMP, PCX,
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(MAX) files in several
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items in several popular file formats.
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NT
Workstation Version 4.0, you
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P A P E R P O R T
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in a
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Bitmap (BMP)
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