6.3
Scanning Business Cards
CardMinder, which is application software for managing business card images, comes with the
ScanSnap.
By using CardMinder, you can convert business cards into image files, and create a database of
business cards by recognizing their text images via OCR (Optical Character Recognition).
The following describes how to start CardMinder and scan business cards with the ScanSnap.
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For further details, refer to the "CardMinder User's Guide." If CardMinder is
already installed on your personal computer, you can view the User's Guide by
selecting [Start]
also view the User's Guide from the initial screen of the "Setup CD-ROM"
supplied with the ScanSnap.)
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In Left-Click Menu Mode: When CardMinder is started and becomes active,
"CardMinder" is automatically selected in the "Application" drop-down list on
the [Application] tab. When CardMinder is closed or becomes inactive, the
application selected in the "Application" drop-down list returns to the
previously selected one.
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In Quick Menu Mode: When CardMinder is started and becomes active, the
ScanSanp Quick Menu is not displayed and the ScanSnap interacts with
CardMinder every time a document is scanned. If you want to use other
applications or perform other actions, exit or deselect CardMinder to make it
inactive.
[All Programs]
[CardMinder V3.2]
[Manual]. (You can