Page 1 Visioneer Visual Explorer ® User’s Guide F O R W I N D O W S...
Page 2 C O P Y R I G H T I N F O R M A T I O N Visioneer® Visual Explorer 1.0 Software for Windows. Copyright ©1998 Visioneer, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. AnyPort, AutoFix, AutoLaunch, Visioneer®...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Chapter 1: Welcome to the Visual Explorer Software ..1 View items in a variety of ways .
Page 4 ABLE OF ONTENTS Working with folders and items ......30 Dragging and dropping items into folders ....31 Filing items in multiple locations .
Page 5 ABLE OF ONTENTS Chapter 7: Sending a Fax or E-Mail Message....65 Overview ......... . 66 Sending an item as a fax .
Page 6 ABLE OF ONTENTS...
Page 7: Chapter 1: Welcome To The Visual Explorer Software
C H A P T E R 1 Welcome to the Visual Explorer Software Welcome to the Visual Explorer software. This guide explains how to use the main features of your software. In addition to this guide, you can get more information from a variety of sources: Web.
Page 8: View Items In A Variety Of Ways
1: W HAPTER ELCOME TO THE ISUAL XPLORER OFTWARE IEW ITEMS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS Visual Explorer provides several ways to view items: Desktop View displays a thumbnail, a small graphic that represents each item in a folder. The thumbnails represent PaperPort items (PaperPort MAX ﬁles) —the format in which Visual Explorer saves items.
Page 9: Capture Web
APTURE EB PAGES APTURE EB PAGES With Web Capture, you can easily add Web pages as PaperPort items directly to Desktop View and update the captured page the next time you connect to the Internet. You have the option of capturing only the visible portion of a page, or an entire page.
Page 10 1: W HAPTER ELCOME TO THE ISUAL XPLORER OFTWARE • When you double-click a folder, its items (both PaperPort (MAX) ﬁles and other ﬁles) appear on the Desktop. • You can also use Windows Explorer to manage the folders and items shown in Desktop View.
Page 11: Combine Items Into Stacks
OMBINE ITEMS INTO STACKS OMBINE ITEMS INTO STACKS Many items that you place on the Desktop will probably be more than one page. You can combine individual PaperPort items into a multipage item, called a stack. A single page A stack...
Page 12: Add Notes, Highlight Areas, And Mark Up A Page
1: W HAPTER ELCOME TO THE ISUAL XPLORER OFTWARE DD NOTES HIGHLIGHT AREAS AND MARK UP A PAGE With the annotation tools in Page View, you can add a note, highlight text, draw lines or arrows, circle information, or paste a picture or graphic from another application into a PaperPort item.
Page 13: Fax It
AX IT AX IT If your computer has a fax modem and fax software, you can use the fax link to quickly send an item as a fax. The fax link is represented by a fax link icon on the Link Bar at the bottom of Desktop View. Send an item by dragging and dropping it onto a link icon.
Page 14: Use Simplesearch To Find An Item
1: W HAPTER ELCOME TO THE ISUAL XPLORER OFTWARE IMPLE EARCH TO FIND AN ITEM Visual Explorer has a wide range of options for ﬁnding items. In addition to the standard methods of searching for items by name, date, or keywords, a powerful feature named SimpleSearch can ﬁnd items based on the textual content.
Page 15: Import Items From Other Applications
MPORT ITEMS FROM OTHER APPLICATIONS MPORT ITEMS FROM OTHER APPLICATIONS You can bring items into Desktop view in a variety of ways and convert them to PaperPort (MAX) ﬁles in several different ways: • Print to Desktop View from another application, such as Microsoft Excel.
Page 16: Visit Visioneer's Web Site
1: W HAPTER ELCOME TO THE ISUAL XPLORER OFTWARE The following sample shows the shortcut menu for a single item in Desktop View. Other shortcut menus appear when you click the right mouse button in Desktop View instead of on an item, and when you’re viewing an item in Page View.
Page 17: Chapter 2: Viewing Items
C H A P T E R 2 Viewing Items Visual Explorer provides several ways to view items: Desktop View displays a thumbnail, a small graphic that represents each item in a selected folder. The thumbnails represent PaperPort items (PaperPort MAX ﬁles)—the format in which Visual Explorer saves items.
Page 18: Viewing Items In Desktop View
2: V HAPTER IEWING TEMS IEWING ITEMS IN ESKTOP Desktop View shows thumbnails of items and stacks of items. When you ﬁrst start Desktop View, the items in the default folder appear. You can select a different folder to see its items. To view items in Desktop View: •...
Page 19: Using Desktop View
IEWING ITEMS IN ESKTOP Tip: By default, the Desktop background is gray. If you prefer to use your system default background color, deselect the gray option in the Desktop Preferences. To display the preferences, choose Preferences from the Edit menu, and then click the Desktop tab. SING ESKTOP Desktop View contains many features that help you to easily navigate...
Page 20: Using The Command Bar In Desktop View
2: V HAPTER IEWING TEMS A stack. After placing multiple pages in Desktop View, you can combine the thumbnails of those pages into a stack. For example, if you import a 10-page report, 10 individual pages appear on the PaperPort Desktop.
Page 21: Viewing Items In
IEWING ITEMS IN Unstack. Unstack the pages of the selected stack. Click the arrow next to the button to see different options for unstacking items, such as unstacking all pages or unstacking only the current page in a stack. Arrange. Arrange the items on the Desktop. Click the arrow next to the button to see different options for arranging items, such as by position, name, date, size, or type.
Page 22 2: V HAPTER IEWING TEMS To view a PaperPort item in Page View: • In Desktop View, double-click the item that you want to see in Page View, such as the following letter. • Click an item in Desktop View, and then click the Page button. Tip: You can also double-click a PaperPort item in Windows Explorer to view it in Page View.
Page 23 IEWING ITEMS IN Note: If you double-click a non-PaperPort item, it appears in the application used to create it. For more information about viewing a non-PaperPort item in its application, see “Viewing items by using the application that created them.” For information about changing the preference that controls the double-click action, see “Setting the...
Page 24: Using
2: V HAPTER IEWING TEMS SING Page View provides many useful features for viewing an item. Command Bar. The buttons on the Command Bar are shortcuts for commands on the menus. Notice that most of the buttons in the Page View Command Bar are different from those in Desktop View.
Page 25 IEWING ITEMS IN Zoom In. Magniﬁes the size of the page in Page View. WWW. Connects to the Internet Web page shown in Page View. Note: Several other buttons might appear on the Command Bar. The Twain button appears only if you have a TWAIN device connected to your computer.
Page 26: Zooming In Or Out
2: V HAPTER IEWING TEMS OOMING IN OR OUT In Page View, you can zoom in to display the details of a page, or zoom out to make the page smaller on the screen. To zoom in or out on a page: 1.
Page 27: Viewing Items By Using The Application That Created Them
IEWING ITEMS BY USING THE APPLICATION THAT CREATED THEM IEWING ITEMS BY USING THE APPLICATION THAT CREATED THEM From Desktop View you can start a non-PaperPort item’s application and use it to view the item. To view a non-PaperPort item in its application: •...
Page 28: Quitting Desktop View Or
2: V HAPTER IEWING TEMS Double-Click Action preferences 3. To open and display the item in its application, select Launch Native Application as the Default Double-Click Action. To open the and display the item in Page View, select Launch Page View as the Default Double-Click Action.
Page 29: Chapter 3: Filing Items
C H A P T E R 3 Filing Items In Desktop View, you can easily ﬁle and manage items. This chapter tells you about: • Visual Explorer’s ﬁling system • Displaying folders and items • Adding and removing folders from Folder View •...
Page 30: Displaying Folders And Items
3: F HAPTER ILING TEMS A non-PaperPort item. A PaperPort item. Folder View. This icon identifies the folder as one that was added to Folder View. Items in a selected folder appear on the Desktop. ISPLAYING FOLDERS AND ITEMS When you start Visual Explorer, the Visioneer Documents folder (or the one that you chose when you installed Visual Explorer) is selected in Folder View and the items it contains appear on the Desktop.
Page 31 ISPLAYING FOLDERS AND ITEMS Each item appears in Desktop View represented by a thumbnail. Non-PaperPort items include a small icon representing the application used to create the item. This makes it easy and convenient to quickly see all different types of items. To see the contents of a folder: 1.
Page 32 3: F HAPTER ILING TEMS Items in the selected folder appear on the Desktop. This example shows items in the Newsletter folder, which is located in the Adventure Travel folder. Note: When you place items in Desktop View, such as by capturing Web pages and importing items, the items appear in the location that is currently selected in Folder View.
Page 33: Adding And Removing Folders From Folder View
DDING AND REMOVING FOLDERS FROM OLDER DDING AND REMOVING FOLDERS FROM OLDER To see a folder already located on your computer or on an external device, such as an external hard drive or Iomega Zip drive, you add the folder to Folder View. The folder can contain many subfolders or can be simply a single folder.
Page 34 3: F HAPTER ILING TEMS 2. Select the folder that you want to add and click OK. The folder appears in Folder View and its items appear on the Desktop. Any subfolders are automatically included and shown in Folder View below the added folder.
Page 35: Removing Folders From Folder View
DDING AND REMOVING FOLDERS FROM OLDER EMOVING FOLDERS FROM OLDER If you no longer want a folder to appear in Desktop View, remove it from Folder View. When you remove a folder it does not delete it from your computer. To remove a folder: 1.
Page 36: Working With Folders And Items
3: F HAPTER ILING TEMS 2. To move a folder up in the list, select the folder and click the Move Up button. To move a folder down in the list, select the folder and click the Move Down button. The following example shows that the My Documents folder was moved down.
Page 37: Dragging And Dropping Items Into Folders
ORKING WITH FOLDERS AND ITEMS Note: The following procedures tell you how to work with folders and items in Desktop View. You can also use Windows Explorer to complete changes, such as retitling a folder and ﬁling items in different folders. For more information, see “Using Windows Explorer to manage items,”...
Page 38: Filing Items In Multiple Locations
3: F HAPTER ILING TEMS ILING ITEMS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS To ﬁle the same item in multiple locations, such as in different folders, you can either create a copy of the item or create a shortcut for the item. (A shortcut is a great way to ﬁle an item in different places, without taking up the extra disk space required by a copied item.) To create a copy of the item: 1.
Page 39: Duplicating Items
ORKING WITH FOLDERS AND ITEMS 2. Choose Create Shortcut(s) Here. The item remains in the original location, and a thumbnail representing the item appears in the other location. (The new thumbnail is really just a shortcut; the ﬁle has not been copied to the new location.) Note: You can also create shortcuts for items by using Windows Explorer.
Page 40: Creating New Folders
3: F HAPTER ILING TEMS 3. The duplicated item appears as a PaperPort item with the title Copy of title. For example, if you duplicate the Flowers item, the duplicated item is titled Copy of Flowers. REATING NEW FOLDERS You can create new subfolders for any of the folders you add to Folder View.
Page 41: Giving Folders New Titles
ORKING WITH FOLDERS AND ITEMS 3. Type the new folder’s title, choose a folder color, and then click OK. The following shows a new folder named Web Captures. Tip: Use the Folder Preferences in the Visual Explorer Preferences dialog box to set up your preferred folder title and color. For more information about preferences, see the Help.
Page 42: Dragging And Dropping Folders Into Folders
3: F HAPTER ILING TEMS RAGGING AND DROPPING FOLDERS INTO FOLDERS Folders can be stored in other folders by dragging and dropping one folder into another. Tip: Holding down the Ctrl key while dragging a folder into another folder creates a duplicate of the one you’re dragging. This is a quick way to create a new folder, and can save time when you’re creating a batch of new folders.
Page 43: Using Windows Explorer To Manage Items
SING INDOWS XPLORER TO MANAGE ITEMS 2. Type the width and height of the image that you want to create. 3. Select the image type and a resolution, and then click OK. The new PaperPort item appears in Desktop View. To create a non-PaperPort item: 1.
Page 44 3: F HAPTER ILING TEMS 2. Make changes using Windows Explorer to folders or items that are part of a folder added to Folder View. For example, you can create a new folder, retitle a folder, and drag and drop items into different folders.
Page 45: Using Simplesearch To Find An Item
SING IMPLE EARCH TO FIND AN ITEM SING IMPLE EARCH TO FIND AN ITEM SimpleSearch helps you ﬁnd items. SimpleSearch searches all the items—both PaperPort items and items created using other applications—that are in a folder listed in Folder View. For example, if you recall the item’s title or keywords, you can ﬁnd the item based on that information.
Page 46 3: F HAPTER ILING TEMS In the SimpleSearch dialog box, you can: • Click the Options tab to display several options for using SimpleSearch, including whether you want SimpleSearch to match the exact phrase you’re looking for or to ﬁnd text that closely matches.
Page 47: Chapter 4: Stacking Paperport Items
C H A P T E R 4 Stacking PaperPort Items Like many other busy people, you might sometimes put items on your desk without organizing them. When you ﬁnally do put them in order, you might stack the items by project, contact, or department. You use a method that helps you to quickly ﬁnd the right stack.
Page 48: Chapter 4: Stacking Paperport Items
4: S HAPTER TACKING APER TEMS OMBINING ITEMS INTO STACKS To stack pages, you can: • Drag one page on top of the other • Click the Stack button on the Command Bar • Use the stack commands in the Desktop menu You can also add stacks to other stacks.
Page 49 OMBINING ITEMS INTO STACKS 3. When the second item is highlighted, release the mouse button. Cover Letter Spring Vol 42 The stack is created. Spring Vol 42 Cover Letter 4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 until you finish creating the stack. A new stack receives the title of the item on the bottom of the stack.
Page 50: Selecting And Deselecting Items
4: S HAPTER TACKING APER TEMS ELECTING AND DESELECTING ITEMS When stacking items, you need to select them. You can select one item at a time, or several items together. To select or deselect a single item: • To select the item, click its thumbnail in Desktop View. A red (or dark) line around an item indicates that it is selected.
Page 51 IVING TITLES TO ITEMS AND STACKS The stack title and page titles both appear above the stack so that as you ﬂip through the pages of a stack you can see each page’s title as well as the stack title. The stack title is in boldface type.
Page 52 4: S HAPTER TACKING APER TEMS To use a custom title: 1. Choose Preferences from the Edit menu, and click the Item Names tab. 2. Select the Custom option, type a title, and then click OK. You can type as many as 256 characters for the title. To change a title in Desktop View: 1.
Page 53: Moving Between Stacked
OVING BETWEEN STACKED PAGES OVING BETWEEN STACKED PAGES Use the Page Navigators to move through the pages of a stack. You can also use the commands on the Page menu to move from page to page in a stack. To move between pages in a stack in Desktop View: 1.
Page 54: Unstacking Items
4: S HAPTER TACKING APER TEMS NSTACKING ITEMS You can unstack pages in a stack if, for example, you want to move those pages to another stack, replace those pages with new ones, or delete them from the stack without disturbing the rest of the pages. To unstack a single page: 1.
Page 55: Tiling Items
ILING ITEMS To unstack all the pages in a stack: 1. Select the stack in Desktop View. 2. Click the arrow next to the Unstack button in the Command Bar, and then choose Unstack All Pages. You can also choose Unstack from the Desktop. Each page of the stack becomes a separate item on the Desktop.
Page 56 4: S HAPTER TACKING APER TEMS Another way to tile is by tiling thumbnails. This is similar to tiling items except that the size of each item is reduced to ensure that the items ﬁt on one page. Tiling thumbnails is a great way to create a page or index of images, such as a page of photographs, similar to a photographer’s contact sheet.
Page 57 ILING ITEMS To tile thumbnails: 1. Select the items in Desktop View. 2. From the Desktop menu, choose Tile Thumbnails. A new item appears with the selected items tiled together as small thumbnails on a page, similar to a photographer’s contact sheet. Items of different sizes are reduced relative to their original size.
Page 58 4: S HAPTER TACKING APER TEMS...
Page 59: Chapter 5: Capturing Web
C H A P T E R 5 Capturing Web Pages With Web Capture, you can easily add Web pages as PaperPort items directly to Desktop View and update them the next time you connect to the Internet. For example, you can capture information about your favorite stocks and then automatically update the information to reﬂect the latest numbers.
Page 60: Using A Supported Browser
5: C HAPTER APTURING AGES SING A SUPPORTED BROWSER To capture Web pages, you need access to the Internet, such as through an Internet service provider. You also need one of the following browsers installed on your computer: • Microsoft Internet Explorer (Version 3.0 or later) •...
Page 61 APTURING EB PAGES To capture a Web page: 1. In Folder View, select the folder in which you want to add a captured Web page. 2. Connect to the Internet and then display the Web page that you want to capture, such as the following example. 3.
Page 62: Updating Captured Web
5: C HAPTER APTURING AGES 4. To capture a Web page, do one of the following: • To capture only the visible portion of a Web page, choose Capture Visible Portion. • To capture a page from the visible portion to the end of the Web page, choose Capture Entire Page.
Page 63 PDATING CAPTURED EB PAGES To update a captured Web page: 1. Connect to the Internet. 2. In Desktop View, double-click the Web Capture item, such as the following example. A view of the Web page as it currently exists on the Internet appears in your browser.
Page 64: Viewing Captured Web
5: C HAPTER APTURING AGES 5. To update your current capture, click Update Existing. The page is updated. To create another Web page capture (leaving the originally captured Web page as is), click Create New. A copy of the captured Web page appears in Desktop View.
Page 65: Chapter 6: Using Links
C H A P T E R 6 Using Links You can send an item from Visual Explorer to another application by using a link. Visual Explorer automatically displays icons for linked applications on the Link Bar. The Link Bar shows such applications as electronic fax, e-mail, the printer, and the Recycle Bin.
Page 66: The Basic Steps For Using Links
6: U HAPTER SING INKS HE BASIC STEPS FOR USING LINKS When you send an item to a linked application, Visual Explorer processes the item, the application starts, and the item appears in the application. The links are available on the Link Bar and the Links menu. To send a PaperPort item to a link in Desktop View: 1.
Page 67 ’ ETTING A LINK S PREFERENCES To set a link’s preferences: 1. Right-click the link icon on the Link Bar and choose Preferences. The Link Preferences dialog box appears and displays the preferences for the selected link. The following ﬁgure shows a sample of the link preferences.
Page 68: Managing The Link Bar
6: U HAPTER SING INKS ANAGING THE The Link Bar appears at the bottom of Desktop View and operates much like a separate application. To make it easier to work with links, you can manage the Link Bar including: • Changing how links appear on the Link Bar •...
Page 69: Showing And Hiding The Link Bar
ANAGING THE To set the Link Bar properties: 1. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences. The Visual Explorer Preferences dialog box appears. 2. Click the Link Bar tab. The Link Bar preferences appear. 3. From the Links Icon Style drop-down list, choose the style you want.
Page 70: Removing A Link From The Link Bar
6: U HAPTER SING INKS 2. From the View menu, choose Link Bar again to redisplay the Link Bar. EMOVING A LINK FROM THE Sometimes you have a link you don’t use that you want to remove from the Link Bar. You can use an option in the Link Preferences to hide the link icon.
Page 71: Chapter 7: Sending A Fax Or E-Mail Message
C H A P T E R 7 Sending a Fax or E-Mail Message If you have fax and e-mail software on your computer, you can send an item directly from Visual Explorer. You do not need to print the item ﬁrst.
Page 72: Overview
7: S HAPTER ENDING A AX OR ESSAGE VERVIEW You can send any PaperPort or non-PaperPort item from Visual Explorer to the e-mail or fax link. To send a fax or e-mail message from Desktop View: 1. Select an item and drag it onto the fax or e-mail link icon. From the File menu, choose Links, and then choose the fax or e- mail application from the Links submenu.
Page 73 ENDING AN ITEM AS A FAX 3. When the fax link icon is highlighted, release the mouse button. 4. When your fax software starts, use the fax software as you usually do. The following shows the dialog box that appears for Symantec WinFax.
Page 74 7: S HAPTER ENDING A AX OR ESSAGE To send an item as a fax from Page View: 1. Display the item in Page View that you want to fax. 2. From the File menu, choose Links. 3. Choose the name of your fax software. The fax software starts, and you can send the item.
Page 75: Sending An Item With An E-Mail Message
ENDING AN ITEM WITH AN E MAIL MESSAGE ENDING AN ITEM WITH AN E MAIL MESSAGE To send items as attachments to e-mail messages, your computer will need: • An e-mail account • E-mail software When you send an item to the e-mail link, Visual Explorer attaches it to the e-mail message but in its original format.
Page 76 7: S HAPTER ENDING A AX OR ESSAGE 4. The e-mail software opens. Log in and send the item as an attachment to an e-mail message. This example shows the login window for Lotus cc:Mail. The login window that appears on your computer will be for your e-mail software. To send the item over the Internet, drag it onto your Internet e-mail link icon, such as the Netscape Navigator e-mail icon (as shown to the left).
Page 77: Sending A Self-Viewing File Using An E-Mail Link
ENDING A SELF VIEWING FILE USING AN E MAIL LINK ENDING A SELF VIEWING FILE USING AN E MAIL LINK Sometimes you want to send an item to another person who does not own Visual Explorer or the application that created a non-PaperPort item.
Page 78 7: S HAPTER ENDING A AX OR ESSAGE 6. Use the e-mail link to send the item as an attachment to an e-mail message. For more information about sending an e-mail message, “Sending an item with an e-mail message.” When the recipient receives the e-mail message, he or she double-clicks the .EXE ﬁle to start the mini-viewer and see the attached ﬁle.
Page 79: Chapter 8: Annotating A Page
C H A P T E R 8 Annotating a Page To communicate well, you need to draw the reader’s attention to important information. When working with paper, you can highlight text with highlighter markers, add Post-it notes, and circle text with a pen or pencil.
Page 80 8: A HAPTER NNOTATING A Here is an example of a page with some annotations. Selection. Select an area to copy, cut, paste, or crop. Freehand. Circle or underline important information. Note. Add a note, just like a Post-it note. Highlight.
Page 81: Using The Annotation Tools
SING THE ANNOTATION TOOLS SING THE ANNOTATION TOOLS The basic method of using the annotation tools is similar for each tool. To use an annotation tool: 1. Click the tool on the Annotation toolbar. Pointer Selection Eraser Straighten Page Note Mark-Up Highlighter Freehand...
Page 82: Pointer
8: A HAPTER NNOTATING A OINTER Use the Pointer tool to select annotations on a page. Annotations must be selected in order to move, resize, or edit them. To use the Pointer tool to move, resize, or edit an annotation: 1.
Page 83: Selection
SING THE ANNOTATION TOOLS ELECTION Use the Selection tool to select an area to crop, cut, copy and paste, such as a graphic for use in another application, or your signature for use on a form letter. To use the Selection tool: 1.
Page 84: Eraser
8: A HAPTER NNOTATING A UT AND PASTE OPTIONS You can copy (or cut) and paste to and from pages and applications in several different combinations: • From one page to another in Page View. The copied image is pasted onto the receiving page;...
Page 85: Straighten Page
SING THE ANNOTATION TOOLS TRAIGHTEN Use the Straighten Page tool to straighten a page, either horizontally or vertically, that was originally at an angle. To straighten a page: 1. Hold down the mouse button and draw a line along the edge of an area that you want to be horizontal or vertical on the page.
Page 86: Pan
8: A HAPTER NNOTATING A 2. When you release the mouse button, the Visual Explorer software straightens the whole page along the line you drew. Use the Pan tool to scroll an image quickly, up, down, left, or right. To use the Pan tool: 1.
Page 87: Note
SING THE ANNOTATION TOOLS Use the Note tool to write a resizable note at any place on the page. You can also “collapse” the note so that it doesn’t cover any information on the page. To write a note with the Note tool: 1.
Page 88: Mark-Up
8: A HAPTER NNOTATING A Use the Mark-Up tool to add a line of text to the page. To write a note with the Mark-Up tool: 1. Click the page where you want to type text. The Mark-Up tool is for typing a single line of text, like this. Don’t press Enter to type a second line of text…...
Page 89: Freehand
SING THE ANNOTATION TOOLS REEHAND Use the Freehand tool to draw freehand marks, for example, circle text or underline important sentences. To draw freehand lines on a page: • Hold down the mouse button and draw a line around the area you want to emphasize.
Page 90: Picture
8: A HAPTER NNOTATING A 2. To add or remove arrowheads when you draw, choose Line Arrowhead from the Annotations menu. ICTURE Use the Picture annotation tool to place a picture as an annotation onto a page. You can add a Picture annotation by selecting a bitmap ﬁle already saved on your hard disk or by pasting a picture from the Clipboard.
Page 91 SING THE ANNOTATION TOOLS To add a picture with the Picture tool: 1. Click the Picture tool; then click on the page where you want the picture to be located. The Open dialog box appears. 2. Select Bitmap Files as the ﬁle type from the drop-down list. 3.
Page 92: Displaying And Hiding Annotations
8: A HAPTER NNOTATING A 5. To reposition a picture, click the Pointer tool and then click the picture to select it. Handles around the picture indicate it is selected. 6. Drag the picture to its proper position on the page. To resize the picture, drag one of its handles.
Page 93 ISPLAYING AND HIDING ANNOTATIONS 2. To hide annotations, choose Show Annotations again from the Annotations menu. A page with visible annotations. The same page with hidden annotations.
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Page 95: Chapter 9: Importing, Exporting, And Printing
C H A P T E R 9 Importing, Exporting, and Printing Although you can view and ﬁle both PaperPort and non-PaperPort items, many features such as adding annotations and grouping items into stacks are available only with PaperPort items. To use these features, you can easily import a non-PaperPort image such as a TIFF ﬁle, converting it into a PaperPort (MAX file) item.
Page 96: Importing Files Created In Other Applications
9: I HAPTER MPORTING XPORTING RINTING • Printing items to the printer • Printing from other applications MPORTING FILES CREATED IN OTHER APPLICATIONS You can import ﬁles created in image-editing applications, such as Photoshop, using the Import command from the File menu. When you import a ﬁle, the original ﬁle is copied and saved as a PaperPort item.
Page 97 MPORTING FILES CREATED IN OTHER APPLICATIONS Format Description Portable Network Proposed standard replacement for GIF, but not Graphics (.PNG) currently supported by browsers. Self Viewing File A format that creates a special PaperPort ﬁle you (.EXE) can attach to an e-mail message that the recipient can double-click and view without using PaperPort or Visual Explorer.
Page 98: Exporting Paperport Items
9: I HAPTER MPORTING XPORTING RINTING XPORTING APER ORT ITEMS Exporting an item saves a copy of it in the format you selected while the original remains as it was. Note: In Page View, use the Save As command to make a copy of the original item.
Page 99 XPORTING APER ORT ITEMS Format Description Tag Image File Format A format that works well for storage and (.TIF) exchange between desktop publishing and graphic arts applications. TIFF also works well between different platforms, such as Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. PaperPort and Visual Explorer supports single- and multipage TIFF.
Page 100: Exporting With Compression
9: I HAPTER MPORTING XPORTING RINTING 4. Select the ﬁle format from the Save as type drop-down list. By default, the ﬁle format PaperPort Files (*.MAX) is used. If you export a PaperPort item in any format other than a PaperPort (.MAX) ﬁle, annotations in that ﬁle cannot be edited, deleted, or moved.
Page 101 XPORTING WITH COMPRESSION 2. Click the Import/Export tab. The Import/Export preferences appear. 3. Drag the slider in the JPEG Image Quality bar to set the level of compression. The higher the setting, the better the image quality and the lower the compression.
Page 102: Opening An Item In
9: I HAPTER MPORTING XPORTING RINTING PENING AN ITEM IN In Page View, you can use the open command to open PaperPort and non-PaperPort items. To open a ﬁle: 1. In Page View, from the File menu, choose Open. The Open dialog box appears.
Page 103: Printing Items To The Printer
RINTING ITEMS TO THE PRINTER To save an item in a different format: 1. From the File menu, choose Save As. The Save As dialog box appears. 2. Type the ﬁle name for the item. 3. Select the ﬁle type from the Save as type drop-down list. For more information about the different ﬁle formats, see “Exporting PaperPort items.”...
Page 104: Printing From Other Applications
9: I HAPTER MPORTING XPORTING RINTING RINTING FROM OTHER APPLICATIONS You can print ﬁles from other applications onto the Desktop. This is how to get spreadsheets, pictures, database ﬁles, word-processing ﬁles, and other ﬁles onto the Desktop To print from other applications to Desktop View: 1.
Page 105 RINTING FROM OTHER APPLICATIONS 5. Use the application’s Print command to print the ﬁle. The ﬁle prints to the Desktop. A new item appears on the Desktop with the name of the application and ﬁle name as the item’s title. Note: After you ﬁnish printing, remember to reset the printer to your regular printer.
Page 106 9: I HAPTER MPORTING XPORTING RINTING...
Page 107 I N D E X Desktop View annotations Command Bar e-mail Actual Size button printing to Add to Folder View dialog box starting Add to SimpleSearch command titles Annotation Tool Bar 15, 17, viewing items in annotation tool samples 6, 75–86 DOS file, exporting as annotations...
Page 108 NDEX Find button Internet 10, 70, find item, with SimpleSearch 8, item FlashPix creating copy Folder Preferences creating new Folder View creating shortcut adding folders to duplicating 33, arranging folders duplicating as PaperPort item removing folders export folders filing in a folder adding to Folder View filing in multiple locations arranging...
Page 109 NDEX Per-Page Titles command Netscape Navigator e-mail link picture New Folder dialog box add to page Next page button reposition and resize Note tool Picture tool 84, notes Pointer tool collapse preferences on a page Change Default Desktop Folder Double Click Action folder title and color OLE Return button 15, gray Desktop background...
Page 110 NDEX stack creating Viewer preference definition 14, viewing items in other applications drag and drop Visioneer Web site sample seeing pages in showing page titles Web page title adding capture to Desktop View 55, unstacking capture preferences Stack button 14, capturing a portion Status Bar capturing entire page...

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