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P3PC-E527-02EN CardMinder TM for ScanSnap! TM User ’ s Guide.
CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide i INTRODUCTION ■ About This Manual This manual describes the use of CardMind er for ScanSnap! app lication as follows.
CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide ii Use in High-safety Applications This product has been designed and manufactur ed on the assumption that it will be used in office, personal, domestic, regular industrial , and general-purpose applications .
CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide iii How T rademarks Are Indicated In This Manual CardMinder for ScanSnap! applica tion is abbreviated as CardMinder . References to operating systems (OS) are indicated as follows: W indows 98: Refers to M icrosoft® W indows® 98 operating sy stem.
CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide iv 2 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............................. .............................................................. i ■ About This Manual ... ..............................................................
CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide v 4.4 Restoring the data fr om Trash ........... ............................. 19 4.5 Extracting the image data ................... ............................. 21 4.6 Data search by ente ring keyword ...... ..
1 CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 1 Chapter1 About CardMinder This chapter describes features and basic operations of CardMinder TM . 1.1 About CardMinder.................................................................................... ....
1.1 About CardMinder CardMinder ScanSnap! User’s Guide 2 About CardMinder 1 1.1 About CardMinder CardMinder is included with yo ur ScanSnap! color duplex scanner. CardMinder pro vides a quick scanning, image recognition an d database storag e solution for all your office scanning needs.
1.2 Features of CardMinder CardMinder ScanSnap! User’s Guide 3 About CardMinder 1 1.2 Features of CardMinder CardMinder has the following features. • Scans front side or both sides of the business.
1.3 Flow of Operation CardMinder ScanSnap! User’s Guide 4 About CardMinder 1 1.3 Flow of Operation You can start using CardMinder by: Selecting • An application where th e data is to be exported (See Chapte r 2) Scanning and recognizing a busines s card (See Chapter 3) • Insert the business card(s) into the ADF Paper Chute.
1.4 Measurement Windows CardMinder ScanSnap! User’s Guide 5 About CardMinder 1 1.4 Measurement Windows There are two measurement windows in CardMinder. ■ Main window Status bar Help for menus or bu ttons. Command Toolbar Shows icons for of ten-used command s.
1.4 Measurement Windows CardMinder ScanSnap! User’s Guide 6 About CardMinder 1 Icon / Display Function Command toolbar Starts Scanning of busines s card(s) using ScanSn ap!. Activates reco gnition of the bus ine ss card selected in Data List View. Only characters on front side of the business card are recognized.
1.4 Measurement Windows CardMinder ScanSnap! User’s Guide 7 About CardMinder 1 ■ Finder window This window appears when a data search is activated from an application. Icon / D isplay Functio n Image toolbar Moves image of business card when the image is dra gged.
2 CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 8 Chapter2 Configuring Before Scanning This chapter describes the settin gs required to use CardMinder TM and how to change the PIM application selection. 1. Click [Start] in the desktop. Click [P rogram], [CardMinder] and [CardMinder] again from submenus.
3 CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 9 Chapter3 Scanning and Exporting the Business Card Dat a This chapter describes the procedur es for scanning and exporting the data. If you are sure that Step 1 to Step 3 are correct, you can start from Step 4 immediately.
CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 10 Scanning and Expor ting th e Business Card Data 3 3. Click [OK] button. ⇒ The window [ScanSnap! Monitor - Scan and Save Settings] closes. 4. Insert the business card into the ScanSnap! scanner. Set card with the short side fed first so that the front of the card is facing the ADF paper chute.
CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 11 Scanning and Expor ting th e Business Card Data 3 ATTENTION • Instead of pressing above button, you can st art scanning by clicking [File] in menu, and clicking [Scan from ScanSnap!]. • The scan settings for CardMinder are same a s ScanSnap!.
CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 12 Scanning and Expor ting th e Business Card Data 3 6. After scanning, the Main window [Inbox] ap pears. Click on a business card in the Data list and verify the recognized result for the fr ont image. You can co rrect recog- nized data here (See Chapter 5).
CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 13 Scanning and Expor ting th e Business Card Data 3 8. The following steps show an example usi ng Microsoft® Outlook®. Click the [Microsoft Outlook] icon on the toolbar. ⇒ The data selected in Step 7 is exported to Microsoft® Outlook®.
CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 14 Scanning and Expor ting th e Business Card Data 3 HINT • For Outlook Express, ACT! TM or GoldMine®, only th e Icon changes. The methods are the same. • When exporting dat a to CSV (Excel), click the [CSV (Excel)] icon and specify a file name and file folder for Excel to save data.
4 CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 15 Chapter4 Business Card Dat a Handling This chapter describes how to search, delete, re store and extract data items from a business card. 4.1 Data search by cha racter string and hot key ...................
4.1 Data search by character string and hot key CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 16 Business Card Data Handling 4 4.1 Data search by charact er string and hot key 1. Select a character string of a name or a company in some document, and pre ss the hot key (Alt+F3).
4.2 Deleting the data from [Inbox] / [Exported] tab CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 17 Business Card Data Handling 4 4.2 Deleting the data from [Inbox] / [Exported] tab A method to delete the data from [Inbox] or [Exp orted] tab is as follows.
4.3 Deleting data from [Trash] CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 18 Business Card Data Handling 4 4.3 Deleting data from [Trash] A method to permanently delete data in the Trash follows. The da ta is permanently deleted and cannot be restored by the p rocedure in Section 4.
4.4 Restoring the data from Trash CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 19 Business Card Data Handling 4 4.4 Restoring the data from Trash A method to restore the data from the [Trash] is as follows. Restored data is moved to [Inbox] or [Exported] to the original location.
4.4 Restoring the data from Trash CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 20 Business Card Data Handling 4 3. Click [Edit] in menu bar, and click [Undo ] in submenus.
4.5 Extracting the image data CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 21 Business Card Data Handling 4 4.5 Extracting the image data You extract a business card image data using Card Minder, and attach it to your e-mails as follows. 1. Select which data you want to extract by using the search method described in Section 4.
4.5 Extracting the image data CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 22 Business Card Data Handling 4 2. Drag a business card image from the CardMind er window to any folder in Explorer or to your Desktop. ⇒ An image of the business card is created where you drop it.
4.6 Data search by entering keyword CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 23 Business Card Data Handling 4 4.6 Data search by entering keyword A method to search the data by en tering a keyword is as follows. 1. Open CardMinder, and click [Edit] in menu bar a nd then click [Find].
CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 24 5 Chapter5 Correction of Recognized Character Dat a As the recognition cannot be perfect for all business cards, some revision of the recogn ized results may be necessary. This ch apter describes how to correct the recognition results.
5.1 Recognition of a ll characters at once CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 25 Correction of Recogn iz ed Charact er Data 5 5.1 Recognition of all characters at once The data in [Inbox] and [Exp orted] tabs can be corrected using the same method.
5.2 Recognition using Rectangle Selection CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 26 Correction of Recogn iz ed Charact er Data 5 5.2 Recognition using Rectangle Selection The data in both the [Inbox] and [Exported] tabs can be corrected using this same method.
5.2 Recognition using Rectangle Selection CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 27 Correction of Recogn iz ed Charact er Data 5 3. Click [Recognition] button in toolbar. ⇒ All characters are recognized. Old recogn ition data is substituted by the new data.
5.3 Keyword Recognition usi ng Rectangle Area Selection CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 28 Correction of Recogn iz ed Charact er Data 5 5.3 Keyword Recognition using Rectangle Area Selection This Section describes the r ecognition of keywords selecte d using a rectangle area.
5.3 Keyword Recognition usi ng Rectangle Area Selection CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 29 Correction of Recogn iz ed Charact er Data 5 3. Click the [Company] button located in the lower area of Main window. ⇒ The data in a clicked column is recognized.
5.4 Data Correction by Manual Entry CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 30 Correction of Recogn iz ed Charact er Data 5 5.4 Data Correction by Manual Entry The data in [Inbox] and [Exp orted] tabs can be corrected using the same method. Data correction for [Inbox] tab is descri bed in this example.
5.4 Data Correction by Manual Entry CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 31 Correction of Recogn iz ed Charact er Data 5 3. Enter correct Full Name from your keyboard.
6 CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 32 Chapter6 Setting Preferences This chapter describes how to set CardMinder TM preferences. 6.1 Data control settings .......................... .......................................... ....................
6.1 Data control settings CardMinder ScanSnap! User’s Guide 33 Setting Pref erences 6 6.1 Data control settings Following preferen ce for data cont rol can be set in this Section. • Display or not display a confirmation window for the recognition result.
6.1 Data control settings CardMinder ScanSnap! User’s Guide 34 Setting Pref erences 6 HINT • Setting [Action when image scan co mplete] • Show CardMinder window Displays the result of character recognition after scannin g the business card.
6.2 Export item settings CardMinder ScanSnap! User’s Guide 35 Setting Pref erences 6 6.2 Export item settings The items selected in this section are displayed an d recognized by the Main window of CardMin- der, and exported to other app lication such as Microsoft Outlook.
7 CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 36 Chapter7 T roubleshooting This chapter describes the troubleshooting. No Phenomena Please confirm, 1 Scanning does not start ⇒ Please confirm following items • Is ScanSnap! driver installed correctly? Refer to Getting Started of ScanSnap!, and install the ScanSnap! driv er correctly.
CardMinder User’s Guide 37 T roub leshooting 7 4 Items incorr ectly recognized. ⇒ Confirm the following • Is color of the characters white with a dark background? Those characte rs cannot be recognized. Manu ally correct using your keyboard (See Section 5.
38 INDEX A [Action when image scan complete] ....... 34 Add selection ........... ............. 12 , 17 , 19 , 25 ADF paper chute ..................................... 10 Alt+F3 ...................................................... 16 Application ...
CardMinder for ScanSnap! User’s Guide 39 I Image data not displayed ........................ 36 Image toolbar ...................... .................. 5 , 7 Image view ............................................ 5 , 7 [Inbox] tab .................
z The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. z PFU LIMITED assumes no liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from t he use of this Product, and any claims by a third party.
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