SCAN BOOK 2 - IRIS - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL SCAN BOOK 2 IRIS

This Quick Start Guide provides general guidelines for installing and using Readiris™ Pro 12 provided with your IRIScan™ Book 2. For detailed instructions on Readiris™ Pro 12 refer to the complete User Guide provided with your product: from the Windows Start menu, click All Programs > I.R.I.S. > Readiris™ Pro 12 > User Guide.

• Log on to Windows as administrator or make sure you have the necessary administration rights to install the software. • Insert the Readiris™ CD‐ROM in the CD‐ROM drive and follow the on‐screen instructions to install the software on your computer.

Using Readiris™ with your IRIScan™ Book 2 scanner

How to run Readiris™ • Start Readiris™ from the Windows Start menu (Click All Programs > I.R.I.S. > Readiris™ Pro 12) or double‐click the Readiris™ shortcut on your desktop.

• You will be prompted to register. Click Register now and follow the on‐screen instructions to register.

Step 1: Use the left toolbar to load and process your documents

Readiris™ can process all kinds of documents containing text, graphics, tables, complex columns, etc. Even dot matrix and degraded texts. 1. Click Options to activate the possible processing options: Page Analysis (default option): it splits up your documents in recognition zones. Page Deskewing: it straightens documents that were scanned at an angle. Rotation options: they rotate your documents in the required direction. 2. Power on your IRIScan™ Book and connect it to your computer. A window will open prompting you to load your IRIScan™ Book images. Select the images you want to open and click Open. Note: to open images at a later time, click the Open button on the main toolbar and manually search for the images you want to open.

Step 2: Recognize and save your documents

1 Click the globe icon to select the language of your docu‐ ments. Tip: You can favor recognition speed over accuracy and vice versa by moving the slider. 2. Click Format to select the target application (Word, OpenOffice, Excel, etc.) or output format (DOCX, ODT, PDF, PDF‐iHQC™, PDF/A, XPS, XPS‐ iHQC™, etc.) of your documents, then select the required options.

Use the iHQC™ technology to highly compress your PDF and XPS documents. 3. Click Recognize + Save to execute the recognition and save your documents.

If needed, you can edit your documents before recognizing them

To edit your documents, use the right toolbar buttons. Examples: • Refine the automatic page analysis by sorting the zones and by drawing new text, graphic, table, barcode and handprinting windows. Also manually create barcode and handprint windows if needed. • Define a limited recognition zone using Ignore exterior zone. All data outside the zone will be discarded. • Use Deskew page to straighten the document page. • Use Rotate to set the correct text orientation. • Right‐click on the scanned image to access useful functions.

Draw text window Draw graphic window Draw table window Draw barcode window Draw handprinting window Analyze page Ignore exterior zone Deskew page Select sort windows Fit to window Fit to width Actual size Rotate Magnifying glass Print images

Readiris™ smart tools

OCR Wizard You can access the OCR Wizard from the left toolbar. The wizard smoothly guides you through the settings required to operate Readiris™.

The SmartTasks are predefined commands that allow you to launch the main Readiris™ functions at a time (scan, recognition, conversion). Your documents are directly transferred to Word, OpenOffice, etc. (Many other applications and formats are available.)