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Page 3: ...Pagis Pro 1 2 Pagis Pro Features 1 3 Where to Go From Here 1 9 2 INSTALLING PAGIS PRO System Requirements 2 1 Installing and Testing Your Scanner 2 2 Installing Pagis Pro Software 2 3 If you already...

Page 4: ...nto a Text Application 3 26 Searching for a Document 3 28 Running OCR on a Document 3 32 Where to Go From Here 3 34 4 USING PAGIS PRO Pagis Inbox 4 1 Pagis Inbox menus and commands 4 2 Pagis commands...

Page 5: ...keywords and other properties for a file 4 24 Defining Title Author and Keywords for a file 4 24 Viewing and printing documents with Pagis Document Viewer 4 26 Working with the Pagis Document Viewer 4...

Page 6: ...part of a document 4 57 Copying documents 4 59 Select a printer 4 60 Set up the copy job 4 61 Make copies 4 63 Faxing documents 4 65 Select a fax printer 4 65 Set up the fax job 4 67 Fax a document 4...

Page 7: ...4 95 Rotating pages 4 96 Cropping pages 4 96 Adjusting brightness and contrast 4 97 Resizing pages 4 98 Changing resolution 4 98 Converting color depth 4 98 Removing background tint 4 99 Making Annota...

Page 8: ...atabase command 4 119 Delete Search Database command 4 120 Change Schedule command 4 120 Update Search Database command 4 121 Attach to Search Database command 4 122 Detach from Search Database comman...

Page 9: ...Folder command 4 144 Save Search command 4 144 Exit command 4 144 Edit menu 4 144 Copy command 4 145 Select All command 4 145 Invert Selection command 4 145 View menu 4 145 Large Icons command 4 145...

Page 10: ...tion 5 7 Eliminate office clutter 5 8 Scan receipts and other financial documents for tax purposes 5 10 Scan a picture add keywords and add it to a search database 5 10 Scan photos of possessions for...

Page 11: ...Table of Contents xi Index SUPPORTED PROGRAMS AND FILE FORMATS Supported Drag and Drop Programs A 1 Image Formats that Pagis Pro Supports A 6 GLOSSARY OF TERMS INDEX...

Page 12: ...on you need to successfully install learn and use Pagis Pro in the chapters sections The Glossary of Terms provides definitions of all of the technical terms used in this manual and the Index gives pa...

Page 13: ...o sometimes used to denote strong in line emphasis italic Denotes titles of other manuals or books Also denotes generic file name entries for example filename monospace Denotes examples menu text and...

Page 14: ...activity such as Scan a document into your word processor or Scan and fill out a form and get step by step instructions on your screen Pagis JetSend Integration Notes Provided in PDF format this docu...

Page 15: ...s Guide Index Contents The PDF versions of the Pagis Pro User s Guide and the TextBridge Pro User s Guide can be opened by going to the Windows Start menu then opening the Documentation folder in the...

Page 16: ...lling Pagis Pro for installation instructions WHAT IS PAGIS PRO Pagis Pro is a value packed color scanning suite for Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 Professional Pagis...

Page 17: ...xtBridge Pro in Adobe Portable Document Format PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader Sample XIF eXtended Image Format image files Pagis MiniViewer Pagis Pro Release Notes Note Be sure to register your copy of Pagi...

Page 18: ...ult location for scanned documents It is a special folder with a unique look that is placed on your Windows desktop during installation Standard Menu bar Pagis menu is added Pagis ToolBar Enhanced Exp...

Page 19: ...other activities Pagis ToolBar The Pagis ToolBar is a standard feature of the Pagis Inbox and all Pagis Folders It provides access to all the major document management tools and commands in the produ...

Page 20: ...e XIF eXtended Image File format which enables you to store high quality color scans in extremely compact file sizes A typical color magazine page for example can use less than 100 kilobytes when scan...

Page 21: ...plications For a complete list see Appendix A Supported Programs and File Formats Electronic Thumbnails Pagis allows you to view enhanced thumbnails of your scanned documents in the Pagis Inbox and Pa...

Page 22: ...Color copying With Pagis Pro and your color scanner you can scan paper documents into your computer as high quality color images then send them to your color printer to make color copies Fax your scan...

Page 23: ...such as eraser pencil brush line and curve Scan a form and fill in the fields The Pagis Editor enables you to scan forms fill them in then print them out A forms detection tool in the Editor finds the...

Page 24: ...base You can update your search databases manually or you can schedule to automatically update them OCR documents with exceptional accuracy Pagis Pro includes TextBridge Pro ScanSoft s award winning O...

Page 25: ...ftware installation please turn to page 2 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To install and run Pagis Pro your PC must be set up to run Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 Professional a...

Page 26: ...scanner are to 1 Install the correct scanner interface card if one is necessary in the PC bus Note that many scanners simply plug into the PC s standard serial USB port or parallel port 2 Hook up the...

Page 27: ...of TextBridge installed on your system you must uninstall it before installing Pagis Pro 3 0 Millennium Refer to the instructions to uninstall TextBridge in the documentation that came with the softwa...

Page 28: ...agis search database for information about how to do this Running the Pagis Pro setup program To install this new version of Pagis Pro software for Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0...

Page 29: ...osoft DCOM is not installed on your system Figure 2 1 Click to install Microsoft DCOM if this message displays Figure 2 1 Microsoft DCOM Information Screen 4 If the Microsoft DCOM Information Screen d...

Page 30: ...inimum necessary requirements a report is displayed and asks whether you wish to continue anyway Click No if you do not wish to continue installing Pagis at this time Pagis Pro setup will close Click...

Page 31: ...ick Yes to proceed with installation The next screen lets you specify the Setup Type Typical or Custom 8 Specify the Setup Type Typical or Custom then click Next Select Typical to install all Pagis Pr...

Page 32: ...ion Location dialog box appears Figure 2 4 Click Next to proceed Read the instructions Figure 2 4 Choose Destination Location dialog box 10 Specify a different installation drive and directory if nece...

Page 33: ...5 Select Programs Folder dialog box 11 Accept the default name or type another name for the folder in which Pagis is to be installed then click Next The setup program now installs Pagis Pro program fi...

Page 34: ...Pagis This installs all of the selected program files the PDF documents adds all of the Registry entries and creates the Start Menu entries The electronic registration dialog box then appears 14 Compl...

Page 35: ...nd display the Readme file Figure 2 7 Installation Complete dialog box You have two options on the Installation Complete dialog box You can choose to Run the Multimedia Tutorial or View the readme fil...

Page 36: ...y to use Upgrading old Pagis search database During the uninstall of previous version of Pagis you are asked whether you wish to save your old Pagis search database If you save an old search database...

Page 37: ...databases for Pagis Pro 3 0 Millennium These upgrade files are located in the installation directory that you specified for Pagis Pro 4 Double click on the Upgrader exe or Upgrader2 exe program to run...

Page 38: ...9 Upgrader shows that the conversion was successful The new Pagis search database is now available with all of Pagis Pro s search and retrieval tools 6 Click OK to complete the operation You can now u...

Page 39: ...ngs then click on Control Panel 3 Find Add Remove Programs then double click the icon to open the Add Remove Programs dialog box 3 Scroll down to find Pagis select Pagis then click the Add Remove butt...

Page 40: ...t your computer 7 Click OK This displays a Restarting Windows dialog box Note that the dialog box message indicates that you must reboot your system to clean up all files that were in use during the u...

Page 41: ...tep by step instructions to get you started presenting the following topics Pagis Inbox The Pagis Control Center Pagis ToolBar Pagis SendTo Bar Pagis Folders Scanning a Document Copying a Document Fax...

Page 42: ...Pagis Inbox as a greatly enhanced Windows folder It has all the usual features of a Windows folder plus access to all the Pagis tools To open and view the Pagis Inbox folder Figure 3 1 double click th...

Page 43: ...the standard Windows menus and commands toolbars and views the Pagis Inbox folder includes these extras the Pagis ToolBar the Pagis SendTo Bar Pagis Folders Pagis ToolBar The Pagis ToolBar Figure 3 2...

Page 44: ...which you can use as shortcuts to the actual web site by clicking an attached Browse button Like any Pagis document you can also edit and annotate the captured web page in the Pagis Editor Search Too...

Page 45: ...the application s shortcut to the SendTo Bar Following are several examples of the results when you drag and drop a scanned document to a program on the SendTo Bar TextBridge Pro Pagis Pro sends the d...

Page 46: ...is Inbox ToolBar SendTo Bar Thumbnails and so on However there can only ever be one Pagis Inbox The Pagis Inbox icon always resides on your desktop Six default Pagis Folders are automatically included...

Page 47: ...an icon on the Pagis ToolBar to display the Scanner tab Figure 3 4 Scan to an image file or select from a list of applications to which to scan directly Specify the document type Click to specify scan...

Page 48: ...gment the resulting file into multiple layers As the page is being scanned a Scanner Progress dialog box tracks scanning status After the page is scanned additional buttons appear on the dialog box al...

Page 49: ...button Continue from Step 5 to scan additional pages 8 On the Scanner Progress dialog box refer to Figure 3 5 click the Save button By default the document is saved as a XIF file in the Pagis Inbox wi...

Page 50: ...the document to be copied in the scanner 2 Click the Copy tool on the Pagis ToolBar This starts up the Pagis Scan Tool with the Copier tab in front Figure 3 7 next page 3 On the Copier tab specify th...

Page 51: ...rocess Specify size enhancement and collation as needed Figure 3 7 Copier tab on the Scan Tool 4 Click the Copy button to start the copy process As the first page of the document is scanned a Copier P...

Page 52: ...e Copier Progress page area Repeat this step for each additional page When all pages have been scanned go to Step 6 6 Click the Print Copy button All scanned pages in the Copier Progress window are pr...

Page 53: ...e assumes that your scanner and fax modem are properly connected and that the necessary fax software is installed and working 1 Place the document to be faxed in your scanner 2 Click the Fax icon on t...

Page 54: ...ick the Fax button to start the fax process The first page of the document is scanned A Fax Progress dialog displays the status of the job When the page is completely scanned it appears as Page 1 in t...

Page 55: ...10 Fax Progress dialog 7 Click the Send Fax button All scanned pages are saved to a temporary file then your fax software takes over 8 When the fax process is completed the temporary document is auto...

Page 56: ...the Pagis Viewer installed you do not need to attach the Pagis MiniViewer Refer to Table 3 2 for a brief description of the various viewers supplied by Pagis To e mail a document from Pagis do this 1...

Page 57: ...e it allows the recipient to view XIF documents without actually having Pagis Pro installed 3 Address the e mail and send it as you normally do The XIF document and the MiniViewer are received as a se...

Page 58: ...Viewer Pagis Pro users access the Pagis Document Viewer by double clicking on an electronic document of virtually any kind on their systems If the application used to create the document is installed...

Page 59: ...ing tasks on a XIF document do this 1 In the Pagis Inbox or other folder double click the XIF document that you want to edit Pagis Pro displays the document in the Pagis Editor window Figure 3 13 You...

Page 60: ...s Fill Auto Image Enhance Rotate Left 90 Manual Straighten Zoom Pan Select Crop to Region OCR Picture Edit Zoom Percentage Figure 3 14 Tools to change the view of the image The Standard toolbar also i...

Page 61: ...elect enhancement options Click to apply the enhancements to the selected page Figure 3 15 Auto Refine dialog box Refer to the on line help and to Chapter 4 for more information about the Image Toolba...

Page 62: ...example you can use the circle tool to draw attention to an illustration in your document Figure 3 17 Drag the cursor to the lower right corner Release the mouse Circle is selected Select the circle...

Page 63: ...ing procedure 1 Place the form to be scanned into the scanner 2 Open the Pagis Editor from the Windows Start menu This displays the Pagis Editor with no document in it as yet 3 Pull down the File menu...

Page 64: ...y 8 Prepare to type into the fields You can edit the size of any field Click it to display corner handles Click and hold on a handle and move it until the field is the desired height and width If an i...

Page 65: ...he dialog box and confirm the new options Figure 3 19 Forms Options dialog box 9 Type into the fields Position the cursor on a field then double click on it A typing cursor appears Type text into the...

Page 66: ...converted document then opens automatically in the text application Follow these steps to scan a document directly into any application on your system 1 Place the page s to be processed into the scann...

Page 67: ...you to scan more pages or end the job and save the scanned image refer to Figure 3 5 6 To continue scanning insert the next page into the scanner then click the More Pages button Repeat this step unt...

Page 68: ...hree tools are related to the search process Pagis Search Database Manager which enables you to create configure schedule and otherwise maintain your Pagis search databases Update enables you to updat...

Page 69: ...he Update Now button to update the selected Pagis search database s A status dialog informs you of the operation s progress Figure 3 22 Click to stop updating the search database File being added Clic...

Page 70: ...e described in more detail in Chapter 4 3 Click the Find Now button or press the Enter key After a few moments the Search Tool window displays the files that were found Figure 3 23 Files found during...

Page 71: ...blue underlined text in a found document to display the document with the search hits highlighted A floating Search Hits Bar is placed on top of the displayed document allowing you to navigate to the...

Page 72: ...text program From the Pagis Editor With a document displayed click the OCR tool on the Image toolbar You can run OCR on a selection on the current page or on the entire document SendTo from the Scan...

Page 73: ...TextBridge Pro reads the XIF file and automatically performs OCR on it displaying a progress window that tracks the process Figure 3 25 Page being recognized is shown here Process stages are indicate...

Page 74: ...fully editable text Do not use TextBridge Pro to scan forms for the purpose of filling them in TextBridge Pro is not designed to recognize and retain the layout of forms Use the Pagis Editor instead W...

Page 75: ...tabase Manager Search Tool Pagis Document Viewer Web Capture Tool PAGIS INBOX The Pagis Inbox is a special icon that sits on your Windows desktop It is a shortcut to a unique folder that serves as the...

Page 76: ...ar with shortcuts to other programs Figure 4 1 Open Pagis Inbox Pagis Inbox menus and commands The menu bar on the Pagis Inbox and the menus and commands it contains closely follow those of a standard...

Page 77: ...cuments in Pagis search databases Commands to stack combine and unstack Pagis documents Convert a XIF image to another image format Add the selected file to the Pagis Search Database Pagis related pro...

Page 78: ...s feature Pagis menu The Pagis menu Figure 4 3 provides access to the Pagis Editor with the Open command You can also access the tools that are on the Pagis ToolBar Scan Copy Fax and so on from this m...

Page 79: ...w menu When you choose Thumbnails view your scanned XIF documents web pages and many other image and electronic documents are shown as miniature versions of the actual document Figure 4 4 Thumbnail vi...

Page 80: ...lick the Size button on the Pagis ToolBar The Pagis Inbox Properties dialog box appears with the Pagis Folder tab in front Type in a new Thumbnail Size or click on the or buttons to increase or decrea...

Page 81: ...M Show the document s attributes To show a letter indicating the document s attributes A Archive R Read Only H Hidden Show drop shadows To show a shadow behind the thumbnail to give it depth Show mult...

Page 82: ...floating toolbar With the mouse click and hold on the toolbar area below a tool not on a tool Drag the mouse downward Notice as you are moving it that the toolbar appears as a rectangular shape Relea...

Page 83: ...t Windows drag and drop capabilities Changing SendTo Bar options The SendTo Bar Properties dialog box enables you to modify its look and feel To access the SendTo Bar Properties dialog box Right click...

Page 84: ...you later install new programs you can easily add shortcuts for them to the SendTo Bar To add a program to the SendTo Bar 1 Use Windows Explorer to browse to the folder that contains the program to a...

Page 85: ...informs you whether the program is already registered with Pagis Pro 5 Click Finish If the program was already registered you are finished The shortcut is now added to the SendTo Bar If the program w...

Page 86: ...endTo Programs tab 4 On the SendTo Programs tab click the Remove button This displays the Remove Item From Pagis SendTo dialog box with a list of program shortcuts on the SendTo Bar 5 Remove the desir...

Page 87: ...My Scanned Documents To specify a different folder as the Pagis Inbox location use the following procedure 1 Right click the Pagis Inbox icon on your desktop or open the Pagis Inbox and right click i...

Page 88: ...nvert to a Pagis Folder command The folder icon now shows the Pagis Folder symbol When you open the folder note that it now has all the same toolbars menus and capabilities as the Pagis Inbox The cont...

Page 89: ...arch Database When you rename a Pagis Folder the name is automatically changed in the default Pagis Search Database When you delete a Pagis Folder it is automatically deleted from the default Pagis Se...

Page 90: ...ent at a lower resolution so that it will look as good as the original XIF lets you do this However you do not want the scanned image to use a lot of space on your computer XIF s built in file compres...

Page 91: ...to OCR the document so you can use the actual text in your word processor or other application The photographs and other pictures in the document are stored as 24 bit color segments typically in 75 20...

Page 92: ...commands such as Open Print Copy Create Shortcut and so on For XIF files Pagis Pro adds a number of commands to this context menu Stack Documents Unstack Documents Unstack Current Page and Convert For...

Page 93: ...st That is the file into which the other files are stacked is the first one in the list 4 Optionally click the checkbox to delete the original files after stacking 5 Click Continue to stack the docume...

Page 94: ...and This displays the Unstack Files dialog box which indicates the number of pages in the source document and the new files that will be created from the unstack process 4 Optionally click the checkbo...

Page 95: ...lected image file click and hold the right mouse button This displays the context menu refer to Figure 4 9 3 Select the Convert Format command This displays the Select Output Format dialog box Figure...

Page 96: ...t is a one bit or binary image at the original highest scanning resolution typically 200 to 400 dpi Color or Gray Lower Resolution Use this for images destined for a graphics application for example P...

Page 97: ...to Figure 4 9 3 Click the command Update the Pagis Search Database The Update Pagis Search Database progress dialog box displays while the files are being added to the database then automatically clos...

Page 98: ...mmands in the context menu is the Properties command When you select this command it displays the General properties of the selected file in the Properties dialog box The Pagis Search Database tab is...

Page 99: ...nager and Update Tool later in this chapter 1 Right click on the file or files for which you want to define Keyword properties The context menu appears refer to Figure 4 9 2 Select the Properties comm...

Page 100: ...lose the dialog box A progress box appears indicating that the file is being added or updated in the Pagis database Later you can search for this file based on the Title Author and Keywords you assign...

Page 101: ...th the viewer anyway you can click the Open using Pagis command 2 Click the Open or Open using Pagis command The Pagis Document Viewer opens and displays the document Figure 4 13 Menubar and Toolbar w...

Page 102: ...the second document is opened Properties Displays the standard Properties dialog box If the document is in a search database you can add Title Author and Keywords once you enter this information you c...

Page 103: ...xt or image to the Windows clipboard which you can then paste into a different document Select All Selects the entire contents of the current document which you can copy to the clipboard Find Displays...

Page 104: ...er toolbar A check mark next to the command indicates that the toolbar is visible Status Bar Displays or hides the status bar at the bottom of the window A check mark beside the command indicates whet...

Page 105: ...o the device s TWAIN interface Either way with the Scan Tool you can capture paper documents and save them as XIF files or send them to a printer or fax program Click one of the tabs to bring it to th...

Page 106: ...er drivers Selecting the scanner or digital camera driver Displaying the TWAIN dialog box Running the Scanner Setup Wizard About scanners and scanner drivers Pagis supports virtually all TWAIN complia...

Page 107: ...Setup Wizard starts automatically the first time you run the Scan Tool after installing Pagis on your system This tool guides you through the process of setting up a scanner for use with Pagis and Te...

Page 108: ...it should be listed in the Scanner Setup Wizard dialog box Figure 4 16 Note If there are no scanners installed on your system or if a scanner is improperly installed or turned off an error message war...

Page 109: ...Next to proceed Figure 4 16 Scanner List Dialog Box If you select a scanner from the list the Wizard displays a dialog box and asks if you want to test your scanner configuration Figure 4 17 Click to...

Page 110: ...r driver or try again with the same scanner driver selected Changing default properties for scanned documents In Chapter 3 you learn how to scan a document using Pagis Pro default settings In most cas...

Page 111: ...our scanner with its own TWAIN interface you will specify all scanner properties in the TWAIN interface You will not have access to Pagis scanner properties 1 Click the Scan icon on the Pagis ToolBar...

Page 112: ...operties dialog box 3 Specify the contents of the original document Text and Pictures Text only or Picture only If you specify Text and Pictures Pagis Pro will perform a segmentation or layering pass...

Page 113: ...r scanners support 24 bit color millions of colors For on screen display or web publishing 24 bit color is usually more than adequate For color print publishing select the highest color depth supporte...

Page 114: ...and create a new custom size that will be added to the list box Specify new page size Click OK when you are done Specify measurement units Figure 4 19 Custom Page Size dialog box 7 Click OK once you...

Page 115: ...ical lines as on forms Pagis removes them Remove Shading If the image area is printed on a shaded screened background Pagis removes it Auto Image Enhance Corrects and improves the page image including...

Page 116: ...er or Fax tab displayed choose the page type that most closely resembles your document then click This displays the Properties dialog refer to Figure 4 18 3 Click the Page Refinements tab to display t...

Page 117: ...ou have access to two additional types of properties One of those property types Auto Save enables you to control the name and folder of the scanned document the image format compression level and mor...

Page 118: ...hPix and more Click the list box to select a different image format Generally you can leave the Compression level where it is However if you want to increase image quality or decrease file size you ca...

Page 119: ...or documents see Search Tool later in this chapter To specify keyword properties use the following procedure 1 Click the Scan icon on the Pagis ToolBar 2 With the Scanner tab displayed click Set Keywo...

Page 120: ...n a hard copy document into Pagis Pro use the Scan button on the Pagis ToolBar as follows Note This procedure assumes that you have properly connected your scanner and it is working with Pagis Pro See...

Page 121: ...Editor The lines of the form will be preserved Select Photograph if you are scanning one or more photographs or color pictures or if you want to scan a color document without segmentation Select Busin...

Page 122: ...ol to stay open after you finish scanning a document 6 Click the Scan button on the Scanner tab As the page is being scanned a Scanner Progress dialog box tracks scanning status After the page is comp...

Page 123: ...age type for the next page and click the Scan button 10 Continue from Step 8 to scan additional pages When you finish scanning go to Step 11 11 On the Scanner Progress dialog box refer to Figure 4 23...

Page 124: ...ront sides of the pages are scanned first On a 10 page document for example place the document so that pages 1 3 5 7 and 9 are scanned first 2 Click the Scan icon on the Pagis ToolBar to display the S...

Page 125: ...ard Save As dialog box when scanning is complete click the Auto Save checkbox off The Close when done option is on by default Click the checkbox off if you want the Scan Tool to remain open after you...

Page 126: ...box Depending on the Auto Save properties the scanned document is automatically saved to the specified file name and location if the Auto Save option is checked Otherwise a Save As dialog appears for...

Page 127: ...document you intend to scan If you are not sure the Any Document page type is the default and works well for most documents 4 Click the Properties button to fine tune settings for the document you ar...

Page 128: ...an image from a digital camera Similar to scanning Pagis Pro can also accept images from digital cameras Many digital cameras are like scanners That is they can be connected to a PC and they have a T...

Page 129: ...display the Scan Tool s Scanner tab refer to Figure 4 14 5 Select Photograph as the page type of the incoming image 6 Optionally click the Properties button to fine tune settings for the incoming imag...

Page 130: ...e After the image is completely downloaded it appears in Pagis Pro s Scanner Progress dialog box refer to Figure 4 23 Click the More Pages button to get additional photographs from your digital camera...

Page 131: ...the Any Document page type is the default and works well for most documents 4 Click the Properties button to fine tune settings for the document you are about to scan For example you might want to ad...

Page 132: ...status After the page is completely scanned it appears in the Scanner Progress dialog box with a resizable scan rectangle around it Figure 4 23 7 Resize the scan rectangle so that it outlines the area...

Page 133: ...document is automatically located and selected for you in Windows the scanned document is automatically opened in the Pagis Editor ready for editing the Scan Tool closes or the Scan Tool remains open...

Page 134: ...is on a network or you have more than one printer connected use the following procedure to select a printer 1 Click the Copy tool on the Pagis ToolBar This starts up the Pagis Scan Tool with the Copi...

Page 135: ...tation for more information 4 Click OK in the Print Setup dialog box Note that the new printer is shown in the Copy To field on the Copier tab Set up the copy job As on a copy machine the Copier tab p...

Page 136: ...copies the scanned image at exactly its original size Note that because of limitations of some printers a letter sized document scanned at 100 may not fit on 8 5 by 11 inch paper Use Reduce to Fit to...

Page 137: ...r turn on or off some of the page refinement settings For complete information about Properties refer to Changing default properties for scanned documents earlier in this chapter Make copies Use the f...

Page 138: ...Page 1 in the Copier Progress dialog box Additional buttons are added to copy more pages or begin the printing phase of the copy process Figure 4 27 Scanned pages to be copied are stored here temporar...

Page 139: ...al document optimizing image quality and sending the image s to your fax software for example WinFax Pro After Pagis Pro sends the image to your fax software you specify the fax phone number and send...

Page 140: ...the Fax tool on the Pagis ToolBar This starts up the Pagis Scan Tool with the Fax tab in front Figure 4 28 Fax printer is displayed here Click to change the Fax printer Figure 4 28 Fax tab in the Scan...

Page 141: ...Click OK in the Print Setup dialog Note that the new fax printer is shown in the Fax To field on the Fax tab Set up the fax job The Fax tab refer to Figure 4 28 provides controls to set up the fax job...

Page 142: ...epth or resolution or turn on or off some of the page refinement settings For complete information about Properties refer to Changing default properties for scanned documents earlier in this chapter F...

Page 143: ...he next page If you are ready to fax the document proceed directly to Step 6 5 Insert the next page of the multiple page document in the scanner In the Fax Progress dialog click More Pages The next pa...

Page 144: ...ridge Pro optical character recognition OCR tools enable you to export text from the scanned document into virtually any word processor or text editor Thumbnail view Editing and annotation tools Full...

Page 145: ...e editing and refinement Annotating documents Filling out forms Preparing a XIF document for printing Exporting XIF to other image formats Using OCR to capture text from the Editor Menus and Commands...

Page 146: ...nches another Pagis Editor window so that you can open another document Open Displays a standard Windows Open dialog box to open a XIF document or a file in any other supported image format Pagis Pro...

Page 147: ...ys the File Properties dialog box which reports the number of pages and annotations in the document In addition the File Properties dialog box provides three fields that you can enter text into Title...

Page 148: ...s chapter Exit Closes the Pagis Editor If you made any changes to the document it asks you first if you want to save the changes Click Yes or No Edit menu This section provides brief summaries and hig...

Page 149: ...on the Windows clipboard Copy as Text Copies the selected area to the clipboard and queues it for TextBridge OCR that is run when you paste the selection into a text application Paste Places a copy o...

Page 150: ...For more information see Re ordering pages in the Editor later in this chapter View menu This section provides brief summaries and highlights important features of all commands in the Pagis Editor s...

Page 151: ...main window Enhance Text Display Performs a scale to gray operation on the page display so that it has a smoother appearance It does not change the actual image Show Annotations Shows or hides any ann...

Page 152: ...t menu Table 4 8 Insert menu commands in the Pagis Editor Command Function Blank Page inserts a blank page in front of the page currently displayed in the Editor s page view area See Inserting a blank...

Page 153: ...ture editing software to image edit any part of the displayed Pagis document The default picture editor is Microsoft Paint For information about any bundled picture editing software please refer to th...

Page 154: ...Zoom command is in Zoom Out mode The Editor supports zoom levels of 25 800 percent Options Displays a dialog box to specify general and save export preferences in the Editor For more information refe...

Page 155: ...ng the reference line For more information see Straightening pages later in this chapter Rotate Enables you to rotate the page to any specific degree of rotation For more information see Rotating page...

Page 156: ...later in this chapter for more information Remove Background Tint Removes image data from a page that Pagis Pro detected as background tint See Removing background tint later in this chapter for more...

Page 157: ...with which you can create a transparent colored rectangle across an area of the displayed page This process is similar to using a highlighting marker on a hard copy page Margin Note Changes the mouse...

Page 158: ...with which you can draw freehand on the page Stamp changes the mouse pointer to the stamp tool with which you can stamp a standard text block onto the displayed document The Pagis Editor provides fiv...

Page 159: ...u can type text into Add Field Changes the mouse pointer to a text annotation symbol so you can create a new rectangular text field Remove All Fields Removes all form fields from the displayed page No...

Page 160: ...n Standard toolbar In the Pagis Editor the Standard toolbar provides many of the same tools you find in other standard Windows applications The Standard toolbar also provide a number of tools to zoom...

Page 161: ...Sticky Note Arrow Line Options Stamp Freehand Rectangle Circle Figure 4 40 Annotation toolbar in the Pagis Editor Image toolbar In the Pagis Editor the Image toolbar provides access to many of the sam...

Page 162: ...r is a versatile image editing and manipulation tool This section provides about the following editing topics Scanning new pages into an open document Pasting images from other applications Inserting...

Page 163: ...een scanned you can scan additional pages or end the job 6 To end the job go to Step 8 To scan additional pages go first to Step 7 7 Place more pages in the scanner then click the More Pages button Sc...

Page 164: ...new page and placed in front of the current page Inserting a blank page In an open document in the Pagis Editor pull down the Insert menu and select the Blank Page command This inserts a blank page i...

Page 165: ...in the Editor s Edit menu enable you to re position pages in an open document Move Page and Reverse Page Order The Move Page command lets you move the current page before or after any page in the doc...

Page 166: ...rder of all pages in the document simply pull down the Edit menu and choose the Reverse Page Order command Image Editing and Refinement In the Pagis Editor a number of tools enable you to clean up str...

Page 167: ...in the Auto Refine dialog box The settings in the Auto Refine dialog box are the same settings that you can specify during scanning Please refer to Table 4 4 in the Scan Tool section earlier in this...

Page 168: ...without damaging text that may touch the lines Only removes lines that are at least a half inch long and no more than 1 28 inch thick Oper ates on binary images unsegmented binary pages text areas of...

Page 169: ...dialog box Figure 4 43 Manual Straighten dialog box After you become experienced with using this tool you can click the checkbox so that this dialog box no longer appears Click Close to close the dial...

Page 170: ...rection of rotation Specify angle of rotation Click OK when done Figure 4 44 Rotate Any Angle dialog box Specify the angle of rotation by typing a number 1 359 or by using the or buttons Then specify...

Page 171: ...sing the sliders The numerical values range from 100 to 100 meaning lowest brightness or contrast to greatest brightness or contrast A value of zero means the image should not be changed If you scan a...

Page 172: ...example if the image was at 100 dots per inch resolution 850x1100 would means 8 5x11 inches Changing resolution In the Editor s Page menu the Change Resolution command displays a dialog box to modify...

Page 173: ...All color information is removed The color settings convert the image to color at 4 bit 8 bits or 24 bits per pixel One useful application of this command is to convert a color document to black and...

Page 174: ...s Annotation tools are described in Table 4 11 and illustrated in Figure 4 40 earlier in this chapter This section describes how to complete the following annotation tasks Basic annotation procedure S...

Page 175: ...Freehand click hold and drag the mouse to create the annotation With the Stamp annotation point and click the mouse Specifying annotation options In the Annotate menu or on the Annotate toolbar the Op...

Page 176: ...ox Default is Yellow Size Select a point size for text from the list box Default is 18 Bold Italic Click a checkbox on or off to make text bold and or italic Line Arrow Color Select a color from the l...

Page 177: ...these tasks Specify form field options Analyze and fill out a form Specify form field options In the Forms menu the Options command displays a dialog box to define text attributes for form field anno...

Page 178: ...text annotations in each field Detect Fields then selects the first text annotation If the Detect Fields command detected and arranged all fields properly go to Step 4 to fill out the form To adjust...

Page 179: ...The newly created field appears as a rectangle with a flashing typing cursor inside You can now enter text in this field 4 Enter text in the form fields To begin inserting text in any field use the Se...

Page 180: ...to view and change the print properties of the document Figure 4 50 Click to change your printer Accept or change settings to affect the printed output Click to store changes Figure 4 50 Page Setup di...

Page 181: ...ying preferences for saving and exporting images The Options dialog box Figure 4 51 is a tabbed dialog with two tabs General and Save Export Click tab to bring these options to the front Enter new com...

Page 182: ...g Using the Export command Pagis Pro can export to a number of popular image formats including XIF 2 0 TIFF FlashPix BMP PCX DCX Encapsulated Postscript JPEG and many others See Appendix A for a list...

Page 183: ...dialog box to save the document to the new file name and location Note When you export to another image format all segmentation information separation of binary grayscale and color data in the origin...

Page 184: ...CR command to display the OCR dialog box Figure 4 54 Click to display more TextBridge options Select all or part of the document to be recognized Accept default path or browse to change file name and...

Page 185: ...ontrol over the OCR process You can specify the Page Type of the document part or all of the document to be recognized and whether to retain pictures and the original page layout columns headers and f...

Page 186: ...humbnails display a Browse button on them that links you immediately to the actual web site provided it is still there See the following subsections for how to create and use captured web site shortcu...

Page 187: ...r browser opens and finds the designated web site then shows the found web site in the Web Capture Tool display window Figure 4 57 Thumbnail of the captured web page appears Click OK to create the XIF...

Page 188: ...ing only changes the local XIF document It does not in any way affect the actual web site to which it is linked 3 Once you finish editing the web site XIF image open the File menu in the Pagis Editor...

Page 189: ...can search for and retrieve virtually any document anywhere in your file system in a few moments The file management tools that Pagis Pro provides are the Search Database Manager which enables you to...

Page 190: ...earches and efficient file retrieval via the Search Tool Depending on the size and complexity of your file system you can choose to manage all your documents with one search database Alternatively you...

Page 191: ...is described in detail later in this chapter Note that it is important to keep your databases regularly updated Then as you add new files to your system you can search for them You can update your dat...

Page 192: ...y of information For example one column notes when the database was last modified that is when files were added to the database during an update Other columns describe which directories are included i...

Page 193: ...checklist of all the possible file extensions that Pagis Pro can index All extensions are checked on by default Click to turn off the file extensions you do not want to include in your database Click...

Page 194: ...s you to delete an existing database Select a database in the Search Database Manager then select the Delete Search Database command A message appears asking you to confirm the deletion of the search...

Page 195: ...pdates that involve a large number of scanned documents or other image files can take considerable time and computer resources Therefore it is preferable to schedule updates when you are away from you...

Page 196: ...s first created Enter the path or browse to the network drive that contains the remote database Note The remote system must already be a shared volume in your local file system Please see Sharing sear...

Page 197: ...he Properties command displays an informational dialog box about the selected database The information includes total number of indexed files when the database was last modified the included and exclu...

Page 198: ...defining a search database To create and define a search database use the following step by step procedure 1 Click the Search Tool icon on the Pagis ToolBar 2 Click on the Database menu 3 Select the...

Page 199: ...lly save the database on the Jaz cartridge For information see Indexing removable media later in this chapter 7 Define the directories that are to be included in the database Click the Directories but...

Page 200: ...o be included in the search database In the Search Database Information dialog box click the Extensions button This displays the Extensions dialog box Figure 4 64 All extensions of the file types that...

Page 201: ...edule dialog box refer to Figure 4 60 By default Manual Update is selected This means you will have to run the Update tool whenever you want to update the database Alternatively select the Automatic U...

Page 202: ...oppy drives With readable writeable media you can save the search database on the cartridge or disk that contains the files being indexed This is an option You can also elect to keep all search databa...

Page 203: ...enu or Search Database toolbar select Create Search Database 3 Enter a name for the new database Per Windows standards the file name can contain up to 255 characters including spaces It cannot contain...

Page 204: ...ases Notice that under the Last Modified column the N A not applicable means that the database has not been updated yet 8 To update the database run the Update tool from the Search Database Manager Wh...

Page 205: ...ther users can have access for example Share_Volume1 Shared Documents Or you can also specify a shared location using the UNC universal naming convention format This describes a shared resource on the...

Page 206: ...rence all scanned and electronic documents on your system This section provides details to understand and use the Search Tool focusing on these topics Basic search steps Defining a search string Other...

Page 207: ...l look in By default the Search Tool looks in all Pagis databases for files containing the search string From the Look In list box however you can select a specific search database For example you mig...

Page 208: ...of the tabs for example Search Options to bring this dialog box to the front See Other search properties later in this chapter for more information 6 Click the Find Now button or press Enter to start...

Page 209: ...are wild card operators For example pag matches all words with the prefix pag such as page paging pagination Pagis and so on pag matches only words that start with pag followed by only one character t...

Page 210: ...n two words of each other Any number can be used in this case 32 bit order near scanner the term 32 bit must precede the term scanner 32 bit sentence scanner the terms 32 bit and scanner must be found...

Page 211: ...arch Tool main window refer to Figure 4 65 in addition to Search Text tab you can use four other groups of properties to define a search Keywords Date Name and Type and Advanced Click a tab to bring i...

Page 212: ...ormation in the Title Author and Keywords fields You can leave fields blank if you want to search for documents with just one of the attributes For example leave the Title and Author fields blank to f...

Page 213: ...ere n is a number up to 999 Name and Type tab The Name and Type tab on the Search Tool enables you to limit the search by the file name and or the file type An edit field enables you type in the name...

Page 214: ...se parentheses to build more complex search strings For example scanner or printer and prices This string finds documents that contain the words scanner or printer and the word prices Note that the wi...

Page 215: ...ming off use single quotes around the word or phrase For example Scan Fuzzy searches This type of search instructs the Search Tool to look for strings somewhat like the search string you request This...

Page 216: ...want to click Update Now to update the database before searching it 3 Click the Reset button This step removes the search choices you made earlier on any of the Search Tool tabs Search Text Keywords D...

Page 217: ...example if you select a XIF file then select the Open Selected Document command it opens the file in the Pagis Editor If you select a non XIF document but the application that created it is not insta...

Page 218: ...displays the folder that contains the selected file Save Search command The Save Search command displays a standard Windows Save As dialog box to save the current search to a Pagis Search xfs file La...

Page 219: ...l found files in the Search Tool s file view area Invert Selection command The Invert Selection command de selects all selected files in the file view area and selects the files that are not selected...

Page 220: ...ea with file information such as location size file type and more See Working with found documents later in this chapter for related information Arrange Items command The Arrange Items command display...

Page 221: ...tabase Manager and Update Tool earlier in this chapter Working with found documents After the Search Tool completes a search it displays all the documents that it found in its file view area Figure 4...

Page 222: ...nd Words Found columns give you a quick view of the files that most closely match your search string The Search Tool locates and analyzes each document and assigns it a score based on the density of w...

Page 223: ...all occurrences of the found text Figure 4 73 Hide or Show all hits Go to the next hit Go to the previous hit Figure 4 73 Search Hits Toolbar The search hits in the document are highlighted with a tr...

Page 224: ...is Pro User s Guide Index Contents WHERE TO GO FROM HERE See Chapter 5 for additional tips and techniques as well as some examples of how Pagis Pro can be used to improve your productivity and your cr...

Page 225: ...re productive and creative in your every day life This section describes some of the ways Pagis Pro can help you be more productive and creative in your work or home environment Specifically these ide...

Page 226: ...TextBridge Pro OCR you can scan and convert to text printed manuscripts and source material from other publications Using the Scan Tool and the Pagis Editor you can scan and edit graphics to include i...

Page 227: ...tion about how to do these steps see the following sections Scanning a document Chapter 3 Scanning a document into a text application Chapter 3 Scanning directly to an application Chapter 4 Scan a spr...

Page 228: ...access shared company documents such as policy documents employee manuals business plans functional specifications and so on Use the Search Tool to display a list of all documents in a search databas...

Page 229: ...XIF from some other format Then the designer can send the XIF file to reviewers or clients via electronic mail file sharing or overnight courier Reviewers can use the Pagis Editor on their end to open...

Page 230: ...e XIF document along with the Pagis MiniViewer as an attachment to the customer To make sure the customer can view and print the invoice you can also e mail the Pagis MiniViewer with the document Note...

Page 231: ...rch information Pagis Pro is ideal if you want to scan magazine articles technical journals and other research information for later search and retrieval Using the Scan Tool you can scan and save docu...

Page 232: ...document a memo letter invoice receipt and so on consider whether you can scan the document into your computer and throw away the original Over time the more documents that you scan and store electro...

Page 233: ...r system as a XIF file or another supported image file format can be copied faxed edited and e mailed to others Using TextBridge OCR built into Pagis Pro or the MiniViewer you can also extract text fr...

Page 234: ...ents to further describe their significance Then when you are ready to prepare your taxes or have them prepared by an outside service you can very quickly print copies of all of your supporting docume...

Page 235: ...ommend that you take photographs of the possessions in your home in case they are damaged or stolen Using Pagis Pro and your scanner or digital camera you can import and manage these photographs in on...

Page 236: ...ng the Pagis Viewer Sending XIF files as e mail attachments Dragging XIF files to open applications Using TextBridge Pro as a standalone application Using the Pagis Print Driver to create XIF document...

Page 237: ...and convert an electronic document into XIF format use the following procedure 1 Find the document you want to convert to XIF 2 Open it in its native program For example open a document in Microsoft...

Page 238: ...on Figure 5 1 Paper properties for the Pagis Print Driver Click the Properties button to display a tabbed dialog box with Paper properties in front Specify Paper properties including the image size an...

Page 239: ...s Print Driver Specify graphic resolution 100 or 300 dots per inch Specify the type of dithering pattern if any For color printing dithering blends pure colors into patterns to simulate a wider range...

Page 240: ...ith Image Color Matching calculations are performed before the document is printed to make the colors on the printed page more closely match the colors on your screen This can slow down the process Sp...

Page 241: ...s with friends relatives or colleagues who do not have Pagis Pro on their personal computers For just this purpose ScanSoft Inc provides a Pagis Viewer which runs in Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows...

Page 242: ...and automatically attaches the XIF document You have the option of attaching the Pagis MiniViewer if the recipient does not have Pagis The following eight popular mail applications are discussed in th...

Page 243: ...but that will depend on other applications that you have running and the speed and limitations of your system After the file is attached to the new mail message The Subject field contains the words A...

Page 244: ...box prompts you for a password even if the cc Mail or Notes application is already running 2 Type in your password and click OK The cc Mail Simple Mail Interface window then displays Although it may n...

Page 245: ...s a replica of an envelope in the upper left corner and the icon is a different color from the regular Netscape icon Dragging and dropping a document onto the regular Netscape icon will result in the...

Page 246: ...cape and Netscape Mail follow these steps 1 Pull down the Pagis menu on the Pagis ToolBar 2 Select the Pagis Drag Drop Registration Wizard command The Pagis Drag Drop Registration Wizard dialog box op...

Page 247: ...to continue Figure 5 6 Choose Application or Printer on Drag and Drop Registration dialog box 4 Click the Application radio button then click the Next button to continue You can either type in the pat...

Page 248: ...the application Figure 5 7 Browse to the application on the Drag and Drop Registration dialog box You are then asked to indicate if the program you are registering is an email application Figure 5 8 C...

Page 249: ...application you are registering allows long filenames Fig 5 9 Check this box if the application accepts long filenames Click Next to continue Figure 5 9 Check box to indicate long filenames for the a...

Page 250: ...label for the application 8 Type a label for the application you are registering as you wish it to appear on the Pagis SendTo Bar then click Next to continue The final application registration screen...

Page 251: ...e open document In a few moments the XIF image is placed in the open document Typically the XIF image is selected and has corner handles so that you can resize it If this operation generates an error...

Page 252: ...e Pro directly in Windows click Start Programs Pagis Pro TextBridge Pro The TextBridge Pro main window is displayed Figure 5 5 Process toolbar The selected scanned page appears in the image view area...

Page 253: ...o The Glossary of Terms defines the technical terms used in this manual and serves as a good primer to scanning and imaging concepts Appendix A lists all of the file formats that Pagis Pro can input a...

Page 254: ...GRAMS In Pagis Pro when you drag a XIF document onto a registered application the image data is converted into a format that the target application can import for example if you drag to Microsoft Word...

Page 255: ...art ascii CardScan 3 0 CS exe BMP Claris FileMaker Pro FileMaker Pro exe DBF Claris FileMaker Pro Filemaker exe DBF Claris Home Page HomePage exe HTM Claris Works 95 Clworks exe RTF text only Corel Dr...

Page 256: ...xMng32 exe fax image Eclipse Fax E Faxmrg exe fax image Eudora Mail Lite Eudora exe n a Attaches XIF document Eudora Mail Pro Eudora exe n a Attaches XIF document Hijaak Paint HjPaint exe TIF Hijaak P...

Page 257: ...ocument Lotus Notes Mail 4 6 Notes exe n a Attaches XIF document Lotus WordPro WordPro exe SAM Lotus WordPro 97 WordPro exe SAM Lotus WordPro Millenium WordPro exe SAM MS Excel 5 Excel exe XLS MS Exce...

Page 258: ...XLS MS Project 98 Winproj exe XLS MS Word 6 WinWord exe RTF MS Word 7 WinWord exe RTF MS Word 8 winword exe RTF MS Word 9 winword exe RTF MS WordPad WordPad exe TXT Output is text only graphics are di...

Page 259: ...p80 exe JPG Picture Publisher pp50 exe JPG TextBridge Pro 96 TB96 EXE XIF TextBridge Pro 98 TB98 EXE XIF TextBridge Pro 9 0 TB90 EXE XIF TextBridge Pro Millennium TB EXE XIF Wang Image Viewer wangimg...

Page 260: ...es Yes No Output is high resolution binary only multi page output is supported CALS Raster cal Yes Yes No Single page only Converted Image Format cif Yes No N A DCX dcx Yes Yes Yes Multi page output s...

Page 261: ...s supported MSPaint msp Yes No N A NCR ncr Yes Yes Yes Multi page output supported NCR Group 4 ncr Yes Yes No Single page only PCX pcx Yes Yes Yes Single page only PhotoCD pcd Yes No N A Portable Any...

Page 262: ...utput is supported TIFF JPEG tif Yes Yes Yes Multi page output is supported TIFF Packbits tif Yes Yes Yes Multi page output is supported TIFF Uncompressed tif Yes Yes Yes Multi page output is supporte...

Page 263: ...atic document feeder ADF An attachment to a flatbed scanner that allows multiple pages to be loaded at one time and automatically scanned auto orientation In Pagis Pro a capability to rotate a scanned...

Page 264: ...file of some type onto the program icon launching the program and importing the file contents into the program s open document For example in Pagis Pro you can drag a XIF file in the Pagis Inbox onto...

Page 265: ...ayer containing color or grayscale pictures the black and white text layer the text color layer and the background tint layer Each layer has an appropriate resolution bit depth and compression method...

Page 266: ...ion that enable resizing of the rectangle hypertext A capability to navigate a text data base an on line Help system for example in a number of different ways by selecting a subject from a topic list...

Page 267: ...L landscape orientation Describes a page on which lines of print flow across the wider dimension or length of the page This is opposed to portrait pages on which lines of print flow across the more na...

Page 268: ...iew Pagis Search Database The default search database for Pagis Pro A search database stores information about the location contents author title and key words assigned to a group of documents Pagis S...

Page 269: ...ation format analysis recognition of text styles bold italic and conversion to a variety of popular text formats recognition language pack A system dictionary for a particular language that TextBridge...

Page 270: ...author title or keyword assigned to the files By using the index and the Pagis Search Tool you can easily search and retrieve documents segment In a layered XIF file part of the color image layer con...

Page 271: ...a scanner Scanner manufacturers provide this software with their scanners The software enables the scanners to run with other programs and also provides menus buttons and options to control the scann...

Page 272: ...ings 5 5 Annotating documents 1 8 3 21 Annotation commands in the Pagis Editor 4 82 default options table of 4 102 toolbar in Editor 4 87 Annotations searching on 1 8 specifying whether to print or no...

Page 273: ...77 4 99 Blank page inserting into a scanned document 4 90 Bleed through 4 41 Blur command 4 82 Boolean searches 4 139 Brightness Contrast command 4 97 Brightness 4 97 Business cards scanning 4 47 C C...

Page 274: ...Tool 4 60 Copy command in Search Tool 4 145 Copying a document procedure for 3 10 4 59 Create New Shortcut dialog box 4 11 Create New Shortcut Wizard 3 5 Create Search Database command 4 118 Crop to...

Page 275: ...command 4 28 4 29 4 30 4 85 4 104 Different image format Specifying 4 44 Digital cameras 4 32 Downloading photograph from 4 56 acquiring images from 4 54 Disk Space 2 1 Document annotation 3 21 Docume...

Page 276: ...ion 2 10 Electronic Thumbnails 1 6 E mail Pagis XIF dialog box 3 16 Enhance Text and Pictures setting 4 62 4 68 Enhance Text Display command 4 77 Enhanced Boolean searches 4 141 Enhanced context menu...

Page 277: ...r editing 4 84 Forms menu in Pagis Editor 4 84 Forms Options 3 25 Forms Options dialog box 3 25 Forms scanning 4 47 scanning and filling in 1 8 Freehand command 4 84 Fuzzy searches 4 141 G Graphics Co...

Page 278: ...90 Tools to change the view of 3 20 Indexing file types that are OCR d for full text search and retrieval 4 126 In place activation 5 27 Insert menu in Pagis Editor 4 78 Installation of Pagis Pro 2 1...

Page 279: ...4 52 M main control center 3 2 for Pagis Pro 4 1 Make copies 4 63 Make Text Black 4 41 Manage Search Databases command 4 147 Manual refinement command 4 93 Manual Straighten command 4 95 Margin Note...

Page 280: ...1 4 1 9 OCR command 4 110 OCR Settings command 4 5 OCR settings accessing 3 5 Online Help xv Open Containing Folder command in Search Tool 4 144 Open Selected command in Search Tool 4 143 Open Selecte...

Page 281: ...compression 4 108 Annotate menu 4 82 annotating a document 3 21 Auto Refine tool 3 20 Brightness Contrast command 4 97 editing pictures in 4 79 Forms menu 4 84 image types it can open 4 72 inserting i...

Page 282: ...ure of 4 2 View menu 4 4 Pagis menu in the Pagis Inbox 4 4 Pagis MiniViewer 1 2 3 18 Pagis OCR Settings 4 5 Pagis Print Driver 5 12 Graphics properties for 5 15 Pagis Pro scanners supported 2 2 color...

Page 283: ...3 32 sample uses of 5 1 scanner installation and testing 2 2 scanner installation steps 2 2 scanner setup 4 1 4 32 scanning manuscripts and photographs for a newsletter 5 2 scanning photos of possess...

Page 284: ...s 5 6 using to scan and organize financial documents 5 10 web site 5 2 working with Pagis files in Windows 4 15 Pagis Pro setup program 2 4 Pagis Search Database 3 28 4 116 properties 4 25 Pagis Searc...

Page 285: ...Notes xv 1 2 Relevance column in Search Tool 4 148 Removable media 1 1 indexing 4 128 updating and searching on 1 9 Remove All Fields command 4 85 Remove Background Tint command 4 99 Remove Backgroun...

Page 286: ...an option in 4 57 Scanner tab picture of 3 7 specifying keyword properties 4 45 specifying properties for scanned documents 4 36 Scan Tool with Scanner tab in front 4 31 Scanned documents converting t...

Page 287: ...0 two pass versus one pass on flatbed scanners 3 8 directly to an application 4 52 Schedule dialog box in the Search Database Manager 4 121 Scheduling automatic database updates 4 120 Search attribute...

Page 288: ...33 natural language searching 4 136 proximity searches 4 136 saving a search 4 144 search by example 4 137 search properties 4 137 search results in 3 30 using to display all documents in a search dat...

Page 289: ...4 94 Set up the copy job 4 61 Set up the fax job 4 67 Setup of Pagis Pro 2 1 Setup program 2 4 Shared files removing during Pagis uninstall 2 16 Sharpen command 4 81 Simple searches 4 135 Small Icons...

Page 290: ...able 4 2 Edit menu commands in the Pagis Document Viewer 4 29 Table 4 3 View menu commands in the Pagis Document Viewer 4 30 Table 4 4 Scan Tool Page Refinement Properties 4 41 Table 4 5 File menu com...

Page 291: ...specifying how they are displayed 4 6 Tinted background removing 4 99 Title attribute 4 24 Tools menu in Pagis Editor 4 78 Tools to change the view of the image 3 20 TWAIN 2 2 4 31 TWAIN drivers 4 32...

Page 292: ...W Web Capture Tool dialog box 4 112 Web Capture Tool 1 6 3 4 4 112 web site shortcut icon 4 114 Web site thumbnail editing 4 114 Windows Explorer 1 3 WinFax Pro 3 13 WordPerfect scanning documents int...

Page 293: ...ing to an open application 5 27 E mailing 3 16 exporting to other image formats 4 107 file layers picture of 4 17 file size four layers in the file 1 5 Image property sheets for 4 24 sending as a e ma...

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