Using the ScanSnap in Various Ways (for Mac OS Users)
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Automatically Setting Keywords for PDF Files
If the document is black & white, character strings (e.g. page heading, title) can be set as
keywords and used for a PDF file search.
Mark a character string to be set as a keyword with a water-based highlight pen so that the
character string is completely covered.
When you perform a scan, the marked character strings are recognized and set as keywords
for the PDF file.
Mark black & white documents in the following way:
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Any regular highlight pen can be used.
The following shows the colors and thickness recommended for highlight pens:
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Mark a straight line over a single character string.
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The supported range of a marked section is as follows:
Minimum:3 mm (short side) × 10 mm (long side)
Maximum:20 mm (short side) × 150 mm (long side)
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Use only one color per page for marking.
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Make sure to cover the entire character string when marking it.
Mark sections so that the entire section is evenly colored.
Pink
Yellow
Blue
Green
Good example:
Bad example 1:
(does not cover the entire section)
Bad example 2:
(unevenly colored)
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Sets text as a keyword for the PDF
file
Searchable PDF file
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Converts character string in a
marked section into text
keyword
You can search for the file through
the set keyword
