User manual IRIS IRISSCAN 2 GETTING STARTED

[. . . ] Macintosh Express & Executive - Getting Started There are two ways to scan documents or Cards using the IRIScan. [. . . ] You would go to the Preferences in the respective programs and set the scanner as pictured. Then within the software set the options as picture and click on Acquire in Readiris or Scan and Create in Cardiris 4. In Cardiris 3 you will need to use the buttons on the scanner to send the cards to the software. General Usage To scan photos configure the buttons on the scanner to save to a file. When scanning documents to store on your computer or to edit and change use the Readiris software. Scan business cards to the Cardiris software to process and send to a contact manager such as Address Book or Entourage. To calibrate the scanner go to the Button Manager Preferences. Readiris Readiris is an OCR software that will allow you to convert the scanned images of documents to text and edit and change the information in a word processor like Microsoft Word or Pages. You can also convert spreadsheets to excel or simply convert to a pdf file with or without the converted text. When an image is scanned to the program Readiris analyzes the image and places numbered and labeled boxes over various sections of the document to tell you what it intends to do with those areas These boxes can be manipulated if necessary by CTRL + Clicking or using the Zones tool on the upper toolbar. These are the basic steps of using the software. · · · Scan or open a file Go to Settings > Text Format and select the output format and options Click on Recognize + Save to process Cardiris 3 - Express Version Use the button manager to scan the cards to the application. When the Card arrives in Cardiris it will automatically extract the information and allow you make any necessary corrections. Go to Settings > Output Format to bring up the Business Cards dialog. [. . . ] Configure in preferences and then click on Scan and Create To include the card image draw a box around the card image with your cursor and drag to the silhouette to the upper right of the contact fields. [. . . ]