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PaperPort 11 Getting Started Guide Part Number 50-F31A-10060 March, 2006

C O N T E N T S

Welcome to PaperPort
Installing and Activating PaperPort Registration Learning PaperPort Technical Support Whats new in PaperPort 11?
Getting to Know PaperPort
The PaperPort desktop PaperPort items The Folders pane PaperPort item thumbnails PaperPort page thumbnails Two-part desktop The Page View window Customizable toolbars

Registration

Registration enables you to take full advantage of Nuance product support and to receive notifications of product updates. When you finish installing PaperPort, you are prompted to register online. If you want to update your registration information, you can always go to the Nuance web site at http://www.nuance.com.

Learning PaperPort

This guide introduces you to PaperPort and shows you how PaperPort can help you manage your information. Additional sources of information to help you learn how to use PaperPort include online Help, Release Notes, and the Nuance web site.

Using this Guide

This guide is written with the assumption that you know how to work in the Microsoft Windows environment. Please refer to your Windows documentation if you have questions about how to use dialog boxes, menu commands, scroll bars, drag and drop functionality, shortcut menus, and so on.

Using online Help

The PaperPort online Help includes comprehensive information on features, settings, and procedures. Help is available from the PaperPort Help menu. Additional technical support, including technical notes, frequently asked questions, software updates, and more is available from the PaperPort Help menu.

Using release notes

PaperPort Release Notes provide important information about this release of the program. This document is included on the installation CD, from the PaperPort Help menu, and as a sample document on the PaperPort desktop.

Technical Support

Nuance offers both complimentary and fee-based technical support options designed to meet your individual needs. Our services offer person-to-person telephone and e-mail technical support. We also offer self-service, 24-hour access to our Knowledge Base. Visit http://www.nuance.com for information about your support policy, local support contacts, and product updates. Before contacting Nuance, be sure to read the user documentation and review the Release Notes.
Minimum System Requirements
A computer with an Intel Pentium or higher processor Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or above, Windows XP SP2 or above Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or above 128MB of memory (RAM), 256MB recommended 200MB of free hard disk space for application files plus 5MB working space during installation SVGA monitor with 256 colors, but preferably 16-bit color (called High Color in Windows 2000 and Medium Color in XP) and 800 x 600 pixel resolution Windows-compatible pointing device CD-ROM drive for installation Web connection (with IE 5.5 or above) for activation and web update

Image item thumbnail

Text item thumbnail

Send To bar

Page Thumbnails (View menu) Item Properties (View menu) Scan or Get Photo (File menu) All-in-One Search (Tools menu)

PaperPort items

The documents and photographs you acquire in PaperPort are called items. There are two types of items: image items and text items. Image items are scanned documents, photographs, and other digital items in an image format, such as PDF, JPEG, TIFF, or PaperPort Image (.max). You create image items from documents, photographs, line art, or other items that you scan, copy, or bring in to the PaperPort desktop. Text items are documents that contain editable text, such as Word (.doc), HTML, and Excel files, and are created by word processing and other text-based applications. You can use any flavor of PDF file (PDF Image, PDF Searchable Image, and PDF Formatted Text and Graphics (PDF Normal)) with PaperPort. PaperPort distinguishes between image-only and non-image PDF items. You can use the SET tools to improve the quality of PDF-image only items. You can quickly send an item to another program without leaving the PaperPort program. Just drag an item onto the link icon in the Send To bar at the bottom of the desktop. PaperPort supports a wide variety of programs including word processing, spreadsheet, fax, Internet e-mail, graphics, optical character recognition (OCR), and online services programs. PaperPort includes a My PaperPort Documents folder containing items to demonstrate some of the types of items you can keep on the PaperPort desktop. You can also use PaperPort to view non-PaperPort items that reside on your computer. Simply copy or move the document file or photo into a PaperPort folder.

The Folders pane

The Folders pane presents a hierarchical view of your PaperPort folders, similar to the view you see in Windows Explorer. Use the Folder Tools to access its commands quickly. PaperPort installs a PaperPort folder named My PaperPort Documents into your My Documents folder. If you are using a multi-user system, each user has their own My PaperPort Documents folder.
The My PaperPort Documents folder contains several subfolders whose names such as Articles, Business Cards, Photographs, and Receipts illustrate the different ways you can organize your items in PaperPort. The Samples folder contains sample documents and photographs to help you get started using PaperPort. When you have acquired your own PaperPort items, you do not have to use the My PaperPort Document folder to store them. You can add other local and network folders to PaperPort's Folder View. You can also delete the My PaperPort Documents folder, but your PaperPort structure must contain at least one folder.

To show or hide the Folders pane, click the Folders button on the Command bar. With the desktop split, Folders panes can be displayed for each Workspace.
PaperPort item thumbnails
There are two kinds of thumbnails in PaperPort: item and page thumbnails. Each item thumbnail is a small, graphic representation of your document or photo. Page thumbnails show pages of image items and PDF files in the Page Thumbnails pane both on your PaperPort desktop and in the PageViewer. One quick way to locate your PaperPort items is to visually browse through the item thumbnails on your PaperPort desktop. Thumbnails show you whats in a document without having to open it. In addition, thumbnails give you the ability to scroll through the pages of the document without opening it. PaperPort shows large, clear thumbnails of all your documents and photos, including:
Scanned pages and photos Photos from your digital camera Image files in formats such as BMP, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, and MAX Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Word PerfectTM , and other documents created in popular software programs PDF documents
PDF Image items HTML documents
Each item thumbnail appears with an icon that identifies the program in which it was created or is currently associated. This makes it easy and convenient to quickly see and find all different types of items on your computer. Click on a thumbnail to see image attributes. A small icon indicates that the Read-only attribute is set for that item. A small icon indicates that the image to let you scroll through the has annotations. Multi-page image items show pages even with the Page Thumbnails pane closed. Before you can work with an item, you must first select its thumbnail on the PaperPort desktop. A red line appears around an item to indicate that it is selected. While working with item thumbnails, you can:
Drag a thumbnail to reposition it on the PaperPort desktop. Drag a thumbnail to a folder to move the item to that folder. Drag a thumbnail to another open Workspace to move the item to that open folder. Double-click a thumbnail to view the item. Press the Ctrl key and double-click a thumbnail to open the item in its source program. Right-click a thumbnail to display the items shortcut menu. Drag a thumbnail to the Send To bar to send a copy of the item to another program.

Function pane showing page thumbnails Desktop split

Active Workspace

Inactive Workspace Function pane showing folders

The Page View window

To view an item in the Page View window, double-click an item thumbnail in Desktop view, choose View from its shortcut menu or select the item and click the Page button on the Command bar. The Page View window allows you to take a closer look at your items and to touch up and annotate them. You can also enlarge or reduce the view for easy reading. Use the SET tools to enhance the current page image. Use the Page Thumbnails pane to edit your document at page level.
Desktop button: click to return to the PaperPort desktop Annotation Tools

SET Tools

Page Thumbnails Pane
PaperPorts buttons are placed into five groups according to their functionality. You can move, dock, reposition toolbars, and set which buttons you want to display on the PaperPort desktop and in Page View as well. To customize a PaperPort toolbar right-click it and choose Customize.

Set toolbar button order

More available buttons
Buttons currently visible
There are many ways to bring images and documents into PaperPort so that you can use PaperPorts viewing, editing, annotation, indexing, OCR, and file management tools. For example, you can:
Scan photos, pages, and other images on a scanning device. Add folders to PaperPort that already contain images and documents. Capture snapshots of web pages. Import files from other programs on your computer. Print documents from other programs to the PaperPort desktop. Drag or cut-and-paste images and documents from Windows Explorer, or other programs to the PaperPort desktop. Acquire photos from a digital camera. Bring files into PaperPort Professional 11 using DesktopDelivery.
Scan to the PaperPort desktop
PaperPort is designed to work with TWAIN- and WIAcompatible scanners. (ISIS scanner driver support is available on request, only in PaperPort Professional 11.) Click the Scan or Get Photo button to display the Scan pane. Choose a scan profile. Profiles are optimized for typical scanning tasks. Then choose between using the native interface of the scanner or utilizing the new Scanner Settings pane of PaperPort for best scanning results. To use the interface of the scanner driver, mark the checkbox Display scanner dialog box. Leaving it empty will put the scanned item onto the active Workspace. Turn on the Capture Assistant to add subject, author and keywords to items and (in PaperPort Professional) to view and control scanning progress. When the scan is complete, you will see your item on the PaperPort desktop.

If your scanner does not use a TWAIN, WIA or ISIS device driver, use the program that came with your scanner to scan items. Then, copy or move the scanned items to PaperPort. Refer to the PaperPort Help for more information about scanning.
PaperPort makes it easy to scan pages as separate items or as a multi-page item. To scan and collate two-sided pages on your ADF scanner, flip the pages when prompted, click Scan Other Side, and PaperPort will automatically scan and collate the pages in the correct order. You can also use your scanner device buttons to scan directly into PaperPort. Open the Windows system Control Panel, choose Scanners and Cameras, choose an event in the Events tab, and assign PaperPort to it.
You can also use a high-speed, networked scanner to scan items to a networked folder and then add the folder to PaperPort. Use DesktopDelivery (available in PaperPort Professional 11) to monitor folders for incoming scanned images.
Set up your scanner with PaperPort
Before using PaperPort for scanning, your scanner should be installed with its own scanner driver software and tested for correct functionality. Scanner driver software is not included with PaperPort. Properly installed and correctly functioning scanners are immediately available in PaperPort by clicking the Select button, and choosing one in the Available Scanners dialog. If you are not satisfied for your scan results, you can run the PaperPort Scanner Setup Wizard from the Start menu, under the program group PaperPort 11.0.

Using Scan Profiles

PaperPort comes with scan profiles optimized for typical scanning tasks. Choose Black and White, Grayscale or Color Document; or Color Photograph for best results. Scan profile panels have the following tabs:
Profile: displays the currently used scan profile. SET: define what enhancements you would like to run automatically. Output: set file format and automatically suffixed file names. Scan: adjust scan settings: mode, resolution, size, orientation, filter color, brightness and contrast
In PaperPort Professional 11, you can also add new profiles, or remove existing ones. This edition of the program contains an extra scan profile: Color PDF-MRC High Compression. MRC is a technology that lets you make much smaller PDF files.
PDF Searchable Image is only available in PaperPort Professional 11, when you also have OmniPage installed on your system.

Print to PaperPort

To bring items in from other programs, you can print them to the PaperPort desktop as PDF Image or PaperPort Image (.max) items. This feature lets you quickly import spreadsheets, pictures, database files, word processing files, and other files into PaperPort as items on the PaperPort desktop. In PaperPort Professional, you can use Print to PDF to print the document in PDF Formatted Text & Graphics (PDF Normal) format. You can use the Print to PaperPort capability to create print-formatted views of web pages.

Capture web pages

You can use Web Capture to capture web pages on the Internet as PaperPort Image items or PDF Image items on your PaperPort desktop. These items function as convenient pointers to your favorite web sites. Once you capture a web page, you can view it, archive it, go to the actual web page on the Internet (MAX items only), or index the content of captured web pages.
Use the Print to PaperPort feature to create print-formatted views of web pages, which can also be added to the All-in-One Search index for searching by text content.

Add PaperPort folders

PaperPort provides an easy-to-use filing system for organizing your items and sharing them with others. In the Folders pane, you can: Add existing folders on your computer to the Folders pane. Create new folders, mapped network drives and folders on external attached devices.
Initially, the Folders pane shows a set of folders designed to help you get started using PaperPort. You can move or delete these folders whenever you prefer. You can add folders already on your computer to the Folders pane, including network folders and folders on external devices attached to your computer. Documents within these folders are then available for use within PaperPort. Refer to the PaperPort Help for more information about adding and using PaperPort folders.
Use Folder Notes to assign the same file information to all PDF or MAX files arriving in a folder of your choice through scanning or DesktopDelivery.

Use DesktopDelivery

DesktopDelivery (PaperPort Professional 11 only) monitors network or local folders for incoming files of specified types (PDF, TIFF, JPEG and MAX). It can also monitor e-mail folders for attachments. It imports these files to specified PaperPort DesktopDelivery folders (i.e. PaperPort folders designated to receive files from a monitored folder outside PaperPort). Right-click on any PaperPort folder and select DesktopDelivery from the shortcut menu.
Monitored e-mail inbox folder Monitored folder
You can auto-add item properties to PDF and MAX files entering the selected DesktopDelivery folder. Refer to the PaperPort How-to-Guides or Help for details.
Import pictures from your camera
To bring digital photos on the PaperPort desktop, first plug your camera in. If your device is displayed as a drive you can start acquiring your files. If your camera does not support this kind of operation, and its driver is installed properly, its TWAIN or WIA interface will display enabling you to import images from it.

Sharpen an image Remove red eye

Remove part of an image

When you want to save or work with only part of a page or image, you can crop the image or you can erase the part that you do not want to use. Use the Selection tool to define the part you want to keep and then use the Crop tool to remove the remainder. Select the Eraser tool to erase the area of the image that you draw over with the pointer.
Remove stray Scanned images sometimes include stray dots or dots speckles. The Remove Stray Dots tool automatically finds and removes such dirt from a page. Use it for better OCR results. Works on black-and-white images. Improve lines The Improve Lines tool (for black-and-white images) darkens lines and connects broken lines in a table or form to appear darker and straighter. The use of this tool will render better recognition results. Erase edges Use this tool to clear shadows and spots from page edges to improve OCR performance. Click this tool, then click on a light color in the image that will become the white point. See below. Click this tool, then click on a dark color in the image that will become the black point. The colors chosen for the new white and black points are displayed on the Status bar.
Set white point Set black point
Apply current Click this tool to apply the new black and white black and points to the current image. If the result is not white points acceptable, undo your changes and pick new values.
Changing the black and white points You can do this to improve image quality by removing the very dark and overexposed areas. All colors lighter than your chosen new white point will become white. All colors darker than your chosen new black point are set to black. A typical use for this is to remove a shaded gray background in a document you want to OCR. Select one of the darker gray pixels from the background and apply it as the white point. Then the background will become white. Changing black and white points for a color photo will typically increase its contrast, but may also change color values.
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You can apply new black and white points to individual images, as described. You can also apply them as an auto-enhancement to all new pages scanned with a given scan profile.

Edit multiple images

The ability to process items as a group is often referred to as batch processing. PaperPort provides batch processing features so that you can quickly enhance, modify, or rotate multiple image items in a single operation. Select one or more image items on the desktop, and then, on the Item menu, point to SET Tools, and select the desired command. See the online Help for more information.

You can assign item properties to PaperPort Image items and PDF files, and then use the properties as search criteria to find items in PaperPort.
PaperPort also allows you to assign the same keywords to multiple items at the same time, providing a powerful tool for organizing and locating similar documents and images. Select multiple items on the PaperPort desktop, then choose Properties from the shortcut menu; words entered under Subject, Author and Keywords will be applied to all selected items. Another way to assign the same item properties to all PDF or MAX files arriving in a folder of your choice through scanning or DesktopDelivery is to use Folder Notes. Enter words under Subject, Author and Keywords. These words are applied only if you checkmark Automatically add keywords from Folder Notes in the Output panel of the Scan Settings dialog box or (in PaperPort Professional) in the Folder Properties dialog box for DeskopDelivery.
PaperPort provides features to help you find your PaperPort items. You can quickly find an item by visually browsing through thumbnails on your PaperPort desktop. When you have many folders and items, PaperPort provides more powerful capabilities with All-in-One Search. All-in-One Search provides many options for specifying where and what to look for when finding an item, including indexed text content. The information you want to find is referred to as search criteria. You can look for items by: Item properties Text content
Find items by their properties
You can search for any type of item by its item name. You can also search for PDF and PaperPort Image (.max) files by item properties, such as keywords and subject information. When you search by item properties, turn off the Use All-in-One Search index checkmark, then specify criteria as follows: Name item name (not necessarily that of the file). Author as defined under Item properties. Keywords as defined under Item properties. Comments as defined under Subject under Item Properties. Annotations Notes or text labels added to PDF or MAX files. URL The link texts of captured web pages.
Author, Keywords, Comments and URL are available for PDF or MAX files only.

Find words in an item

To search for words within an item, you need to add the item to the All-in-One Search index and check Use All-in-One index. When you search using the index, you can find items that have been indexed by their properties, or text content, or both. Specify search limits: all files in current folder but not its sub-folders current folder plus sub-folders all PaperPort folders and sub-folders. Define search precision: Exact match finds words and common endings: search look finds looks, looked, etc. Approximate match finds as above and more: search look might find lock.
When the search is complete, results are displayed each as one row of a table. Select one and click the View Text button to see your search phrase occurrences in their context. Click the Copy Text button to extract text from the file and place it onto the Clipboard. Right-click a result file and choose Open to launch the document in its associated application. Open Containing Folder switches to the files folder with the file selected. To filter search results according to file information, turn on the relevant checkboxes under Name, author, keywords and specify search text here as well.

You can create files in PDF Searchable Image format, if you have ScanSoft OmniPage (the professional version of OmniPage 11 or higher) installed together with PaperPort Professional 11.

Schedule indexing tasks

The Index Manager is a PaperPort Professional 11 application designed to create, modify and schedule indexing tasks for a given local or network folder. Indexed files can afterwards be searched with the All-in-One Search. For new tasks you can set which folder to browse (local or network) with subfolders included or excluded, set timing and recurrence (duration, pattern and range), activate and deactivate a task, pause its completion, or skip a task occurrence. In the program settings dialog box, you can specify how and when the Index Manager should stop.

Sharing Files

PaperPort provides many tools to make it easy for you to share files, images, and documents with friends, colleagues, and business associates. These tools are built-in to the program and are readily available on toolbars, menus, and command bars for quick access whenever you need them. To help you share your items with others, PaperPort makes it easy to:
E-mail items to others, simply by dragging the items to your
favorite e-mail program on the PaperPort Send To bar.
Scan or convert items to the PDF format, the ever-popular filesharing format considered by many as the industry standard for document distribution.
Access shared folders located on your local or wide area
network, by adding the folders to your PaperPort Folder pane.
Access Sharing and Security settings directly from the folder shortcut menu. With PaperPort, it is simple to set up a shared folder on a server or a PC that can act as a central repository for all important office documents. Each PaperPort client can connect to that folder and use PaperPorts document management features and paper handling tools to find and use documents instantly.
In addition, you can convert items to popular output formats for shared use in numerous other programs. To obtain a list of all supported program links, visit PaperPort at the Nuance web site at www.nuance.com.

Sending Items to Other Programs
Drag and drop functionality makes opening your files in your favorite programs a snap. Simply choose the file you want and drop it onto the program icon on the Send To bar at the bottom of the PaperPort desktop. Common office tasks like e-mailing and faxing are now faster than ever. The Send To bar makes using scanned documents in other applications easier by automatically translating the document into a form that the receiving application can understand. For example, you can drop a scanned image of a letter onto the Microsoft Word link on the PaperPort Send To bar, and PaperPort will recognize that the application you are attempting to open needs a text file rather than an image file. PaperPort will run OCR for you, and send editable text to Word rather than a static image file.

OmniPage

OP Workflows

Microsoft Outlook

PDF Converter
PaperPort supports a wide variety of programs including word processing, spreadsheet, fax, Internet e-mail, graphics, optical character recognition (OCR), and online services programs. The program link on the Send To bar does any necessary conversion and may provide options for sending the item.
Use OmniPage with PaperPort
If PaperPort exists on a computer with OmniPage, its OCR services become available and amplify the power of PaperPort. You can choose an OCR program by right clicking on a text application's PaperPort link, selecting Send To Options and then selecting OmniPage as the OCR package, instead of the always available PaperPort OCR. With OmniPage you can: Instantly convert paper into usable Microsoft Office documents. Turn PDF files into editable documents while retaining their layout. Create unlimited searchable PDF files for electronic archives. Automatically process images from network MFPs and scanners. Scan and convert documents into XML, PDF, TIFF and more. Share documents using e-mail, Web, XML and e-Books. Use OmniPage workflows for instant but effective control over document conversions.
Customize the Send To bar
You can change the way program icons appear on the Send To bar in a number of ways. Specifically, you can add programs, and remove or rearrange program icons. Refer to the PaperPort Help for details.

Adjust Send To options

You can tune Send To options to specify how you want to use a certain program on the Send To bar. For example, you can specify the file format in which PaperPort will save an item.
If you have the professional version of OmniPage 14 or above on your system, use the Send To options for the OmniPage Workflows link to choose a workflow.
To e-mail an item, simply drag and drop the item to your e-mail program on the Send To bar. Use the e-mail link options to specify the file format of the attachments and other options.
Using PaperPort, you can convert scanned documents and text items to image formats, and convert images back to text.
Convert items to image formats
You can convert scanned documents and text items to image formats. The Save As command allows you to save image items to any of a variety of standard image formats including PDF, JPEG, and TIFF, as well as the native PaperPort Image format (.max). You can convert text items and image items to PaperPort Image items (.max) using the Duplicate as PaperPort Image command. The Duplicate as PDF Item command allows you to convert text items to PDF Image items. In PaperPort Professional 11, you can also convert text items such as Word documents, to PDF Formatted Text & Graphics format. By selecting more than one item, you can convert multiple items to a new format at the same time. Refer to the online Help for details.

Assembling documents

You can assemble documents by stacking or combining. You can stack a group of PDF or PaperPort Image (MAX) files into a single PDF or MAX, respectively. The files to be selected need to be in a single folder, and selected in the order you want them in the stack. Then click the Stack button and choose Stack from the drop-down list, or choose Stack from the shortcut menu. Original page sizes are conserved in the stacked document. The source files do not remain after stacking. You can combine image, MAX and PDF items. The target is a PDF file. The following combination options are available:
Combine into PDF stack: Each original page becomes one PDF page with no resizing. Combine into Multi PDF, resize to fit: This resizes the contributing items and always places four original pages onto a single PDF page. Combine into Multi PDF, maintain original sizes: This places as many original pages onto each PDF page as it can.
Combine into thumbnail PDF page: This creates thumbnails of all item pages and fits as many as possible on a PDF page.
The original items remain in their original file types. Combining usually takes more time than stacking because of PDF generation. PaperPort Professional can additionally combine text items. To convert a text item, the application that created it must be available on your system.

Convert images to text

You can convert scanned documents to text by a simple drag and drop of the thumbnail to your word processor program. PaperPort automatically processes your scanned document using PaperPorts OCR software, launches your word processing program, and loads the scanned text into a document ready for editing. PaperPort also allows you to copy text from part of an image item for use in a text editing, word processing, or spreadsheet program. The OCR software processes the text and copies it to the Windows Clipboard. Open the program in which you want to insert the text, and use Paste to paste the text in a file.
Filling Out Scanned Forms
FormTyperTM is a PaperPort program that enables you to fill in forms, such as insurance forms, registration cards, and medical forms, that you scan to the PaperPort desktop. You simply drag a form from the PaperPort desktop to the FormTyper program on the Send To bar. FormTyper automatically analyzes the form, recognizes the blank areas in which data can be entered, and creates blank fields for the data. So that you can easily see where to enter data, FormTyper underlines each field in color.
Now, you can quickly type and tab to each field. You can also quickly reposition fields, insert new fields, and remove fields as necessary. After you enter data and complete the form, save the form to the PaperPort desktop so that you can print or e-mail the form in its entirety with its completed data. If you have a pre-printed form, use the Print Only Fields tool to print your responses directly onto the form.

Creating PDF Documents

PDF (Portable Document Format) files are often classified into three different types, commonly called flavors:
PDF Image PDF Searchable Image PDF Formatted Text & Graphics (PDF Normal)
You can create one or more of these PDF flavors, depending upon your version of PaperPort software. Refer to the PaperPort online Help for additional details. This table lists which features are available for creating each type of PDF in PaperPort 11 and PaperPort Professional 11:
Format PDF Image PaperPort 11 Scan Get Photo Print to PaperPort Save As Web Capture Scan Get Photo Print to PaperPort Save As Web Capture Scan Get Photo PaperPort Professional 11 Scan Get Photo Print to PaperPort Save As Web Capture Scan Get Photo Print to PaperPort Save As Web Capture Duplicate Item Scan Get Photo Print to PaperPort Duplicate Item