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1. 29 Synchronization with Palm Device 29 Synchronization with WinCE Device 31 Synchronization with WinCE BCR 33 3 of 34 Using Online Help Online Help is the most complete source of information about the Visioneer Business Card Reader software and the CardReader 100 Scanner Open Help by choosing Contents from the Help menu 1 To start Help a Select Help on the file menu bar and select Contents 2 To read the contents of a Help topic a Select the desired topic in the left frame to display the corresponding information on the right 3 To navigate the Help topics already viewed a On the Help toolbar click Back to display the last Help topic viewed b On the Help toolbar click Forward to display the previous Help topic viewed What is the Visioneer Business Card Reader Software The Visioneer Business Card Reader software is a user friendly electronic organizer which helps keep track of information from business cards The software automatically saves and organizes data with a simple scan of a business card It is able to organize contact information to meet a variety of business and pe2. 23 Classifying Business Cards 24 Change options available in Classification 24 Export Contact Information 25 Export to Outlook Express 25 Export to Outlook 26 Export to DBaseIII or CSV file 27 Export to vCard 28 Export Image 29 Emailing Contacts 29 Synchronization
3. Business Card from the Edit menu 2 A blank business card view will be displayed 3 Enter the details of the business card 4 The business card will be saved automatically Note Any changes to an existing database are saved automatically on close of software Scanning a Business Card To scan business cards 1 Select Scan Options from the Settings menu to set the default scanning options prior to start of business card scan 2 Click on the button or select Scan from the File menu 3 Insert business card face down and flush to the side of the paper feed slot on the scanner 4 After the business card has been scanned the following options are available a Scan opposite side if the business card has information on both sides select this option to begin scan of second side b Discard if the image is not clear click on the Discard button to delete the image and scan again c Process clicking on the Process button will begin the OCR process when it completes the contact information text fields will be filled in with the results 5 If the business card has been scanned in upside down or if the business card view should be vertical instead of horizontal rotate the card image then reprocess OCR the card a Click Card on the File menu bar b Select a rotate option form the drop menu i Rotate Left Rotate 180 or Rotate Right ii The business card image will rotate according to the opti
4. for business cards 1 Enter a keyword in the search textbox on the tool bar arching Business Cards search function allows fast and easy retrieval of business car ickSearch 2 The keyword can be any information contained in the business card 3 If a business card containing the keyword is found it will be displayed If not an empty screen will be shown 4 More than one keyword can be entered separated by clicking on AND AND amp or OR OR button a To search for all business cards containing all the keywords entered use the AND amp separator b To search for all business cards containing any of the keywords entered use the OR separator 5 To cancel a search click on the All button to cancel searched results and view all business cards in browse or list view Click on the Specify searchable fields button to open the Select Search Fields option window 1 22 of 34 2 Select the fields to be searched by keyword a By default all of the fields will be selected so the search will be for all business cards containing the keyword in any of the fields orting Business Cards orting the business cards allows the information to be viewed easily in the List view s der to sort alpha numerically a Click on the field header one time to sort A to Z any or Date time created by choosing one S S To sort the business card 1 In the List view click on a field hea b Click on the field hea
5. on the Export to Outlook Express 26 of 34 5 A verification window will request to either export only the selected contacts or all contacts 6 After the export has been completed a notification window will open click on the OK button 7 The next time Outlook Express opens the contact list will be updated with the information exported from the Business Card Reader database xport to Outlook In the List view select each contact to be exported to Outlook Export to Outlook button E 1 2 Select Export from the File menu 3 Then select Outlook 4 The Sync with Outlook Express window will open click on the A verification window will request to either export only the selected contacts or all contacts ted a notification window will open click on the OK button updated with the information exported from the Business Example contact list 5 6 After the export has been comple 7 The next time Outlook opens the contact list will be Card Reader database 27 of 34 Export to DBaseIII or CSV file rograms that SV Excel Text file The business card database can be exported as either a DBaseIII or CSV file then imported into p upport those file formats e g ACT Goldmine MS Excel etc s t to be exported to a DbaseIII or C 1 In the List view select each contac the File menu 2 Select Export from 3 Choose either DBaseIII or CSV Excel Text 4 A window will prompt to either export only select
6. on the OK button after calibration has completed To clean the scanner 1 Select Scan from the File menu or click on the button to open the scanning utility 2 Insert the cleaning sheet provided with the scanner the CardReader 100 will automatically pull the cleaning sheet through as with a regular business card scan 3 Discard any image file created after the cleaning sheet has been fed through What is Optical Character Recognition OCR Simply stated Optical Character Recognition OCR looks at the scanned image and recognizes text The software will process the text for the purpose of modifying it in text editing programs e g MS Word MS Excel WordPerfect etc The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software recognizes the text on a business card and inserts the results into editable fields The software recognizes the type of information being processed and inserts it into the most likely text field e g Name Telephone Number Address Company etc To optimize the OCR results make sure the image of the business card is horizontal and readable left to right Be aware that business cards which are colored or have graphic images are probably not going to be recognized accurately the first time Don t worry the Visioneer Business Card Reader software allows selection of a specific area on the business card to re process and insert into the selected field 6 of 34 Scanner Updates All updates can be found on
7. open not show the OCR layout on the images unless the NOTE The database images which have been synchronized will images are being processed again al able 2 Select Synchronization to e File menu to open the Sync to WinCE options a Click on Export to PDA to export data to the WinCE device b Click on Import from PDA to import data from the WinCE device a Click on the Sync with PDA button to set a match percentage between device and computer Synchronization with WinCE Device 1 Connect the WinCE device to the PC via the seri c WinCE Contacts from th 32 of 34 3 After initializing the sync function the WinCE Sync dialog window will open a Select PC Major PDA Major or Sync b Set the minimum match similarity percentage desired c Click on the OK button to synchronize the data PC Major If a particular record is in both the computer and the WinCE database and both records have a minimal n the computer match percentage as stated the system will automatically set the record on the PDA to the one o PDA Major r record is in both the computer and the Sync If a particular record is in both the PC and the WinCE database and both records have the minimal match percentage as stated the application will request selection of which device should be the sync major as seen to the right If a particula WinCE database and both records have a minimal match percentage as stated the
8. select Delete selected name card s from the Edit menu 4 The following window will open 5 Click on the OK button to confirm deletion of the business cards selected 18 of 34 Back Up and Restore the Business Card Database Visioneer recommends that the Business Card Database be backed up on a regular basis This may be helpful if there are any system problems where the data may be lost or the current database may become corrupted Back Up a Database 1 Select BackUp Database from the File menu 2 Browse to the location where the back up file is to be saved a Default file location is c program files VisioneerBCR 1 5 user data 3 Name the file then click on the Save button a Example the file name could be the day the back up is completed 4 Click on OK when the back up complete window opens Restore a Database 1 Select Restore from the File menu 2 rowse to the location where the back up files have been saved 3 nd click on the Open button 4 nother name to maintain the content of the B Select the desired back up file that needs to be restored a The backup database will now be the current database a All changes will be made to this back up database b he database as a Go to File and select Save As to save t backup database file 19 of 34 Printing Business Cards The Print option allows for printing business card im Print one or more card s In the Browse view select the business
9. the business cards in the current database Deselect All Undo selection of all business cards in the current database New Business Card Creates an empty business card in the existing database Delete Business Card s Delete the selected business card s Edit Category Edit add delete or modify existing categories for scanned business cards Edit Shortcuts Edit the strings of existing shortcuts or add new shortcut strings Email Email the contents or an image of the scanned business cards View The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software s View menu includes the following options Choose To View by Thumbnail View all business car images View by Details View information of business cards in a list format Display in Uppercase Display all the information of the business card in uppercase letters Enlarge Window Size Enlarge window size Reduce Window Size Reduce window size 9 of 34 Settings The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software s Settings menu includes the following options Choose To Scan Options Change scanning options such as brightness and contrast OCR Options Replace or append text fields with Optical Character Recognition OCR results View Options Select the field names to be displayed for the Database Browser Print Label Options Edit the dimensions for printing out the scanned business cards List The Visioneer Busi
10. the pattern name on the left to modify a current pattern 4 Click on the Add button and input a name for the new pattern Pattern name Input any name to represent pattern dimensions StartX and StartY Horizontal x and vertical y distances between labels sticks and labels papers These values must be adjusted for different printers OffsetX and OffsetY Horizontal x and vertical y distances between neighboring label sticks Width and Height Horizontal and vertical dimensions of label sticks Rows and Columns The number of business cards to print in horizontal and vertical direction Fields Gap The Fields vertical distance in a label stick Height of each field will change according to font size The address field is 3 times of any other field like name Adjust fields gap to tune the space between fields RefX and RefY Horizontal and vertical distance between fields bounding rectangles and fields text Font Size d font size Fields text printe Note all values are measured in 1 10mm Print Text Rectangle Will print borders around fields Pattern items all values measured in 1 10 mm Fractional Inch Decimal Inch Millimeters 1 10 Millimeter 1 8 0 125000 3 175 31 75 0 1 4 0 250000 6 3500 63 5 1 3 0 333333 8 4667 84 667 1 2 0 500000 12 7001 127 001 2 3 0 666666 16 9334 169 334 3 4 0 750000 19 0501 190 501 1 1 000000 25 4001 254 001 21 of 34 Se The ds Qu To search
11. 1 of 34 CardReader 100 Scanner Copyright 2003 Visioneer Inc Visioneer and Visioneer logo are registered trademarks of Visioneer Inc All rights reserved 2 of 34 Using Online Help 3 What is the Visioneer Business Card Reader Software 3 Getting More Information 3 Installing the Visioneer Business Card Reader Software and the CardReader 100 Scanner 4 Uninstalling the Visioneer Business Card Reader Software and the CardReader 100 Scanner 4 Calibrating and Cleaning the CardReader 100 Scanner 5 What is Optical Character Recognition OCR 5 File Menu Commands 7 Toolbar Commands 11 Op
12. card s t a Left click to select the business card ress the C mouse at the d 2 In the List view click on the checkbox next to th 3 Click on the ages or contact details 1 o be printed TRL button on the keyboard and left click the b To select multiple business cards p same time on each card to be printe e business card s to be printed button on the toolbar or se 4 The following options will be available lect Print from the File menu a Print the front image of each busines cted b Print the front and back image of each b sele c Print the contact details of each busin cte i All the fields as shown in vie d Print labels for all cards selected i Prints contact details in pattern specified under Print Label Options ii The following section covers modifying the print label patterns dimensions To print only specific fields the fields that are not to printed must be removed from the List view prior to printing s card sele usiness card ess card sele cted d List w 20 of 34 Please look at the section List of Name Cards for instructions on how to add amp remove fields from the List view Note the business card fields will print in the same order as seen in the List view Print Label Patterns Add edit and select a print label pattern 1 Select Print Label Options from the Settings menu 2 The label dimensions window will open 3 Click
13. der a second time to re sort Z to A 2 Alternatively the business cards can be sorted by Name Comp of these three options in the List menu List B The Edit vi name in the current database Clicking on any one of e records on the left side of the window shows the contact and company information for that card usiness Cards ew shows all business cards listed by contact th 23 of 34 List View Options Change the default List view settings 1 Select List Options from the Settings menu to access the options for scanning OCR and lists 2 Click on the List Options tab if not already selected 3 Select the desired options then click on the OK button a Available columns all possible fields in the database to be viewed in the List view b Show the following in current order shows the selected fields in the List view in the order of the fields top to bottom i Add gt gt gt button moves the selected fields from the Available Columns list to the Show the following in current order list ii lt lt lt Remove button moves the selected fields from the Show the following in current order list to the Available Columns list iii up button moves the selected field up the list under Show the following in current order iv down button moves the selected field down the list under Show the following in current order c Other Options i Automatic re
14. ed or all business cards 5 The Save File screen will open 6 Select a location on the hard drive to save the file 7 Name the file to be saved a DBaseIII files will have a dbf file extension b CSV files can be saved as either csv or xls file type extensions 28 of 34 8 Open the file in the appropriate application nd Goldmine In the List view select a contact to be exported as a vCard vcf file 2 Select Export from the File menu 3 Then select vCard 4 A window will prompt to either export only selected or all business cards 5 Browse to the location where the vCard file should be saved and name the file 6 The vCard for that contact may be opened at any time by double clicking on the vCard file Example of a vCard file a DBaseIII files can be imported into applications such as ACT a b CSV files can be opened in MS Excel Export to vCard A contact from the Visioneer Business Card Reader database may be exported to a vCard file 1 29 of 34 Export Image The original image file can be exported to a specific location The image file type will be the original file type card s 1 In th L 2 Select E 3 4 ds 5 Emailing Contacts Email messages can be initiated from within the Visioneer Business Card Reader software 1 In either the Browse or List view select the contacts business card s to send the email message to a In the Browse view press and hold t
15. edit the text fields 1 Click on the in the text field to 2 Type in the desired changes 3 If the text is correct but placed in the wrong field 1 Click on the field name to highlight all text in that field 2 Right click on the highlighted text and select Cut from th 3 Click on the field name where the text is to be inserted 4 Right click in the field text and choo 5 After making all the necessary changes to the fields there is an option to click on the Verified checkbox This is to indicate that all the details of the business card are verified accurat la Saving the Business Card Database To save the business card database un 1 To save the business card database under a differe 1 Select Save As from the File menu In the Save As dialog box select the folder location where the business c a Default file location is c 3 Type in the new file name 4 16 of 34 17 of 34 Deleting Business Card s The Delete option allows deletion of one or more business cards at the same time In the List view click on the checkbox next to the business cards to be deleted There are two methods for selecting business card s to be deleted 1 OR 2 In the Browser view left click to select the business card s to be deleted To select multiple business cards press the CTRL button on the keyboard and left click the mouse at the same time on each card to be deleted 3 Click on the button on the toolbar or
16. en an Existing Database of Business Cards 12 Creating a New Contact 12 Scanning a Business Card 12 Scan Options 12 Optical Character Recognition of Fields 13 OCR Options 14 Editing a Text Field 15 Saving the Business Card Database 15 Deleting Business Card s 17 Back Up and Restore the Business Card Database 18 Back Up a Database 18 R
17. estore a Database 18 Printing Business Cards 19 Print one or more card s 19 Print Label Patterns 20 Searching Business Cards 21 QuickSearch 21 Specify searchable fields 21 Sorting Business Cards 22 List Business Cards 22 List View Options
18. et the record on the PC Visioneer Business Card Software to the one on WinCE Visioneer Business Card Software User Control If a particular record is in both the databases of the PC Visioneer Business Card Software and the WinCE Visioneer Business Card Software and both records has a minimal match percentage as stated system will prompt out the following window with the record in WinCE Visioneer Business Card Software and the record in PC Visioneer Business Card Software 34 of 34 as seen to the right NOTE The database images which have been synchronized will not show the OCR layout on the images unless the images are being processed again
19. he CTRL key on the keyboard and click on each card to be included in the email b In the List view click on each checkbox next to the name of each contact to be included in the email 2 Click on the from the business oftware either tiff or jpeg e ist view select each contact to be exported xport from the File menu Then select Image A window will prompt to either export only selected or all business car Browse to the location where the file images are to be saved button or select Email from the Edit menu 3 An option window will open that allows attachment of vCard or Image file to the email message a Select vCard and or Image to attach them to the email message b After making selection or if no attachment is needed click on the OK button 4 ail message will open with the To field filled in with each person s email address from the A blank em selected business cards Synchronization The Visioneer Business Card Reader software can synchronize contact information directly to the Palm and WinCE PDA devices Synchronization with Palm Device Before using the Synchronization with Palm Device function the Palm Desktop software must be installed and 30 of 34 the Palm handheld must be connected to the computer The Palm Desktop software will be on the installation d with the Palm handheld device CD provide 1 Click on the button or select Synchron i There may be a war ization to Pa
20. he options for scanning OCR and lists 3 ults d Image s if selected the card image will be automatically rotated if scanned in 1 Select OCR Options from the Settings menu to acces 2 Click on the OCR Options tab if not already selected Select the desired options then click on the OK button a Append OCR to field text adds the OCR results to the current text in a particular field b Replace field text with OCR results replaces the current text in a particular field with the OCR res c Insert OCR results inserts the OCR results where the cursor is placed in a designated text field Auto Rotate Scanned the wrong direction 15 of 34 e splays the OCR layout boxes on the image and is useful when reprocessing OCR NOTE this will set the default options for all cards on which OCR has been processed Show OCR Layout di on a particular image Editing a Text Field Make changes to the information in the text fields easily and efficiently be edited Changes are saved automatically e drop menu se Paste from the drop menu Changes are saved automatically e and placed correctly This may be useful ter as there is an option to search verified or unverified cards only der the same file name Select Save from the File menu nt file name 2 ard file is to be saved Program Files Visioneer BCR1 5 User Data Click on the Save button to complete the action To
21. lm Device from the File menu egistered please restart you computer Please reboot the computer at tha b Click on Export to PDA to export data to the Palm device c Click on Import from PDA to import data from the Palm device d Click on the Sync with PDA button to set a match percentage between device and computer ning Palm conduit just r t time 2 After initializing the sync function the Palm Sync dialog window will open a Select PC Major PDA Major or Sync b Set the minimum match similarity percentage desired lick on the OK button to synchronize the data If a particular record is in both the computer and the Palm database and both records have a minimal match percentage as stated the system will automatically set the record on the Palm device to the one on the computer c C PC Major PDA Major If a particular record is in both the computer and the nd both records have a minimal automatically set the record on the computer to the one on the Palm device Palm database a match percentage as stated the system will 31 of 34 Sync If a particular record is in both the PC and the Palm database and both records have the minimal match percentage as stated the application will request selection of which device should be the sync major as seen to the right 3 After selecting either PC Major PDA Major or Sync PDA or PC the Palm Sync Status window will
22. ness Card Reader Software s List menu includes the following options when in the List View Choose To Sort By Name Sort business cards by contact s first name Sort By Company Sort business cards by the company name Sort By Date Sort business cards by last date modified Search Unverified Lists all unverified business cards Search Verified Lists all verified business cards Search by Date List all business cards created before or after specified date Search By Category List all business cards in the chosen category Hide Search Results Return list view to show all business cards 10 of 34 Card The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software s Card menu includes the following options when viewing the card image and details Choose To Rotate Left Flip business card to the left Rotate 180 Rotate business card upside down Rotate Right Flip business card to the right Add to Category Create a new category to organize the business cards Recognize OCR Process the business card image to fill in the text fields Dictionary The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software s Dictionary menu includes the following options Choose To Last Name Search and list by common last name City Search and list by common cities State Search and list by contacts state Title Search for all contacts by specified title Department Search for all co
23. ntacts in a specific department Others Search for all contacts by salutation Help The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software s Help menu includes the following options Choose To About Provides basic information about the Business Card Reader software Contents Provides a Help menu for the Visioneer Card Reader 11 of 34 Toolbar Commands The Visioneer Business Card Software toolbar includes the following options Scans a business card with the specified default scanner Creates a new business card Database Deletes the current business card Send Email to the selected business card holder Print business card lists images and labels Export business card to Outlook Synchronize Palm Address Select previous business card Select next business card Business card image browser Business card database browser Search business cards according to the first character of their name fields 12 of 34 Open an Existing Database of Business Cards The most recently edited database will be opened when accessing the Visioneer Business Card Reader software To open a previously saved database of business cards 1 Select Open from the File menu 2 In the Open the data File window select the file 3 Click OK Creating a New Contact The New option allows for manual entry of the details of a business card without scanning 1 Click on the button on the toolbar or select New
24. on selected Scan Options Change the default scan settings for business card scans prior to scanning 1 Select Scan Options from the Settings menu to access the options for scanning OCR and lists 2 Click on the Scan Options tab if not already selected 3 Modify the options as desired then click on the OK button a Adjust i Brightness changes the brightness of the image as it is being scanned in ii Contrast sharpens the contrast between light and dark for clearer images b Save Image Format i Black White Tiff Image saves the scanned card images as black white tiff images ii Gray Tiff Image saves the scanned card images as shades of gray tiff images 13 of 34 iii Gray Jpeg Image saves the scanned card images as shades of gray jpeg images c a i the scanning window all business cards will be scanned when they ii useful as the scanner does not always pull cards through straight lts d i ed on a selected name card the card can be NOTE this will set the default options for all cards scanned in Sc n Business Cards Automatically Option selected after opening are inserted into the scanner Option not selected business cards will not be scanned until clicking on the Scan button in the scanning window this may be which can affect OCR resu Allow Image Format Convert Option selected when the OCR process is complet saved in the new format defined in
25. our website http www visioneer com Getting Technical Support If you cannot diagnose your problem using the topics in this Help system contact Visioneer Technical Support at http www visioneer com 7 of 34 File Menu Commands File The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software s File menu includes the following options Choose To New Create a new business card database Open Open an existing business card database Save As Save the current contacts file under another file name Save Save the current contacts file Print Use the Print wizard to print the selected business cards Scan Use scanner to scan name cards directly Select Scanner Choose scanner type Merge Database Merge a database into the current one Export Export an existing business card database to Outlook Outlook Express DBaseIII CSV vCard and as an image Import Import an existing business card database from Outlook Outlook Express DBaseIII CSV and vCard Synchronization Synchronize with Palm Visioneer Business Card Reader Software and other Personal Digital Assistants PDA BackUp Database BackUp a database and its images to a db file Restore Restore a db file Quit Exit from the Visioneer Business Card Reader software 8 of 34 Edit The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software s Edit menu includes the following options Choose To Select All Select all
26. r the latest on products technical support and more information on other Visioneer products Registering the CardReader 100 Scanner Register the CardReader 100 scanner during the scanner installation process or at the Visioneer web site http www visioneer com Installing the Visioneer Business Card Reader Software and the CardReader 100 Scanner Warning Do not plug the CardReader 100 USB cable into the computer until prompted to by the scanner driver installation wizard 1 Insert the Visioneer Business Card Reader Software CD into the CD ROM DVD ROM drive of the computer 2 When the installation screen opens up click on Visioneer Business Card Software 3 The installation wizard will begin accept all default locations and options the installation will complete the install and return to the main install screen 4 Now click on CardReader 100 Driver to start the driver installation wizard 5 Plug the CardReader 100 USB cable into a USB port on the computer when prompted to by the install wizard 6 Click on Finish to complete the driver install 7 Click on Exit to close the CD installation screen Uninstalling the Visioneer Business Card Reader Software and the CardReader 100 Scanner To uninstall Visioneer Business Card Reader software from the system use the Windows Control Panel to remove the application and all system files associated with it Warning Following this procedure will permanently remove the Visioneer Busines
27. rsonal needs The Visioneer Business Card Reader Software includes the following features Scan and recognize English Language business cards Scan both sides of a business card Retrieve and browse business card information easily Click and Post business card information from the card image to the designated field Find any contact using QuickSearch Sort business card information by any field or creation time Add additional information in the memo field Categorize business cards Print business cards as an address book or print card images Import and Export an address book between the Business Card Reader Software and Outlook Outlook Express Export a contact list to a DBaseIII or CSV file format which can then be imported into applications such as ACT Goldmine and MS Excel Directly email contacts from the Business Card Software with vCard and or business card image attached Direct synchronization with Palm and WinCE devices Visioneer Business Card Software and other PDAs Getting More Information The Help system provides step by step instructions for using the Visioneer Business Card Reader software with your CardReader 100 Scanner You may obtain other sources of information from Visioneer Business Card Reader Software User Manual This printed guide provides detailed information about all of the Visioneer Business Card Reader software features 4 of 34 Visioneer Web Site Visit our website http www visioneer com fo
28. s Card Reader software from the computer s hard drive To uninstall the Visioneer Business Card Software from your system 1 From the start menu select Settings and then click on Control Panel to open the Control Panel window 2 Double click on the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Select VisioneerBCR 1 5 and click on the Add Remove button 4 Click Yes and Windows will remove the Visioneer Business Card Reader software application and all associated files from the computer s hard drive 5 of 34 To uninstall the CardReader 100 Scanner from your system 1 From the start menu select Settings and then click on Control Panel to open the Control Panel window 2 Double click on the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Select CardReader 100 and click on the Add Remove button 4 Click Yes and Windows will remove the CardReader 100 scanner and all associated files from the computer s hard drive Calibrating and Cleaning the CardReader 100 Scanner The Visioneer Business CardReader 100 scanner must be calibrated before using the first time Calibration and cleaning may need to be performed from time to time to maintain improve the quality of the scanned images To calibrate the scanner 1 Select Scan from the File menu or click on the button to open the scanning utility 2 Click on the Calibrate button 3 Insert the calibration page into the scanner or use a white piece of paper cut to the width of the card slot 4 Click
29. size columns in to fit window in the List view if selected the columns will be resized so that all may be viewed in the window without scrolling left to right ii Show Names on images if selecte displays the name of the contact person below the business display the name of the contact person below the d card in the Browser view es not iii Do not show names if selected do business card image in the Browser view 24 of 34 Classifying Business Cards To classify a business card 1 Select the business card s to be classified 2 Click Add to Category from the Card menu a This will open a category options window 3 Select the desired categories to associate with the business card s 4 Click on the OK button Change options available in Classification 1 Select Edit Category from the Edit menu 2 From the Edit Category window categories can be added modified and deleted 25 of 34 Export Contact Information The Visioneer Business Card Reader database may be exported directly to the Outlook and Outlook Express contact list or as specific file types which can be imported into applications which support that file format Export to Outlook Express 1 In the List view select each contact to be exported to Outlook Express 2 Select Export from the File menu Then select button 3 Outlook Express 4 The Sync with Outlook Express window will open click
30. system will automatically set the record on the computer to the one on the PDA device NOTE The database images which have been synchronize images are being processed again d will not show the OCR layout on the images unless the 33 of 34 Synchronization with WinCE BCR 1 Connect the PDA device to the PC via the serial cable 2 Select Synchronization to WinCE BizCard Finder WINCE from the File menu to open the Sync to WinCE options a Click on Sync With BizCard Finder to browse and select a database file in the WinCE Visioneer BCR software to be synchronized 3 After selecting the desired database the BizCard Finder WINCE options window will open similar to the following window a Select PC Major PDA Major or Sync b Set the minimum match similarity percentage desired c Click on the OK button to synchronize the data PC Major If a particular record is in both the databases of the PC Visioneer Business Card Software and the WinCE Visioneer Business Card Software and both records have a minimal match percentage as stated system will automatically set the record on WinCE Visioneer Business Card Software to the one on the PC Visioneer Business Card Software CE Major If a particular record is in both the databases of the PC Visioneer Business Card Software and the WinCE Visioneer Business Card Software and both records have a minimal match percentage as stated system will automatically s
31. the option page Optical Character Recognition of Fields Some fields on the business card may not have been recognized accurately during the OCR process These areas may be recognized again The results will be placed in the field selected and will append insert or replace e current text in that field based on the OCR options previously selected here are three methods available for reprocessing OCR results 1 processed again e Click on the field name where the results should be inserted 1 processed again From the drop menu choose the field where the OCR text should be inserted card that needs to be processed 3 hange from green to blue th T OCR Method 1 Click in the green box OCR layout that surrounds the field to be a The OCR layout field border will change from green to blu 2 OCR Method 2 Click in the green box OCR layout that surrounds the field to be a The OCR layout field border will change from green to blue 2 Right click in the OCR layout box 3 OCR Method 3 1 Move the mouse to the area of the business 2 Press and hold down the left mouse button Drag the mouse cursor across the area to be reprocessed a The OCR layout field border will c 14 of 34 4 Right click on the selected text area 5 From the drop menu choose the field where the OCR text should be inserted OCR Options Change the default OCR settings for business card scans prior to processing s t
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