Page 2 - CardMinder User’s Guide; INTRODUCTION; About This Manual; Symbols Used In This Manual
CardMinder User’s Guide i INTRODUCTION ■ About This Manual This document describes the use of CardMinder, a business card scanning application. 1) About CardMinder (A quick look at CardMinder) 2) Configuration Before Scanning (Setting options before scanning) 3) Scanning and Exporting Business Card ...
Page 3 - ii; Screen Examples In This Manual
CardMinder User’s Guide ii Screen Examples In This Manual The screen examples in this manual are subject to change without notice in the interest of product improvement.The screenshots used in this manual were of those in Windows XP.If the screenshots in this manual differ from the actual screens, f...
Page 4 - iii; Trademarks; How Trademarks and Product Names are indicated in this Manual
CardMinder User’s Guide iii ■ Trademarks ScanSnap and the ScanSnap logo are trademarks of PFU LIMITED.Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.Excel is a product of Microsoft Corporation in the United States.A...
Page 5 - iv; Manufacturer
CardMinder User’s Guide iv ■ Manufacturer PFU LIMITEDInternational Sales Dept., Imaging Business Division, Products GroupSolid Square East Tower, 580 Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 212-8563, JapanPhone: (81-44) 540-4538 All Rights Reserved, Copyright© PFU LIMITED 2008. Multilingual O...
Page 6 - CONTENTS; Chapter 1
CardMinder User’s Guide v CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ i ■ About This Manual ................................................................. i ■ Note, Liability ......................................................
Page 7 - CardMinder User’s Guide; Chapter 4
CardMinder User’s Guide vi Chapter 4 Business Card Data Handling .............................. 29 4.1 Data search by hot key..................................................... 30 4.2 Deleting data from the [Inbox] / [Exported] tab ............. 32 4.3 Restoring data from the [Trash] tab.............
Page 8 - vii; Chapter 6
CardMinder User’s Guide vii 5.1 Selection of language....................................................... 57 5.2 Recognizing the business card image again ................. 58 5.3 Recognition by using Rectangle Selection .................... 59 5.4 Keyword Recognition by using Rectangle Selection...
Page 9 - About CardMinder
1 CardMinder User’s Guide 1 Chapter 1 About CardMinder This chapter describes the features and basic operations of CardMinder. 1.1 About CardMinder................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Features of CardMinder............................
Page 11 - System Requirements
1.1 About CardMinder CardMinder User’s Guide 3 About CardMinder 1 ■ System Requirements CardMinder runs on the system of the following environment: Computer: Other requirements : • CD-ROM drive (required for the installation of CardMinder) • ScanSnap* or the scanner that complies to TWAIN Standard (...
Page 13 - Features of CardMinder
1.2 Features of CardMinder CardMinder User’s Guide 5 About CardMinder 1 1.2 Features of CardMinder The features of CardMinder are as follows: • Scan one side or both sides of business cards just at the touch of the button on the scanner.(ScanSnap). • Capture memo written on business cards and create...
Page 14 - Operation Flow
1.3 Operation Flow CardMinder User’s Guide 6 About CardMinder 1 1.3 Operation Flow You can operate CardMinder by doing the following: Selecting (See Chapter 2 ) • An application to which the data is exported. Scanning and recognizing a business card (See Section 3.1 ) 1. Set business card(s) onto th...
Page 17 - Operation Windows; Main window
1.4 Operation Windows CardMinder User’s Guide 9 About CardMinder 1 1.4 Operation Windows There are two types of operation windows in CardMinder. ■ Main window Status bar Explanations of the menu bar and but-tons are displayed as well as the num-ber of selected business cards. Command Toolbar Shows b...
Page 20 - CardMinder Viewer
1.4 Operation Windows CardMinder User’s Guide 12 About CardMinder 1 ■ CardMinder Viewer You can open this viewer by doing any one of the following: • Search words with another application such as Microsoft Notepad and so on. • From the [Start] menu on the Desktop, select [All Programs] -> [CardMi...
Page 22 - User Authority
1.5 User Authority CardMinder User’s Guide 14 About CardMinder 1 1.5 User Authority The user authority to use CardMinder is as follows: • If your operating system is Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional, you must be authorized as Standard User (Power Users group) or higher levels of ...
Page 23 - Configuration Before Scanning
2 CardMinder User’s Guide 15 Chapter 2 Configuration Before Scanning This chapter describes how to select a PIM (Personal Information Manager) application to use with CardMinder.For information about how to configure advanced settings for CardMinder, refer to Chapter 6 . 1. From the [Start] menu on ...
Page 24 - Chapter 3
3 CardMinder User’s Guide 16 Chapter 3 Scanning and Exporting Business Card Data This chapter describes the procedure for scanning business cards with a scanner.There are two ways of scanning; they are, Flatbed scanning and ADF (Auto Document Feeder)scanning. Further information on both ways are des...
Page 25 - Scanning and Exportin; How to Scan Business Cards; Scanning with the Flatbed
3.1 How to Scan Business Cards CardMinder User’s Guide 17 Scanning and Exportin g Busi ness Card Dat a 3 3.1 How to Scan Business Cards This section describes the business card scanning with the following: • Flatbed • ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) ■ Scanning with the Flatbed 1. Open the scanner do...
Page 29 - Scanning with the ADF (Automatic Document Feeder)
3.1 How to Scan Business Cards CardMinder User’s Guide 21 Scanning and Exportin g Busi ness Card Dat a 3 ■ Scanning with the ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) 1. Load a business card onto the scanner. (To scan multiple cards, stack the cards together and load them.) 2. Select [File] on the menu bar -&...
Page 33 - Exporting to Associated Application
3.2 Exporting to Associated Application CardMinder User’s Guide 25 Scanning and Exportin g Busi ness Card Dat a 3 3.2 Exporting to Associated Application This section describes how to export data to an associated application. 1. When scanning is complete, the [Inbox] tab is displayed in the Main win...
Page 37 - Business Card Data Handling
4 CardMinder User’s Guide 29 Chapter 4 Business Card Data Handling This chapter describes how to search, delete, restore, and extract business card records. 4.1 Data search by hot key ......................................................................................... 30 4.2 Deleting data from ...
Page 38 - Business Card Dat; Data search by hot key
4.1 Data search by hot key CardMinder User’s Guide 30 Business Card Dat a Handl ing 4 4.1 Data search by hot key With CardMinder, you can search business card records including a character string specified on other application (such as Microsoft Notepad) windows.Follow the procedure below. 1. Select...
Page 43 - Select records to be deleted permanently
4.4 Deleting data from the [Trash] tab CardMinder User’s Guide 35 Business Card Dat a Handl ing 4 4.4 Deleting data from the [Trash] tab To permanently delete records from the [Trash] tab, follow the procedure below. If the record is permanently deleted, it cannot be restored by the procedure descri...
Page 47 - Extracting the business card image
4.6 Extracting the business card image CardMinder User’s Guide 39 Business Card Dat a Handl ing 4 4.6 Extracting the business card image Business card images scanned with CardMinder are stored as PDF files, and therefore, you can extract them to attach to e-mail by doing the following: 1. Select the...
Page 49 - Data search by keyword input; Searching for business cards in CardMinder
4.7 Data search by keyword input CardMinder User’s Guide 41 Business Card Dat a Handl ing 4 4.7 Data search by keyword input With CardMinder or CardMinder Viewer, you can search for business card records by entering a keyword. Follow the procedure below. ■ Searching for business cards in CardMinder ...
Page 50 - Searching business card record in CardMinder Viewer
4.7 Data search by keyword input CardMinder User’s Guide 42 Business Card Dat a Handl ing 4 ■ Searching business card record in CardMinder Viewer 1. Open CardMinder Viewer, enter a Name or a Company in the [Search Text:] box, and press the [Enter] key. ⇒ Searching is started. ⇒ When searching is com...
Page 52 - Attaching related files to the business card data; Attaching files to the business card record
4.8 Attaching related files to the business card data CardMinder User’s Guide 44 Business Card Dat a Handl ing 4 4.8 Attaching related files to the business card data You can attach (add) files to a business card record using CardMinder.By doing so, for example, you can mark a business card record w...
Page 54 - Opening the attached file; Deleting the attached file
4.8 Attaching related files to the business card data CardMinder User’s Guide 46 Business Card Dat a Handl ing 4 ■ Opening the attached file Double-click the icon of the attached file on Attachment View. ⇒ The application associated with the file starts running automatically, and then the file is op...
Page 55 - Viewing the business card’s data on other PCs; Selecting the data to copy
4.9 Viewing the business card’s data on other PCs CardMinder User’s Guide 47 Business Card Dat a Handl ing 4 4.9 Viewing the business card’s data on other PCs You can copy the business card’s data and the viewer software to removable media for viewing or searching on other personal computers.Follow ...
Page 56 - Copying the business card’s data to removable media
4.9 Viewing the business card’s data on other PCs CardMinder User’s Guide 48 Business Card Dat a Handl ing 4 ■ Copying the business card’s data to removable media 1. Start CardMinder, and then select the [Mobile] tab. 2. Connect the removable media to your personal computer. 3. From the [File] menu,...
Page 58 - Utilizing the business card’s data on removable media
4.9 Viewing the business card’s data on other PCs CardMinder User’s Guide 50 Business Card Dat a Handl ing 4 Free disk space:Free space in the removable media (selected drive) is indicated.When the [Check disk space] button is clicked, free space in the removable media is indi-cated; free space is c...
Page 60 - Deleting the data from removable media
4.9 Viewing the business card’s data on other PCs CardMinder User’s Guide 52 Business Card Dat a Handl ing 4 ■ Deleting the data from removable media 1. Connect the removable media to the personal computer you are using. 2. From the [Start] menu, select [My Computer]. 3. Specify the removable media....
Page 63 - Activating Web Browser
4.11 Activating Web Browser CardMinder User’s Guide 55 Business Card Dat a Handl ing 4 4.11 Activating Web Browser By using the Web browser, you can connect to the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or the web site address on the business card image, which is scanned with CardMinder.Follow the procedure...
Page 64 - Chapter 5; Correctiing Recognized Character data; Check the following before performing data correction:
CardMinder User’s Guide 56 5 Chapter 5 Correctiing Recognized Character data The accuracy of text-recognition depends on the conditions of the business card to recognize; youmay have to correct some recognition results. This chapter describes how to correct the recognitionresults. Check the followin...
Page 65 - Correctiing Recogni; Selection of language
5.1 Selection of language CardMinder User’s Guide 57 Correctiing Recogni zed Character dat a 5 5.1 Selection of language CardMinder supports English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Korean, and Japanese for character recognition. To select a language manually, fol...
Page 66 - Recognizing the business card image again
5.2 Recognizing the business card image again CardMinder User’s Guide 58 Correctiing Recogni zed Character dat a 5 5.2 Recognizing the business card image again You can use the same procedure to correct the records in both the [Inbox] and [Exported] tabs. To correct records in the [Inbox], follow th...
Page 67 - Recognition by using Rectangle Selection
5.3 Recognition by using Rectangle Selection CardMinder User’s Guide 59 Correctiing Recogni zed Character dat a 5 5.3 Recognition by using Rectangle Selection You can use the same procedure to correct the records in both the [Inbox] and [Exported] tabs. 1. Select the contact of which you want to rec...
Page 71 - Correcting Recognition Results Manually
5.5 Correcting Recognition Results Manually CardMinder User’s Guide 63 Correctiing Recogni zed Character dat a 5 5.5 Correcting Recognition Results Manually The procedure for correcting records in the [Exported] tab is the same as for correcting those in the [Inbox] tab. How to correct records in th...
Page 72 - Changing the Save Date
5.6 Changing the Save Date CardMinder User’s Guide 64 Correctiing Recogni zed Character dat a 5 5.6 Changing the Save Date When you scan a business card with CardMinder, the date scanned is recorded as "Save date."The following procedure describes how to change the "Save date." 1. Se...
Page 74 - Setting Preferences
6 CardMinder User’s Guide 66 Chapter 6 Setting Preferences This chapter describes how to set CardMinder preferences. 6.1 General Settings of CardMinder .......................................................................... 67 6.2 Export Item Settings ................................................
Page 75 - Setti; General Settings of CardMinder
6.1 General Settings of CardMinder CardMinder User’s Guide 67 Setti ng Preferences 6 6.1 General Settings of CardMinder The general settings of CardMinder described in this chapter are as follows. • Action when image scan is complete • CardMinder Viewer options • Specifying the database file of Card...
Page 78 - Export Item Settings
6.2 Export Item Settings CardMinder User’s Guide 70 Setti ng Preferences 6 6.2 Export Item Settings The Export item settings described in this section affect the following settings. • Settings of Recognition Result/Correction ViewExport items checked on the [Settings] window are displayed on the Rec...
Page 79 - Chapter 7; Updating CardMinder Online
7 CardMinder User’s Guide 71 Chapter 7 Updating CardMinder Online In this chapter, how to update CardMinder online is described.In an effort to improve the usability and functionality of CardMinder, program updates are carriedout timely.On the Main window, CardMinder can check if the latest program ...
Page 80 - Updating CardMinder Onli
CardMinder User’s Guide 72 Updating CardMinder Onli ne 7 2. Click the [Yes] button. ⇒ If the latest Update program is available, a message window that asks you whether you want to download and install the program online appears. 3. Click the [Yes] button. ⇒ The program download starts, and the confi...
Page 82 - Chapter 8; Troubleshooting
8 CardMinder User’s Guide 74 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting This chapter describes the troubleshooting. No Phenomena Recommendation 1 Scanning does not start ⇒ Check the following items When using scanners other than the ScanSnap or the TWAIN-compliant scanners • CardMinder is not compatible with scanner...
Page 83 - roubl
CardMinder User’s Guide 75 T roubl eshooti ng 8 2 The scanned business card image is not displayed on the window. ⇒ Did you scan the right side of the business card?Follow the instructions in the scanner manual to set the card properly. 3 The image is scanned, but Full Name or Company does not appea...
Page 85 - INDEX
CardMinder User’s Guide 77 INDEX A Action when image scan is complete ...... 67 Add selection .............26 , 32 , 33 , 44 , 57 , 58 Alt+F3 ...................................................... 31 Application .............................................. 15 Attaching files .........................
Page 87 - The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.; CardMinderTM User’s Guide; Issued by: PFU LIMITED
z The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. z PFU LIMITED assumes no liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of this Product, and any claims by a third party. z Copying of the contents of this manual, in whole or in part, as well as the scanner ...