Page 3 - Using Online Help; Help; What is the Visioneer Business Card Reader Software?
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...
Page 4 - the computer’s hard drive.
4 of 34 Visioneer Web Site Visit our website http:// www.visioneer.com for 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 Visione...
Page 5 - Calibrating and Cleaning the CardReader 100 Scanner
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 W...
Page 6 - Scanner Updates; All updates can be found on our website; Getting Technical Support
6 of 34 Scanner Updates All updates can be found on 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
Page 10 - Card
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 Categ...
Page 11 - Toolbar Commands
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 l...
Page 12 - Scan Options; changes the brightness of the image as it is being scanned in.
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 t...
Page 13 - NOTE: this will set the default options for all cards scanned in.; Optical Character Recognition of Fields
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:...
Page 14 - OCR Options; adds the OCR results to the current text in a particular field.
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 the options for scanning, OCR and lists. 3) ults. d) Image(s) – if selected, th...
Page 15 - Editing a Text Field; Paste; Saving the Business Card Database; Save As
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 easi...
Page 17 - OR; press the; CTRL; button on the toolbar, or select; OK; button to confirm deletion of the business cards selected.
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' vi...
Page 18 - Back-Up and Restore the Business Card Database; Restore a Database
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 Bac...
Page 19 - Printing Business Cards; TRL
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 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...
Page 20 - Print Label Patterns; Print Label Options
20 of 34 Please look at the section ‘List of Name Cards’ for instructions on how to add & 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 L...
Page 21 - The; Qu; arching Business Cards; search function allows fast and easy retrieval of business car; ickSearch; AND; Specify searchable fields; button to open the ‘Select Search Fields’ option window.
21 of 34 Se The ds. Qu To search 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 co...
Page 23 - List View Options; List Options
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 colum...
Page 24 - Classifying Business Cards; To classify a business card:; from the ‘Card’ menu.; Change options available in Classification; Edit Category; from the ‘Edit’ menu.
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 bu...
Page 25 - Export Contact Information; Export; from the ‘File’ menu; Outlook Express; ) The ‘Sync with Outlook Express’ window will open, click on the; Export to Outlook Express
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, ...
Page 26 - xport to Outlook; Export to Outlook
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 expor...
Page 27 - Export to DBaseIII or CSV file
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, selec...
Page 28 - nd Goldmine; vCard; Export to vCard
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 loc...
Page 29 - Emailing Contacts; Synchronization; Synchronization with Palm Device
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 t...
Page 31 - Synchronization with WinCE Device; WinCE Contacts
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 ¾ ) 3) After selecting either ‘PC Major’, ‘PDA Major’ or ‘...
Page 32 - percentage desired.; button to synchronize the data.; PC Major; r record is in both the computer and the; Sync; (as seen to the right
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 compute...
Page 33 - Synchronization with WinCE BCR
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 V...
