Scanning documents
FileCabinet CS requires a TWAIN or WIA driver to allow scanning documents. Before attempting to scan into FileCabinet CS verify that your scanner has a TWAIN compliant scanner and that it is installed on the workstation you are attempting to scan at.
Modifying scanning options
- Choose .
- Select theOptionsbutton.
- TheReduce Image Size on Diskcheckbox will save disk space by saving the scanned image at a smaller size.
- To optimize for black and white documents, select theBlack and White Pagesoption.
- To optimize for color documents, select theColor Pagesoption.
- Certain scanner drivers invert colors when you scan pages into FileCabinet CS, showing white text on black background. Mark theInvert colorscheckbox to invert colors and reverse this effect.
- SelectOK.
Scanning documents
- Place the page to be scanned on the scanner.
- Choose .
- To select a scanner other than the default scanner, choose an image device type from the drop-down list and then use theSelectbutton to select a particular scanner.noteIf you are using FileCabinet CS in a Virtual Office CS or SaaS environment, you must use a TWAIN-compliant scanner.
- From theDrawer IDdrop-down list, choose the drawer in which you will store the scanned pages.noteTo store scanned pages in more than one drawer, choose<< Select multiple drawers >>from theDrawer IDdrop-down list to open a dialog in which you can select multiple drawers.
- To add the scanned pages to an image group in the selected drawers, enter the image group name in theImage Groupfield, or choose an image group from the drop-down list. To create a new image group, enter a name for the new image group in this field.
- To add a description to the scanned pages, choose one of the following items from theapplied tofield in theKeywords for searching and annotationsection.
- Keywords for searching:Choose this item to include the description when performing searches.
- Keywords and all pages text annotation:Choose this item to include the description in searches and to add the description as a text annotation on all pages of a multiple-page scanned image.
- Keywords and first page text annotation:Choose this item to include the description in searches and to add the description as a text annotation only on the first page of a multiple-page scanned image.noteWhen you enter text in theKeywords for searching and annotationpane, FileCabinet CS selectsKeywords for searchingin theapplied tofield.
- Select theScanbutton to begin scanning. To scan another page or a group of pages, select theAnotherbutton.As FileCabinet CS receives the scanned image, theScan Pagedialog expands to show theImage previewsection, where you can preview, delete, and rename images.
