Operation Manual

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Scanning Documents
Readiris is Image Capture and Twain compliant. It supports almost any flatbed and sheet-fed scanner, all-
in-one device, digital camera and scanner currently available.
Before you begin: make sure your scanner is connected to your computer and configured correctly. To do
so, go to the Readiris menu and click Preferences. If you see your scanner listed on the Scanner tab it
is correctly installed. If you don't see it, refer to the topic Configuring your scanner.
To scan documents:
 Click Scan.
 A preview window opens, displaying the settings available for your scanner.
Note that with TWAIN scanners these settings differ from one scanner to another.
 Select Color and 300 DPI as preferences to obtain optimal results.
When you are scanning business cards or Asian languages it is recommended to use a scanning
resolution of 400 dpi.
 Then select the Page Analysis options.
See Page Analysis Options for more information.
 Click the Scan button in the dialog box to start scanning documents.
Note: pay attention to line skew. Line skew over 0.5° increases the risk of OCR errors.
Note: when an image has been analyzed in Readiris and its recognition accuracy is not sufficient, a
warning sign is displayed both in the Page thumbnail and below the top toolbar.