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Section 1: Installation and Activation

System requirements

This is the minimal system configuration required to use Readiris:

 A Mac computer with a 64 bits Intel processor.

 The operating system Mac OS X 10.9 or higher. Earlier versions of the Mac OS operating system are

not supported.

 400 MB of free hard disk space.

Installation and Activation

Installation

 Download the Readiris package from www.irislink.com/softwaredownload.

 Run the Readiris installation package and follow the on-screen instructions.

 Agree with the terms of the license agreement.

 Then click Install to start the actual installation.

You might be asked to enter an Administrator Username and Password to install Readiris.

Activation

 You are prompted to activate Readiris.

 The activation code consists of 34 characters. Depending on how you purchased Readiris, the code

can be found:

o Inside the DVD box

o On the sticker on the backside of the CD-ROM sleeve

o On a license sheet called "License sheet for SN for IRIScan..." located inside the product box

o In your confirmation e-mail for electronic order

 Enter the activation key, and then click Activate.

Note that an internet connection is required to activate. If you don't have an internet

connection, see Manual Activation below.

You can also choose to start the trial if you do not want to activate Readiris at this time. Fill in

the form and click Start trial. Next time you start Readiris you will be prompted again to

activate the software.

Summary of content (14 pages)

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Section 1: Installation and Activation System requirements This is the minimal system configuration required to use Readiris:  A Mac computer with a 64 bits Intel processor.  The operating system Mac OS X 10.9 or higher. Earlier versions of the Mac OS operating system are not supported.  400 MB of free hard disk space. Installation and Activation Installation  Download the Readiris package from www.irislink.com/softwaredownload.
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Manual Activation If you don't have internet access or when an error occurs during the activation process, an error message is displayed allowing you to do a manual activation.  To do so, click Manual Activation in the error message.  Click Save as text file to save all the info I.R.I.S. needs to continue with the Manual Activation. It is recommended to keep the default file name and default storage location.
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Section 1: Installation and Activation  When the installation is finished, click Close. The Readiris folder is added to the Applications folder by the installation program.
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Software Registration Registering is required to get Technical Support. It also offers other benefits, such as free updates, free trial downloads, video tutorials, discount on new products, and so on. To register Readiris:  On the Help menu, click Register Readiris to be directed to the Registration page.  Fill in your data and click Submit. Note that an internet connection is required to complete the registration.
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Section 1: Installation and Activation Technical Support If you register your copy of Readiris you are entitled to free technical support. In the Technical Support section of our website www.irislink.com/support you can find F.A.Q.'s (frequently asked questions), Video Tutorials, and much more information to solve common issues. If you still can't find an answer to your question, click Technical Support Contact and fill in the Web Contact Form.
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Section 2: Getting Started Exploring the interface The new Readiris interface looks as follows: The interface consists of the following components and panels: 1. The Readiris menu bar The Readiris menu bar regroups all the commands and options available in Readiris, including advanced settings. 2. The top toolbar The top toolbar is by far the most important tool in Readiris. It contains all the basic commands you need to scan and export your documents.
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Note that you can also customize the top toolbar by adding or removing commands. To do so:  Ctrl-click the toolbar and click Customize Toolbar.  Drag-and-drop the commands you want to move from or to the toolbar. 3. The Scanned image When a document is scanned or opened into Readiris, its image is displayed. The different recognition zones are displayed. The zones can be edited with the tools in the Image and Layout Editing toolbar. 4.
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 Close Readiris and restart the computer to apply the new language settings. Configuring your scanner in Readiris Readiris supports all Twain 1.9 compliant scanners, all Image Capture compliant scanners, and IRIScan 3 and higher scanners. Most Image Capture scanners are plug and play. Before you can use a Twain scanner, however, its drivers need to be installed on your Mac. Twain scanners  Connect your scanner to your Mac and power it on.  Install your scanner's Twain driver.
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Section 3: Basic Document Processing Processing documents with Readiris is fairly straightforward when using a basic configuration. In this section we discuss which steps to take when doing such a basic configuration. For detailed information about all the configuration steps, see sections 4 to 9. Step 1: Scan, Open or Drag-and-Drop your images In order to scan paper documents your scanner must be correctly configured. See the section Configuring your scanner if necessary.
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Or drag and drop PDF and image files to Readiris. You can do so in several ways:  You can drag and drop files to the Readiris icon in the Dock. The files will be added after the images that are already loaded into Readiris.  You can drag and drop files into the Readiris interface that is already opened. Tip: when you drag files to the Pages panel, you can choose where they will be inserted.  You can drag and drop image files from the Photos app into the Readiris interface that is already opened.
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Step 2: Modifying the images The images you scan and load into Readiris can be modified easily:  To change the order of the pages, drag the thumbnails to a different position in the Pages panel.  To delete a page, select a page and click the delete icon.  To delete a zone, select it and press the Backspace button on your keyboard. If OCR errors need to be corrected, use the Text Corrector. See the section Editing the Recognized Documents for detailed information.
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To select a different output format than the 3 default ones:  Click Export Options.  Select the format of your choice and drag it to the Favorites list.  Configure its formatting options. For detailed information about the different output formats and the different formatting options, see the section Select the Output Format.  Configure its destination. You can save documents as file, open them directly in an application or send them to a configured online Storage System.
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Section 3: Basic Document Processing Automatic Processing If you want to speed up the processing in Readiris or need to process batches of scanned documents, you can use the Automatic Processing feature. This feature automatically processes the documents you scan and open in Readiris, converts them into the output format you defined, and exports them either to a specific folder you defined or to the configured online Storage System.
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Saving and loading settings Note that Readiris saves the processing settings automatically when closing the application. Next time you start Readiris it applies the same settings. In case you want to save a specific settings profile:  First, select the required settings.  On the Settings menu, click Save Settings.  Name the settings, select an location and click Save.