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Chapter 2
Introduction
This chapter introduces you to PaperPort in the following sections:
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What is PaperPort? — Presents an overview and explains some of the ways
PaperPort can help you in both your home and office.
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The PaperPort Desktop — Presents the interface to the product.
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The Page View Window — Presents that part of the interface you use to
work on individual items.
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The Desktop Menus and Toolbars— Presents the PaperPort commands and
tools.
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The Folder Pane — Presents PaperPort folders, that part of the interface you
use to organize and maintain your items.
What is PaperPort?
PaperPort is a document management software program. With PaperPort you can:
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Collect information from a wide variety of sources such as scanners, digital
cameras, e-mail, and the Web.
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Organize and store this information on your computer as PaperPort items in
folders.
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Edit, annotate, and search these items by title and content.
In short, PaperPort can help you manage the information you use both at work and
at home.