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1. INTRODUCTION 

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT  

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OVERVIEW 

Scan2Contacts

 is an add-on application for 

Microsoft Outlook contacts management software. 

It scans business cards, and automatically inputs 
both their textual data and image to a new contact 
record in Outlook. 

Within seconds of placing a card into the scanner, 

Scan2Contacts

 pulls the information off the card 

using OCR – Optical Character Recognition 
technology, and automatically populates the text 
fields of a new Outlook contact record (name, title, 
phone number, etc.), while also capturing an image 
file of the card. 

Scan2contacts works directly from within Outlook, 
making it the only business card scanning package 
that does not require cards to be scanned into a 3rd 
party application before the information can be 
imported into Outlook. 

Features 

  Fully integrated into Microsoft Outlook 

  Scan business cards directly and 

automatically into Microsoft Outlook 

Scan2Contact User Guide, version 2.0.1 

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Summary of Contents for Scan2Contacts

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Page 2: ...w a disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions if you are a resident of such country or state this statement may not apply to you This publication may include technical inaccu...

Page 3: ...procedures contained in this user guide were effective at the time of publication of this document Card Scanning Solutions reserves the right to modify any of the above at any time without notice and...

Page 4: ...es 1 Scanner specifications 2 2 GETTING STARTED 3 BEFORE USING THE SCANNER 3 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 3 CONNECTING THE SCANNER 3 INSTALLATION 5 UNINSTALL 5 3 USING SCAN2CONTACTS 6 APPLICATION STATE...

Page 5: ...and image to a new contact record in Outlook Within seconds of placing a card into the scanner Scan2Contacts pulls the information off the card using OCR Optical Character Recognition technology and a...

Page 6: ...image Just a few seconds per scan Auto detect function just place the card in the scanner Scanner specifications Powered by the computer USB No external power source is needed Small footprint Fully mo...

Page 7: ...leaning paper MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The minimum system requirements are Pentium III with 128MB Win 98 Second Edition or higher USB port Microsoft Outlook 2000 or higher installed CONNECTING THE...

Page 8: ...e ScanShell 800 or 800N scanner model After you specify the driver click Next You will be presented with a standard Windows message Click Continue Anyway The installation of Scanshell scanner drivers...

Page 9: ...start click the My Computer icon on the desktop and then select the CD ROM drive 5 Double click on the Setup program 6 Wait until the install program begins and follow the instructions on the screen...

Page 10: ...utlook s startup Scan2Contacts Toolbar in outlook Buttons Name Description Scan2Contacts Opens a Scan2Contacts window with version information setup and scanner maintenance options State The State but...

Page 11: ...ed state If the application is enabled green button pressing on the state button will disable the application and the button will become gray If an error occurred while the application was loaded the...

Page 12: ...2Contacts Window SCAN2CONTACTS WINDOW The Scan2Contacts window is opened by pressing the toolbar s Scan2Contacts button It displays scanner maintenance options and version information 8 Scan2Contact U...

Page 13: ...ontacts window Click the Calibrate Scanner button Insert the calibration paper that came with the scanner Click OK Note The scanner must be calibrated before the first use Cleaning the scanner It is r...

Page 14: ...Folder dropdown menu Show when outlook starts up If this field is checked the Scan2Contacts window will be opened each time Outlook starts up SCANNING A CARD Scanning a business card is simple Feed th...

Page 15: ...ts Scan2Contacts failed to load Check if the scanner is connected properly and press on the state button in the toolbar If Scan2Contacts is not enabled contact the support team The application state i...

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