Using the Scanning Window

The scanning window appears when you select the scanner icon in the briefcase. This is the area where you can scan in documents from either a TWAIN compliant scanner. Below is the scanning window.

Below is a list of the scanner controls.

Icon Functionality Comments
Select a scanner. This button will bring up a list of all available scanners for you to select.
Scanner setup. This button will allow you to create a new scanning profile.
Scan document. This button will scan the pages loaded in the scanner using the profile you selected.
Browse scanned documents. These buttons let you scroll through the pages of a document or browse to a seperate document.
Delete scanned document. This button permanently deletes a scanned document from your batch.
Upload documents to the briefcase. This button will upload all documents scanned during the session.
Cancel the scanning job. This button delets the whole batch of scanned documents and returns you to the briefcase.

Below is an example of the scanning options available.

File Type is the extension the document will be scanned with. PDF and TIF are the usual selections.
Filename is the suffix that the file will be saved as (ie: capture001.pdf would be the first file scanned in the example above) this has no bearing on the file after it is stored.

Profiles: Profile is the scan template you will be using when you scan the document. You can setup as many different profiles as you wish for your scanner.

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