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AmbirScan User Guide Contents Welcome ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 Installing Your Scanner ............................................................................................................................... 4 Installing AmbirScan ...................................................................................................................................
AmbirScan User Guide Technical Support ..................................................................................................................................... 22 UG-AS-6.2 © 2019 Ambir Technology, Inc.
AmbirScan User Guide Welcome Thank you for your purchase of an Ambir Technology scanner. AmbirScan is designed as a convenient way to scan documents and manage your scanned files, including scanning business cards to Outlook, and uploading and saving scans to cloud storage services. This User Guide is an easy-to-use reference for all the features and functionality of the AmbirScan software. Installing Your Scanner IMPORTANT: Users must have full administrative rights to install the drivers and software.
AmbirScan User Guide AmbirScan Overview AmbirScan contains several adjustable settings which can be tailored to best suit your requirements. The sections below explain each setting and their locations and functions within the program. Scan Interface 1. Scan: This button allows for manual scanning if Auto Scan is turned off. Note: The side Menu bar will display the current selection in orange. 2. Auto Scan: Default setting.
AmbirScan User Guide Auto Scan and Continuous Scan Behaviors The table below illustrates how AmbirScan software will behave with certain features enabled or disabled. Feature Name Auto Scan Continuous Scan Feature Enabled (Y/N) Y Y Behavior • • Auto Scan Continuous Scan Y N • Scanning multi-pages. • No manipulation of images needed. File automatically saves to the designated save path chosen in Settings. • Automatically save scans when completed. • Using Tags to organize scans.
AmbirScan User Guide Feature Name Auto Scan Continuous Scan Feature Enabled (Y/N) N • Y • Auto Scan Continuous Scan N N Best Use Multi-page scanning available. Add pages to scan until complete. • Multi-page scanning available. Prompt to continue scanning or finish after scanning (approximately 8-10 seconds after last scanned page). • Manually save to another file location. • Using Tags to organize scans. • Manually scan and save documents. Manually save to another file location.
AmbirScan User Guide Show Preview The Show Preview window can be expanded to view a document scanned. Clicking this option will expand a window that displays your scanned image. Only sPDF, JPEG and TIFF files can be previewed. The scanned image may display very small in the window. Use the Zoom In feature to enlarge the image in the window or use Switch View to open a new window and adjust sizing.
AmbirScan User Guide Icon Name Brightness/Contrast Function Adjust the brightness and contrast of a scan. Equalize Box Automatic algorithm to adjust and equalize the contrast of an image. Recommended for text only. Save scanned image. A new window will display showing the file save location. The default location is C:\Users\Public\Documents\AmbirScan Save a scanned image. You may change the file name and save location in the new window that opens. Saves images to Box.
AmbirScan User Guide Scan Profiles AmbirScan software comes with 4 default scanning profiles identified as the most commonly used. While they are default settings, they can be edited, renamed, and/or removed based on personal preference. Hotkeys are shortcuts to access the profiles. AmbirScan has 4 default profile hot key settings: • • • • F1 – Color F2 – Grayscale F3 – Black and White F4 – Business Card Adding or Deleting Profiles Users can add and delete profiles based on their preferences.
AmbirScan User Guide AmbirScan Business Card Users who have not purchased an Ambir scanner with AmbirScan Business Card will be able to access 10 free trial scans with the business card scanning functionality. Otherwise, only users who purchased AmbirScan Business Card will be able to utilize the software’s Business Card Profile. This profile allows users to scan business cards and will extract pertinent data from the card using Optical Character Recognition (OCR).
AmbirScan User Guide Viewing Contacts in Outlook To view your contact information, open Outlook and navigate to your Contacts. Use the Search menu for quick find or scroll through your contact list. Scanned contacts will have the contact information displayed as well as an image of the business card. Scanning to Shared Folder in Outlook To share contacts scanned with AmbirScan Business Card, create a shared folder in Outlook.
AmbirScan User Guide Tagging Tagging your scans allows for quick and easy organization using words or terms which are applicable to how you wish to locate your files. This feature is on by default and can be used for sPDF, Word, and Excel file types. After completing a scan, a new pop-up window will display after the scan is saved as a file asking you to enter a tag.
AmbirScan User Guide Search AmbirScan allows users to search for words, keywords, and tags that are used within their scans. To locate a scan via keyword, simply type the word in the search box and click Search. Use commas to separate multiple keyword searches. Located keywords will be highlighted in yellow. The file path name will be displayed under the scanned file name. Search does not search for terms used in file names, only text within the media scanned. UG-AS-6.2 © 2019 Ambir Technology, Inc.
AmbirScan User Guide My Scans The My Scans section of AmbirScan displays a list of all saved scans completed with AmbirScan. There are 3 ways to view the scans: Thumbnail, List, and Detailed List view. The default setting is Detailed List, but this can be changed at any time. The screenshot below is Detailed List view: Viewing To view a scan in the list, simply double click on the scan. Deleting To delete a scan, right click on the item and select Delete.
AmbirScan User Guide Cloud AmbirScan allows users to conveniently save scans to several popular cloud services. Simply drag and drop your file(s) into the appropriate cloud service. Note: The files shown in the Cloud tab are also saved locally to the computer via the saved file path selected in Settings. The Your Scans column will display the files in the Save Path folder specified on the Settings menu.
AmbirScan User Guide Settings Menu The Settings menu is where users can make advanced adjustments to fit their needs. The below screenshot displays the default settings for options and functions. See the table on the following pages for detailed information on these settings. UG-AS-6.2 © 2019 Ambir Technology, Inc.
AmbirScan User Guide Settings Functions Name Show TWAIN interface Default (On/Off) Off Continuous Scan On Continuous Scan On Auto Crop On Start in Auto Scan Mode On Deskew On Auto Rotate On Hide on Start-Up Open File After Scanning UG-AS-6.2 Off Off Description Select this option to view more advanced TWAIN settings. You will see these additional settings once Scan is pressed When turned on, you may add pages to the scanner to create multi-page documents.
AmbirScan User Guide Name File Naming Default (On/Off) On – see description Description Options for naming your files once scans are completed. • None: Each scan with the same prefix will be overwritten by the subsequent scan. Users must change the file name prefix if they wish to preserve new scans. • Date (Default on): Adds a date stamp after the file name you choose.
AmbirScan User Guide Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings screen houses several other settings for the AmbirScan software. Each of these settings shown are the defaults and may be changed at any time to cater to user preference. See details below for more information on each function. See the table on the following pages for detailed information on these settings. UG-AS-6.2 © 2019 Ambir Technology, Inc.
AmbirScan User Guide Advanced Settings Functions Name Search Default (On/Off) On Use Tagging On Use Keywords to Name Files Off Clear Scans on Save Off Remember Cloud Services Login On Reset Cloud Credentials Business Card Scanner NA NA Create Outlook Contact On Export CSV File On UG-AS-6.2 Description Allows users to search for words in searchable PDF, Word or Excel files saved in the Indexed Folder locations specified. The default location is C:\Users\Public\Documents\AmbirScan.
AmbirScan User Guide Technical Support For assistance with your Ambir product(s), please visit the AmbirScan Support page on our website. This site contains detailed information, along with helpful FAQs on your product. Ambir Technical Support is available by phone and chat, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Central Time, excluding holidays. Phone: (630) 530 – 5400, option 3 Please have your scanner model and serial number available when contacting Support. UG-AS-6.2 © 2019 Ambir Technology, Inc.
