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Contents Welcome to Kofax Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Recommended Hardware and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kofax Express Getting Started Guide
Welcome to Kofax® Express Introduction Kofax Express is an easy-to-use, batch-oriented document scan application capable of high-speed scanning with real-time image display, indexing, and bar code detection. VirtualReScan (VRS) technology is built into the application to ensure optimal image quality. Kofax Express can release captured content to a folder that is accessible to your document management or storage system. Kofax Express can also release content to Kofax Capture or Microsoft SharePoint.
Certified Scanners Kofax Express is certified with a wide range of industry-standard scanners, and new scanners are certified on a regular basis in the following license categories: Kofax Express for Desktop or Workgroup Scanners: Supports throughput up to 50 duplex pages per minute (based on letter-size pages scanned in landscape mode).
6 When you are notified that the installation is complete, do the following: a Select the option to restart your computer now. b Remove the installation disk from the drive. c Click Finish. Note Some components, including scanner drivers, are not installed until the computer is restarted. 7 If you have a Windows XP computer, do one of the following after the computer is restarted: View the Kofax Express tutorial, which is opened automatically in a browser window.
The welcome screen message confirms that your existing Kofax Express installation will be updated to the new version. 5 Click Next and follow the setup instructions on the screen. During setup, you are prompted to accept the license agreement and select your scanner from a list. 6 Click Install to start updating your installation. 7 When you are notified that the product update is complete, do the following: a Select the option to restart your computer now.
The predefined Scan to Desktop job is opened in the Kofax Express application window. In the title bar, you will see the job and batch name: Kofax Express - Scan to Desktop - Batch001 The predefined job contains an empty batch and settings intended to produce excellent image quality for most document types; it should not be necessary to change them. 3 Select the Scan Settings tab, go to the Scanner group, and click Select. The Select Scanner window is displayed.
Tip You must have an Internet connection to access the Kofax Express activation Web site. If necessary, you can go to another computer with a working Internet connection and activate your product license here: http://activate.kofax.com/kofaxexpress/activate.aspx 2 User Identification: Type your name, company, and email address. 3 System Identification: Bypass the entries in this section, which is prepopulated with computer information that is detected automatically.
Using a Hardware Key License Use the procedure in this section to start using your hardware key license (or to continue using the same hardware key license from the previous Kofax Express version). You must register the hardware key license to be eligible for technical support and product updates. X To use your hardware key license 1 Insert your Kofax Express hardware key in a USB port on your computer.
Kofax Express Jobs Kofax Express is based on the concept of a “job,” which is a saved configuration of settings related to the documents that you scan. A job consists of bar code and index definitions as well as settings related to document separation, release, and more. Within a job, you create batches that consist of scanned documents and images. A predefined job called “Scan to Desktop” is opened automatically the first time you start Kofax Express.
convenient way to save and reuse preferred scan settings. For more information, see the Working with Scan Profiles topic in the Help. Scanning Documents Once you open the Scan to Desktop job (or another job), you can start scanning. X To scan a single page 1 Place a single page in your scanner. 2 From the Home tab, click Scan One or press F11. The page is scanned and displayed in the image viewer. X To scan a stack of pages 1 Place a stack of pages in your scanner.
Figure 1. Single Image View Figure 2. Thumbnail View In the viewer, you see each document associated with the active batch. You can drag and drop images from one position to another. When you drag and drop a duplex page, both the front and back are moved together. The documents and scanned images are numbered in consecutive order. The numbering sequence is restarted with each new document. If you add, remove, or rearrange documents or images, they are automatically renumbered.
Adjusting Image Quality The predefined scan profiles automatically apply image quality settings that achieve excellent results for most documents without any adjustments required. If you decide to adjust images after scanning, you can use the Page mini toolbar (Figure 3 or Figure 4) to apply the changes. The availability of controls on the Page mini toolbar may vary, according to the view (single image or thumbnail) that is active. You can also switch to the VRS Corrections tab from the Page mini toolbar.
Indexing Kofax Express supports the ability to set up index fields to represent the content of the documents that you scan. Indexing is a two-part process: Configure the index fields before you scan. Click Indexing to enter or verify the index field values after you scan. When you release a batch from Kofax Express, the index data is included in text or xml format.
Releasing Documents Kofax Express can release captured content to a folder that is accessible to your document management or storage system. Kofax Express can also release content to Kofax Capture (using the Kofax Capture XML Import Connector) or to Microsoft SharePoint. You configure the release settings from the Job Setup tab. Then you release the documents by selecting Release Batch from the Home tab, or by pressing Ctrl+R from any tab.
Keyboard Shortcuts This section lists common Kofax Express keyboard shortcuts. A complete list of shortcuts is available from the Keyboard Shortcuts topic in the Help.
Image Viewer Shortcuts To save time while using the image viewer, you can use the following shortcuts: Double-click an image to switch between single image and thumbnail views. Draw a rectangle to zoom in on an image while single image view is active. While single image view is active, click once on an image to fit the page in the viewing area; click again to switch to the previous zoom.
Your Kofax Express Resources This section describes the resources that are available to assist you in using Kofax Express. Online Help Kofax Express Help gives you online product assistance, including step-by-step procedures, a description of the typical task workflow, and details about the user interface. To locate information in the Help, you can use the table of contents, the index, or the full-text search feature.
Release Notes The release notes contain information that is not available in your other product documentation. To view the release notes, go to the Support pages on the Kofax Web site at www.kofax.com and select Online Documentation. Kofax Technical Support The Kofax Express technical support Web pages are available from the Kofax Web site at www.kofax.com.
