Ambir ImageScan Pro 820i - Manual (Page 17)

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CHAPTER II. SCANNING
Your scanner needs to be driven by certain type of software program. Since
all documents or images (whether text or pictures) that are acquired from
the scanner are treated by your computer as images, most scanning will
probably be done from an image-editing program where you can view, edit,
save and output the scanned images. An image-editing program has been
bundled for your scanner on the included Setup/Application CD-ROM. It will
allow you to alter and correct any scanned images by using a variety of
filters, tools and effects.
What about scanning text documents and editing them in a word
processor? This is the role of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
OCR software converts the image files that are created from scanning text
documents into text files that can be viewed, edited and saved by word
processors. ABBYY FineReader 9.0, an OCR program, has also been bundled
on the included Setup/Application CD-ROM, and if you wish to use the
scanner in this way you should install this software.
The AmbirScan ADF program seamlessly integrating the operation of your
scanner with your computer and other peripherals, provides a quick and
convenient way to perform various scanning functions. With AmbirScan ADF,
you don't need to adjust settings every time you scan. Simply press any
button on the scanner's front panel or click any scanning menu item of
AmbirScan ADF on the screen. The scanner starts to scan your paper
documents and transfer them to your assigned destination. The destination
can be a printer, your E-mail program, files on your disk drives, an image-
editing program, etc.
This chapter describes three important steps of scanner operation. Read
them thoroughly and follow the instructions to ensure correct use and
optimal scanner performance.
Step 1. Preparing Documents
Step 2. Loading Documents, Loading Business Cards, Loading Plastic Cards
Step 3. Scanning Documents