Overview of the Software Related to the ScanSnap
This section gives an overview of each bundled software and their functions. You can edit, manage, and arrange the scanned image by using the following software:
- ScanSnap Manager
- This scanner driver is required to scan documents with the ScanSnap. Scanned images can be saved as PDF or JPEG files to a computer.
You need to have ScanSnap Connect Application installed on your mobile device to save PDF or JPEG files to your mobile device.
You can download ScanSnap Connect Application for your mobile device from its application market.
- ScanSnap Home
- You can manage a scanned image together with meta information (such as character strings that are recognized by the text recognition function and the date when you scan a document) as a content data record by selecting this application from ScanSnap Manager after scanning documents with the ScanSnap.
Also, files other than the images created by scanning documents with the ScanSnap can be imported into ScanSnap Home as the content data records.
Download ScanSnap Home from here, and then install it.
- ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap
- This application can perform text recognition on the scanned images using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to convert the image data to Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files that can be edited.
- ScanSnap Online Update
- This application checks whether the latest updates or software programs are available on the download server. When the latest updates or software programs are available, you can automatically apply updates or download and install the software programs manually.
- Kofax Power PDF Standard for Mac, Nuance Power PDF Standard for Mac, or Nuance PDF Converter for Mac
- This is a application for creating, editing, managing, and utilizing PDF format electronic documents. Available for iX1600/iX1500/iX500/SV600.
For details about the installation and activation methods of Kofax Power PDF Standard for Mac, Nuance Power PDF Standard for Mac, or Nuance PDF Converter for Mac, refer to the following:
How to Install PDF Editing Software
https://www.pfu.ricoh.com/imaging/downloads/manual/install/en