Managing Paper Documents by Folder on a Computer with ScanSnap Home

This section explains how to digitize paper documents and manage the data by folder in ScanSnap Home.
  1. Scan a paper document with the ScanSnap.

    For details about how to perform a scan, refer to Scanning Documents.

    • The Quick Menu appears.
      Quick Menu
  2. Click the [Save Documents] icon Save Documents in the Quick Menu.
    • A scanned image together with meta information (such as character strings that were recognized by the text recognition function and the date when you scanned it) of a document that you scanned is saved as a content data record in ScanSnap Home.

      In addition, the main window of ScanSnap Home appears, so that you can check the content data record created from the document that you scanned.

      HINT

      A scanned image together with meta information is referred to as content data record in ScanSnap Home.

  3. Select [ScanSnap Home] under the [PC] folder.
    Main Window of ScanSnap Home
  4. Select [Create new folder] in the menu that appears when you right-click the folder.
    • A new folder is created.
  5. Rename the created folder.
    HINT

    To create multiple folders, repeat steps 3 to 5.

  6. In the list that is displayed when you select [Recent scans], select a content data record and drag and drop it onto the created folder.
    Main Window of ScanSnap Home
    • The content data record is moved to the folder.
HINT

ScanSnap Home has various functions for using saved content data records.

For details, refer to the ScanSnap Home Help.