You can convert them by adding a profile (scan settings) for the conversion.
[Preparation]
- Install ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap on your computer.
*ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap can be downloaded on the ScanSnap download webpage. The serial number of the ScanSnap is required for the download.
- Install Microsoft Office (desktop app) on your computer.
*If Microsoft Office (Store app) is installed, switch to the desktop app.
Adding and configuring a profile in the [Add new profile] window
[Windows]
- Click Windows [Start] menu --> [ScanSnap] --> [ScanSnap Home].
The main window of ScanSnap Home appears.
- Click the [Scan] button in the top left corner of the window.
The [ScanSnap Home - Scan] window appears.
- Click the [Add new profile] button in the top right corner of the window.
The [Add new profile] window is displayed.
- Select a profile from the Business category on the left.
*[Save documents] from the Business category is used as an example in this step.
- Change the profile name to a recognizable name such as "Convert to a Word file".
- Select [ABBYY Scan to Word] from the [Send to] drop-down list in [Application] on the right.
- In the message stating "Change the associated application.", click the [Yes] button.
- Click the [Add] button in the lower-right.
- The [Convert to a Word file] profile is added to the [ScanSnap Home - Scan] window.
This completes the configuration procedure.
- Upon selecting the [Convert to a Word file] profile in the [ScanSnap Home - Scan] window and clicking the [Scan] button, ABBYY FineReader starts up and converts scanned data to a Word file.
[macOS]
- Click Finder in the Dock.
The Finder window appears.
- Click the [ScanSnap Home] icon in the list of applications to start up ScanSnap Home.
The main window of ScanSnap Home appears.
- Click the [Scan] button in the top left corner of the window.
The [ScanSnap Home - Scan] window appears.
- Click the [Add new profile] button in the top right corner of the window.
The [Add new profile] window is displayed.
- Select a profile from the Business category on the left.
*[Save documents] from the Business category is used as an example in this step.
- Change the profile name to a recognizable name such as "Convert to a Word file".
- Select [ABBYY Scan to Word] from the [Send to] drop-down list in [Application] on the right.
- Click the [Add] button in the lower-right.
- The [Convert to a Word file] profile is added to the [ScanSnap Home - Scan] window.
This completes the configuration procedure.
- Upon selecting the [Convert to a Word file] profile in the [ScanSnap Home - Scan] window and clicking the [Scan] button, ABBYY FineReader starts up and converts scanned data to a Word file.
[Reference]
- ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap is an application used exclusively with the ScanSnap.
It can be used to perform text recognition of text information in an image in a PDF format of a document scanned with the ScanSnap, and convert the image to a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file. - The OCR function of ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap has the following features.
Check the contents in an image to be converted before converting the image.
[Features] The Parameters That Cannot Be Reproduced as They Are in the Original Document The following parameters may not be reproduced as they are in the original document. Check the converted files with Word and edit them if necessary.
Documents and characters that may not be recognized correctly
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