Managing Business Cards in ScanSnap Home

The contact information on business cards are extracted automatically so that you can start up an e-mail program or you can view the map information with just one click.

Overview Image

Overview Image

This section explains how to scan business cards and display the scanned images in ScanSnap Home.

  1. Prepare documents to be scanned with the ScanSnap.
Prepare business cards that you want to manage in ScanSnap Home.

Open the ADF paper chute (cover) fully so that the [Scan] button lights up in blue. When the ADF paper chute (cover) is opened, the extension will rise automatically.

Turning the ScanSnap on

Opening the ADF Paper Chute (Cover) Opening the ADF Paper Chute (Cover) Opening the ADF Paper Chute (Cover) Opening the ADF Paper Chute (Cover)

Opening the Feed Guide Opening the Feed Guide

Pressing the Button

    Click the [Scan] button at the top of the Main Window of ScanSnap Home to display the Scan Window.
If the main window is not already displayed, refer to To Display the Main Window.

If the main window is not already displayed, click the [ScanSnap Home] icon in the application list that appears when you click Launchpad in the Dock.

  • Click to display the [Add new profile] Window.
  • Select [Business Cards] from the template list.

    By default, the images created from the document that you scanned are saved in the [Business Cards] folder. If you change the save destination for scanned images to a new save destination, specify the new save destination in [Save to] under [Managing options]. If necessary, change other scan settings.

    By default, the images created from the document that you scanned are saved in the [ScanSnap Home] folder. If you change the save destination for scanned images to a new save destination, specify the new save destination in [Save to] under [Managing options]. If necessary, change other scan settings.

    Pulling Out the Extension

    Pulling Out the Extension

    Pulling the Stacker towards You

    Opening the Stacker

    Pulling Out the Extension

    Load a document face-down and head-first with the back facing you (when there are multiple documents, load them together). Adjust the number of documents so that they do not go beyond within the side guides when they are loaded. Load a document face-down and head-first with the back facing you (when there are multiple documents, load them together). Adjust the number of documents so that they do not go beyond the reference marks and are kept within the side guides when they are loaded.

    Load Business Cards

    Load Business Cards

    Load Business Cards

    Load Business Cards

    Hold each side guide in the middle to adjust them. Otherwise, the document may be fed skewed during scanning

    Adjusting the Side Guides

    Adjusting the Side Guides

    Adjusting the Side Guides

    Adjusting the Side Guides

    Make sure that the document is fed into the ScanSnap and is held firmly.

    Insert a Business Card

    To continue scanning, insert the next document to be scanned. When the document is inserted, scanning starts automatically. To finish scanning, click the [Finish Scanning] button or press the [Scan] button on the ScanSnap.

    Make sure that the document is fed into the ScanSnap and is held firmly.

    Insert a Business Card

    Insert a Business Card

    To continue scanning, insert the next document to be scanned. When the document is inserted, scanning starts automatically.

    Place Business Cards

    To continue scanning, place the next document to be scanned and press the [Scan] button. Select [Crop and save flat document images as-is] and then click the [Save this image] button. Select [Flat] and then click the [Save this image] button.