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Sharpdesk
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User’s Guide
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Sharpdesk User’s Guide
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Chapter 1
Introduction
Welcome to Sharpdesk! This software offers you a complete, easy-to-use solution for organizing
and working with your paper and electronic documents and images. Once a document has been
saved to your PC, you can use Sharpdesk to organize it, view it, and then print it or e-mail it.
Sharpdesk integrates the tools you need.
and working with your paper and electronic documents and images. Once a document has been
saved to your PC, you can use Sharpdesk to organize it, view it, and then print it or e-mail it.
Sharpdesk integrates the tools you need.
This User’s Guide describes the standard features of Sharpdesk. Sharpdesk also works with other
Sharp products that might add new capabilities to Sharpdesk that are not included in this Guide.
The details of these new capabilities are described in the literature that comes with the Sharp
product that “links in” to Sharpdesk.
Sharp products that might add new capabilities to Sharpdesk that are not included in this Guide.
The details of these new capabilities are described in the literature that comes with the Sharp
product that “links in” to Sharpdesk.
Sharpdesk User’s Guide
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Overview
Working with Sharpdesk, you can:
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Scan Images and Documents
Sharpdesk works with your scanner to let you read paper
documents into your PC using all of the scanning controls and options provided with your
TWAIN scanner or Sharp copier with AR-NS1 option. Sharpdesk provides you with both
“simple” scanning options as well as “advanced” options, giving you full control over scanning
preferences.
TWAIN scanner or Sharp copier with AR-NS1 option. Sharpdesk provides you with both
“simple” scanning options as well as “advanced” options, giving you full control over scanning
preferences.
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Convert Images to Text
Text images scanned into Sharpdesk can be converted into editable
text for use with common word processors. Sharpdesk uses an advanced Optical Character
Recognition (OCR) engine that even preserves your document layouts. You can also convert an
image containing text into a word processing format by simply dragging it from any folder onto
the Sharpdesk Output Zone.
Recognition (OCR) engine that even preserves your document layouts. You can also convert an
image containing text into a word processing format by simply dragging it from any folder onto
the Sharpdesk Output Zone.
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View Your Images
Using Sharpdesk Viewer, viewing your stored images, scanned images,
and digital camera images is quick and easy.
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Distribute Your Documents
Distribute documents by e-mail or print a hard copy as easily as
dragging a file onto an icon on the Sharpdesk Output Zone.
System Requirements
To successfully install and use Sharpdesk, your system must meet the following minimum
requirements:
requirements:
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An Intel processor-based PC, Pentium
100 MHz or greater (Pentium MMX 200 MHz or
better recommended)
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Microsoft Windows 95/98
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Microsoft Windows NT
®
4.0 with Service Pack 4 or later
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Internet Explorer 4.01 or later. Sharpdesk will install a minimal version of Internet Explorer 5
if this requirement is not available on your system.
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Installed TCP/IP network
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At least 32 megabytes (MB) of RAM. (64 MB or more recommended. Performance is
enhanced with additional memory)
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At least 80 MB of available hard disk space
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SVGA monitor, 800 x 600 resolution, 256 colors (True Color recommended)
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An Internet connection to access Sharp Internet product support sites.
