The Problem with PaperPort
May 18th 2007 05:12
The trouble with PaperPort, the system our office uses for turning scanned documents into files usable in Docushare, is that while it's downloading the scanned document onto the screen, you can't do anything else on the computer. When I first struck this problem I had another job away from the computer that I could do, but on subsequent occasions, apart from keeping on scanning while PP is downloading, which means more downloading to sit through eventually, there's nothing else I can do except sit and think.
And PP is quite temperamental. Upset it, and it's likely only to download half the document, meaning you then have to go back and scan part of the original load of papers all over again.
I should explain that the documents I'm scanning aren't just single or double sheets; they're batches of timesheets, which can amount to 40 to 80 pages at a time. I discovered, at least, that when you're duplicating a document,
which I sometimes have to do to match up two or three sections into one, that I can work elsewhere on the computer. But otherwise waiting for batches to download is as stimulating as watching clouds roll by but not so relaxing.
The photo comes from a site called stardancer.org. The photo in its original size is awe-inspiring.
And PP is quite temperamental. Upset it, and it's likely only to download half the document, meaning you then have to go back and scan part of the original load of papers all over again.
I should explain that the documents I'm scanning aren't just single or double sheets; they're batches of timesheets, which can amount to 40 to 80 pages at a time. I discovered, at least, that when you're duplicating a document,
The photo comes from a site called stardancer.org. The photo in its original size is awe-inspiring.
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