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3.4.5   Importing From a Scanner

If you use a scanner to digitize paper documents, you can set the scanner software to use the To Import folder or the Files folder as its output folder. Then EagleFiler will automatically import the scans into your library.

Which Folder to Use

Configuring Image Capture

If macOS has built-in support for your scanner, you can access it from the Image Capture application:

  1. Click on your scanner under Devices or Shared.
  2. Set the Scan To folder to the To Import folder or the Files folder in your EagleFiler library.
  3. Click the Scan button.

With newer versions of macOS, you can also scan directly from the File menu in Preview.

Configuring ScanSnap Home

If you’re using a Fujitsu ScanSnap with the newer software:

  1. From the Scan window, click the icon with the pencil at the top right.
  2. Under Save Destination, click the Browse… button and choose your EagleFiler library’s To Import folder for the Save to folder.
  3. Click the Save button.

Note: ScanSnap Home and ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap do not support folders with long paths. You can work around this by storing your EagleFiler library near the top of your home folder. If you need to store it in a deeper location, or in iCloud Drive (which always has a long path), you can redirect the To Import folder using a symlink so that the scanner software sees a folder at a shorter path.

Configuring ScanSnap Manager

If you’re using a Fujitsu ScanSnap with the older software:

  1. Open the Settings window for the ScanSnap Manager.
  2. Select your desired profile or add a new one for scanning to EagleFiler.
  3. In the Application tab, choose None (Scan To File) for the application.
  4. In the Save tab, click the Browse… button and choose your EagleFiler library’s To Import folder for the Image saving folder.
  5. In the File option tab, choose PDF for the File format. Check Convert to Searchable PDF if you would like the ScanSnap software to perform optical character recognition (OCR).
  6. Documents that you scan will now go into your EagleFiler library (whether or not EagleFiler is running at the time).

Configuring VueScan

If you’re using VueScan:

  1. In the Input tab, click the @ button next to Default folder.
  2. Choose your EagleFiler library’s To Import folder.

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