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
- The To Import folder is generally easiest, because EagleFiler will
automatically detect new files saved to that folder and import them
into the library.
- With the Files folder, you need to choose Scan for New Files to
make EagleFiler detect the new files. However, there are two
advantages. First, you can save the files into a particular subfolder
if you want, instead of having the new files appear at the top level.
Second, some scanner apps will keep the PDF file open after they’re
done writing to it (which, with the To Import folder, will keep
EagleFiler waiting), and some scanner apps will close the PDF file
after saving a page but before the entire scan has been written
(causing EagleFiler to import it prematurely). Manually using the Scan
for New Files command to tell EagleFiler when to import the new files
will avoid both of these issues.
Configuring Image Capture
If macOS has built-in support for your scanner, you can access it from the
Image Capture application:
- Click on your scanner under Devices or Shared.
- Set the Scan To folder to the To Import folder or the Files
folder in your EagleFiler library.
- 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:
- From the Scan window, click the icon with the pencil at the top right.
- Under Save Destination, click the Browse… button and choose your
EagleFiler library’s To Import folder for the Save to folder.
- 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:
- Open the Settings window for the ScanSnap Manager.
- Select your desired profile or add a new one for scanning to EagleFiler.
- In the Application tab, choose None (Scan To File) for the
application.
- In the Save tab, click the Browse… button and choose your
EagleFiler library’s To Import folder for the Image saving folder.
- 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).
- 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:
- In the Input tab, click the @ button next to Default folder.
- Choose your EagleFiler library’s To Import folder.
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