You scan documents (up to 8.5 x 14 inches on a Mac, or 8.5 x 36 inches on a PC) by simply inserting the sheet, face down, into the slot, adjusting the paper guide, and either pressing the Scan button on the device or clicking a button in the software. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It’s a problem I’ve seen in several products, not just this one, but it’s something Epson needs to fix, since machines are increasingly being equipped with these displays. Character sizes and graphics were unpredictable. I found that on a laptop with an extremely high resolution screen (3200 x 1800) the program did not display well. Each did the job, and for basic scanning, it’s just as easy to stick with the simple UI. The only nuisance was in entering the WiFi password by selecting the characters one at a time on the tiny display fortunately, you only have to go through that once.Įpson’s software offers two interfaces: a simple, point and click version, and one with access to more options. It worked well both wirelessly and via USB. Once I got the software, it was a simple matter of running the installation program and connecting the scanner when prompted. Toronto-based business intelligence company Datazen acquired by Microsoft Corp.Dropbox integrates with Office Online: News tech leaders need to know.Annoying, to say the least! I had to find a system with an optical drive, share the files, and grab them to my laptop from there. The basic software set for PC or Mac is available to be downloaded, however ABBYY and the business card programs are not in that file.
There’s a DVD in the box, with drivers, Epson Document Capture Pro, ABBYY FineReader OCR, Presto! BizCard and Epson Scan software, but since most of today’s portable devices don’t have optical drives, it’s not tremendously useful. Setup was very simple, but has the odd twist. It runs on four AA batteries (it comes with a set), and connects to your machine via USB or WiFi. It even lets you capture documents with your Android or iOS device. Tipping the scales at 515 grams (just over a pound), without batteries, it’s a road-friendly device that will let you store those receipts and other paperwork electronically, either on your computer, or in the cloud. Epson’s WorkForce DS-40 600 dpi portable colour scanner can help.
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