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3 Hot Tips For Efficient Scanning
The Document Scanner is a popular device that businesses are using as a tool to digitise their workplace. However, there are some capabilities that are often not utilized or being misused. In this article, we’d like to share with you 3 simple tips you can try right away to get the most out of your Document Scanner.
Tip 1: Scan straight to the cloud!
The majority of small businesses are now using cloud storage or sharing apps as it’s an inexpensive way to store, share and collaborate. The Office365 suite is a good example of this collaboration where all your word processing, project work and spreadsheets can be accessed from one platform.
We’ve discovered that a lot of business users haven’t quite got into the routine of connecting their offline paper-based workflows with their online collaborative tools yet – this process is a little clunky, requiring a lot of dragging and dropping of pdf files.
Coincidentally, there are two quick ways you can scan directly into your cloud storage from your scanner removing the clunkiness out of your process:
1. Set your local cloud storage folder as the scan destination, your scanned documents will sync automatically to your cloud storage as soon as it is scanned
2. Scan directly to cloud on the Document Scanner. On Brother devices, this is called Web Connect. Simply register your OneDrive, Dropbox or Google Drive account and upload documents directly from your Document Scanner.
Tip 2: Does your document look a bit skewed?
You might be surprised to learn that re-scanning professional documents because they are skewed is one of the most common tasks when it comes to scanning – we’ve all seen a PDF document that’s not quite straight and you need to tilt your head slightly to read the document, right?! Business users waste ample amounts of time scanning and rescanning documents until they are straight and they often mistake this to be an issue with the machine. The common cause is that paper guides have not been set correctly – however, there is a more intelligent fix so you don’t have to fiddle with around with paper guides.
There is a handy setting you can use generally called Auto-Deskew, when the document is being scanned it will automatically straighten up your documents for you.
Tip 3: Remove staples and paper clips before you scan!
You might be surprised to find that scanners generally don’t break or malfunction on their own compared to almost all other office equipment- it has proven over time to be a robust and reliable technology. The only time when a document scanner requires fixing is due to wear and tear or user error.
According to the Technical Support team at Brother Australia, the most common user error which leads to a malfunction is caused by a paper clip or staple attached to a stack of documents, which is then fed through the document feeder. This will permanently scratch or crack the scanner glass; the result of this damage is a thick vertical black line on all of your documents from that point forward.
So, before you scan a stack of documents, make sure you do a quick check to see if any paperclips or staples are attached and remove them before you the documents go through the machine. Easy to do, but hard to remember.
We hope these quick and easy tips will help you with your scanning, if you need further assistance with your scanner or would like some help with digitising your work, contact your managed services provider.
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