SimpleIndex instantly integrates with any application via the command line to perform front-end scanning and document imports. Documents and data can be output to any database or file format, or directly integrated into a repository via an API.

I have a duplex scanner. How to set up SimpleIndex to scan two sided documents automatically?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Scanning reference. Simplex versus Duplex scanning is a function of your scanner driver. SimpleIndex uses both TWAIN and ISIS drivers. ISIS drivers are faster for high-speed scanners and are preferred. To configure duplex on an ISIS scanner: 1 Select “Use ISIS Driver” from the Scan menu if it is
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Instant Integration With Any Application

SimpleIndex® provides a great alternative to “reinventing the wheel” using a document imaging SDK to implement scanning in your custom application. SimpleIndex uses a command line interface to enable developers to execute customized scanning workflows from another application. This lets you take advantage of SimpleIndex‘s TWAIN/ISIS scanning, zone OCR, barcode recognition and database export features
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Can SimpleIndex integrate with Microsoft SharePoint?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete SharePoint reference. Any document processed with SimpleIndex can be uploaded directly to your SharePoint document library, and any custom columns or metadata tags can be set automatically using the SimpleIndex index field values. Find out more at our SharePoint Document Scanning page. Integrated custom metadata is only supported
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I have a scanner with Virtual ReScan (VRS) that is not scanning properly. How do I solve this issue?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Scanning reference. Any time that you have a scanner with Virtual ReScan (VRS) you must pick Kofax VRS as the scanner instead of the scanner model itself. With VRS you assign the scanner to VRS and then anytime you pick Kofax VRS as the scanner in your scanning
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How can I change from letter to legal size documents?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Scanning reference. This is done through the TWAIN or ISIS settings for your scanner. To access these settings select “Display Scanner Settings” from the “Scan” file menu. Next click the “Run Job” button and before the scanning process starts your scanners TWAIN or ISIS settings dialog box will
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What scanners are compatible with SimpleIndex? How do I find a list?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Scanning reference. SimpleIndex is compatible with any device that has a TWAIN or ISIS driver. This includes virtually all makes and models of scanner, as well as many specialty scanners, digital cameras and other devices. In the few instances when a scanner has a proprietary driver, it can
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How do I automatically delete blank pages from duplex documents?

This is done using the Minimum File Size drop down in the Blank Page Deletion section of the Image Enhancement step of the Job Settings Wizard. This setting uses the image file size in bytes to determine which files are blank pages. In this box you would put the number of bytes for the threshold
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How do I configure SimpleIndex to scan documents?

First make sure that you scanner’s TWAIN and/or ISIS driver (found on the included CD or manufacturer website) is installed and that the scanner shows up in the ‘Printers and Scanners’ section of the ‘Control Panel’ in Windows. On the SimpleIndex Settings Wizard step of the Job Settings Wizard set the Input Type to Scanner
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Ensures All Required Documents are Scanned

Some applications have a set of standard documents that are required to be present in each batch. SimpleIndex has the ability to specify a list of required values for a field then audit each batch at the end to ensure all are present. Any missing pages may be scanned and indexed automatically from this screen
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Remote Document Capture

SimpleIndex is designed around the idea that it is more efficient to have a scanner in every office, making imaging a part of the daily routine instead of a new company division. SimpleIndex makes this possible by greatly reducing the cost and complexity of the capture interface and providing unique features that make it easy
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TWAIN and ISIS Scanning

Scan from any document scanner
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Barcode Scanning Guide

So you want to organize your documents using barcodes? That is an excellent idea! Not only will it improve the speed and accuracy of your document management workflow, but it is easier to set up than it sounds. The guide is written to give you real information instead of marketing, but you can follow the
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SharePoint Document Scanning

SimpleIndex gives you an affordable, automated way to populate custom metadata tags when migrating documents to SharePoint. SimpleIndex uses a variety of methods to extract data, including zone OCR, barcode recognition, mark recognition (OMR) and text pattern matching. The data is assigned to index fields that correspond to the custom columns in your SharePoint document library. The extracted values can be reviewed and
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