Office PDF Document Indexing
SimpleIndex uses the existing text of Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and PDF files to extract data using RegEx patterns and database keyword matching. Scanned PDF files are converted to text with OCR. Automatically assign metadata and upload to any document management system.
Features
Monday, 14 November 2022
SimpleIndex is the perfect solution for small business and departments looking to manage their files from a single interface, developers who don’t want to reinvent the wheel and large companies with many locations looking to decentralize their scanning. SimpleIndex organizes scanned images and electronic documents into a single document management database your employees can access
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Take control of Sales Tax exemption forms
Monday, 14 November 2022
Automatically fill and file sales tax forms Ben Franklin once noted, “…nothing is certain except death and taxes.” In the case of state sales taxes, they may be unavoidable, but managing your customers’ sales tax exemption forms and making sure you’ve sent current exemption certificates to your vendors doesn’t have to feel like a terminal
Document Classification
Monday, 14 November 2022
An essential first step to processing mixed batches with many types of documents is classification. Document Classification methods quickly sort documents by type using key content and layout attributes to identify them. The most popular document classification systems are advanced AI-based machine learning algorithms that automatically learn how to classify documents based on samples and
Exclude Index Field from Index Log
Tuesday, 29 December 2020
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Index & Batch Logging reference. Many times when outputting a Log file via CSV, XML, TXT, etc. there will be index fields that are required in the Job Configuration, but not desired to be output in the Index Log. In those cases those fields can be excluded from the Index
Change the Font Size of Index Fields
Thursday, 03 December 2020
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Index Fields reference. Index fields have a default 8 point font size, but this can be changed if required for visibility. You can change this by editing a registry file in the Registry Editor and set any font size you would like. To make this change follow these instructions
Large Documents (>500 pages) are Slow to Process
Thursday, 06 February 2020
When working with PDF image files containing a high number of pages (typically in excess of 500, but can vary by file and PC running the job) SimpleIndex may run into performance issues as it attempts to hold all of those pages in memory and perform the requested operations (full-text OCR in particular can tax
How to activate SimpleView?
Wednesday, 04 September 2019
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete SimpleView Application reference. Activation Instructions SimpleView Option A – New SimpleIndex Installation: If you are installing SimpleView on the Windows computer for the first time first download SimpleIndex from the SimpleIndex Demo Installation Link.Once the SimpleIndex software has been downloaded install the software from the downloaded installation file. During the
How to activate any Add-on or Upgrade to SimpleIndex?
Friday, 30 August 2019
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Licensing & Activation reference. SimpleIndex Add-on Option A – New SimpleIndex Installation: If you are installing SimpleIndex on the Windows computer for the first time first download SimpleIndex from the SimpleIndex Download Page. Once the SimpleIndex software has been downloaded install the software from the downloaded installation file. During the
What is Document Imaging?
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Document Imaging was the more commonly used term in the early days of document scanning and OCR and refers to any system used to replicate documents used in business. It evolved from the microfilm days where it was referred to as Document Image Management. Document Imaging allows for the scanning of paper documents, as well
Skip to Blank Index on Save Index
Monday, 29 July 2019
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Index & Batch Logging reference. If you would like to have SimpleIndex automatically go to the next page with a blank field and highlight that field when the Save Index button or Enter a change to the XML text of the Job Configuration is needed. This can be useful to
Is SimpleIndex for Windows only? I’m a Mac user.
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Installation reference. Unfortunately SimpleIndex is for Windows only. This is true of most high speed document scanning applications, due to the fact that most document scanners only have Windows drivers. However, SimpleIndex can output to databases and file shares on a Mac server. The fact that it does
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Is it possible to search for and retrieve documents with Windows desktop search?
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Searchable PDF reference. Windows Search works great with SimpleIndex because all index data can be saved to the folder and file names as well as the file properties, and OCR text can be saved to hidden layers in PDF files. Windows Search will read all of these elements
- Published in Database & Retrieval, Export, Office PDF Text Processing
How much do Simple Software products cost?
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Click here for the latest pricing and online ordering information. You can also purchase full service solutions from one of our Authorized Dealers. Click here for a PDF version of the price list and a feature matrix that shows which features are included in each version. All applications are activated online by entering a serial
- Published in Licensing & Installation, LoanStacker, SimpleCoversheet, SimpleExport, SimpleQB, SimpleSend, SimpleView
On what versions of Windows does SimpleIndex run?
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
SimpleIndex will run on Windows 11, 10, 8, Server 2022, Server 2019, Server 2016 and Server 2012 editions. It would not run on Windows ME or NT. SimpleIndex 9.2.50 to 9.0 will run on Windows 7 and Vista SimpleIndex 8.3 and below are compatible with Windows XP, Server 2008, Server 2003 and Windows 2000.
- Published in Licensing & Installation
How do you select what types of files to process?
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Batch Processing Stages reference. You can tell SimpleIndex what types of files it should process and which file types to ignore. This is done by clicking “Job Options” On the “Batch” tab you will find a field labeled “Input file types or mask”. These are the file types
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