Software installation, license activation procedures, software licensing and maintenance options.

Language Pack for Standard/Tesseract OCR

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Global Settings Wizard reference. All versions of the SimpleIndex software include OCR with the Standard/Tesseract OCR engine. The SimpleIndex download only includes a limited set of languages with the installation. If the language you would like to OCR with SimpleIndex isn’t one of the languages included then you can download
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What are SimpleIndex Specifications?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Installation reference. SimpleIndex 11 Specifications
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Languages Supported in SimpleSoftware OCR Engines

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Languages reference. SimpleSoftware OCR engines are using two different systems for language support. In the end languages supported by your OCR is based on your version of SimpleIndex installed, any addons (SimpleIndex Server, SimpleCoversheet, and so on) do not add any additional language support. All SimpleSoftware products have Tesseract 3.02
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Start up issues with SimpleIndex

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Licensing & Activation reference. If you have any sort of errors or issues or software crashes or glitches when opening SimpleIndex during the Windows splash screen it is due to a permissions issue with connecting to our licensing files. You can resolve this issue in most cases by one of
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How to activate SimpleQB?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete SimpleQB Installation reference. Activation Instructions SimpleQB Option A – New SimpleQB Installation: If you are installing SimpleQB on the Windows computer for the first time first download SimpleIndex from one of the following SimpleIndex Download Installation links below. SimpleQB Download Link for use with SimpleIndex v9SimpleQB Download Link for use
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How to activate SimpleExport?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete SimpleExport reference. Activation Instructions SimpleExport Option A – New SimpleIndex Installation: If you are installing SimpleExport 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.
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How to activate SimpleView?

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
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How to activate SimpleCoverSheet?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete SimpleCoversheet Features & Licensing reference. SimpleCoversheet Option A – New SimpleIndex Installation: If you are installing SimpleCoversheet 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
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How to activate any Add-on or Upgrade to SimpleIndex?

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
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Workstation Activation in the Concurrent Serial Number Field

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the Licensing & Activation reference. If you are getting really weird activations errors where it says the license has already been activated the client has probably put the Workstation serial code in the Concurrent spot that is in the Wizard. To fix this go to the registry (regedit) here: HLM\Software\Wow6432Node\SimpleIndex\Registration Then delete
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SimpleIndex License Server URL

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Licensing & Activation reference. Many corporate networks block traffic to all websites by default unless they have been specifically granted access. This is especially true in server environments. If you are having licensing issues with SimpleIndex not having access/permission through the internet ​to activate the software online then this access needs
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Is SimpleIndex for Windows only? I’m a Mac user.

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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How much do Simple Software products cost?

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
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I cannot recognize PDF417 or QR Code bar codes. What does “Advanced “Only” mean?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Bar Code Recognition reference. This error applies to versions of SimpleIndex prior to version 7. All current versions of SimpleIndex include 2D barcode recognition. The Barcode and Professional licenses include the faster and more accurate Accusoft bar code recognition engine. In order to enable the Accusoft engine with
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On what versions of Windows does SimpleIndex run?

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.
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How do i setup Simpleindex to use a Database table field as a list file when the table is not the same as the table i am using on the Database Tab.

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Database reference. All you will need to do is put the table and field name you want to pull from in the Dictionary Matching & List Fields Box. It should be formatted just like the example below. Example: Table Name|Field Name
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Is the document Search/Retrieval and View functions available in SimpleIndex or available only with the SimpleSearch add-on module?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete SimpleSearch reference. All of the search functions can be used with any SimpleIndex license. SimpleSearch is only needed to enable searching from other workstations.
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How do I burn a CD or DVD of images from SimpleIndex, and have my users be able to view them? Is that functionality available from a full SimpleIndex license or do I need to buy additional software?

This feature is included in SimpleIndex at no additional cost and is called the Media Wizard. The Media Wizard is located in the "Scan" file menu and is called Media Wizard. It allows you to burn your images, indexes, a database and a free SimpleSearc
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How do I transfer an existing SimpleIndex license to another computer?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Licensing & Activation reference. You can move the license for any Simple Software product from one computer to another using the Transfer License feature. If this is something you do frequently, there are Concurrent License options available that avoid the need to transfer the license each time you
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Do you have sample jobs that I can run?

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Getting Started reference. Yes! When you open SimpleIndex the Getting Started Guide pops up first. Near the bottom of that window you will find a link to several online video demonstrations. You can watch them in our SimpleIndex University section. The SimpleIndex software also includes configurations for sample
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