So, if I buy this scanner it comes with the organizing software? Will it organize receipts spreadsheet style with totals?
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The scanner comes with software, however, I found the software to be very difficult to understand. I tried calling their support people who couldn't help. He gave me another number and they wanted to charge something like $40 per call. I spent hours trying to make it work but it never did so I sent it all back. My particular issue was most of the receipts that I had to scan were crumpled. So even though the scanner worked very well, the software was not able to pick up the information from the receipt and input that information into usable information in Excel. I believe partly that was due to all of the crumpled areas that the scanner picked up. It would have taken me hours to delete or erase those areas on each receipt so that only usable information was left. Even left with usable information on the receipt, I still couldn't figure out how to get that onto an Excel spreadsheet. If you're a software whiz, you may be able to figure it out without paying for the answer. However, I'm still not sure that it can be done. I hope I didn't confuse the issue even more; that was just my experience.
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I used and enjoyed Neat Receipts for many, many years going from version 1 through 3+ then they came out with the last two versions that are totally worthless. The scanning works fine but the software receipt management is worse than throwing every receipt into a bag. Solution ??Yea very easy For receipts & documents I use the CamScanner app on my iPhone. Works great. For contacts ScanBizCards on iPhone works every time and sends the scanned cards to my computer contact database. Last week needed to review a few hundred documents and copy about 50. CamScanner did the job fater than could have been done with Neat Receipts and I never experienced a scanner jamb. I used and enjoyed Neat Receipts for many, many years going from version 1 through 3+ then they came out with the last two versions that are totally worthless. The scanning works fine but the software receipt management is worse than throwing every receipt into a bag. Solution ??Yea very easy For receipts & documents I use the CamScanner app on my iPhone. Works great. For contacts ScanBizCards on iPhone works every time and sends the scanned cards to my computer contact database. Last week needed to review a few hundred documents and copy about 50. CamScanner did the job fater... » Read More I used and enjoyed Neat Receipts for many, many years going from version 1 through 3+ then they came out with the last two versions that are totally worthless. The scanning works fine but the software receipt management is worse than throwing every receipt into a bag. Solution ??Yea very easy For receipts & documents I use the CamScanner app on my iPhone. Works great. For contacts ScanBizCards on iPhone works every time and sends the scanned cards to my computer contact database. Last week needed to review a few hundred documents and copy about 50. CamScanner did the job fater than could have been done with Neat Receipts and I never experienced a scanner jamb. « Show Less
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I use it to scan receipts. Full page items work best. But the receipts that are 3.5 inch wide work as well you just have to set it up. I use acrobat with a custom page width and the crop it for receipt length.
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It does scan business cards & licenses. No, it does not organize alphabetically, it names files in numerical order and once you empty the memory card the numerical "name" starts over at 1... so you will either have to rename all files or scan them in alphabetically, duplicate file names are a problem as well if you intend to save all files in one folder every time you empty the memory card and start over. This is aggravating but beyond that it's an amazing scanner. I scanned over 10,000 photos in a week without any problems what so ever..
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Hey Wendy, I haven't used a ScanSnap scanner but my understanding is that it is simply a scanner that comes with some OCR software. I believe you can create searchable PDFs out of it. It sounds like you're wanting to create expense reports which is one of the niche features of Neat Receipts. I have one of their older refurbished scanners and the included software will scan receipts and grab the relevant data out them (date, payee, amount, etc.) I only used it a couple times and it seemed to work okay. Eventually, the Neat Receipts software frustrated me so much that I gave up on it and just used their scanner to create PDFs. Neat Receipts may be a better option for you though, but be sure to read the reviews first. NeatReceipts Mobile Scanner and Digital Filing System
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Yes. I do it all the time. Just scanned in an 8 page document last night. That has more to do with software than the hardware and the software that comes with the scanner works well.
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Yes - I scan both receipts and documents on a weekly basis. Just pulled up a couple of Walmart receipts and searched for both text and dollar amounts and it located the information.
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If you had no need for quicken before this, I think you can just scan in your receipts and total them with your adding machine. I find it helpful to name the scans by date and subject, ie: 3.12.12LipitorRX. The program will had the ".jpg at the end.Simple.I love, love, love my snap scan.
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No - if you haven't bought it don't! I bought one several years ago - it worked for about a month. It was glitchy and cumbersome to use. Brother, who makesthe scanner had little/no support.
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Exactly what the (software) is that comes with it I cannot say. I can tell you that it does come with everything you need that makes it a great scanner. I hope this helps.
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I tried Rack2, which came with my scanner, but then I uninstalled it. The bundled Organizer software is pretty straightforward without the hokey Rack2 interface.
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Yes. Very easily. I scan receipts regularly so I can keep a record of them because receipts fade quickly. If you're receipts are on a continuous roll, then you have to break the roll up into letter or legal size lengths which is common sense.
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I did not receive a manual either but there was a small paper with barcodes that would initiate certain functions for the scanner. We purchased 4 of these scanners and they all included the small barcode sheet. The scanner is married to the USB that come with the unit. If you have more than one, label them and don't get them mixed up.
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I dont know to be honest. All I know was that the version I had crashed constantly. To top it off, I was casually informed by their customer service one day that about 2 years worth of saved receipts and documents were gone. No notices, or heads up about this.. just sorry, they are now gone.. I wouldn't buy a ream of paper from this company much less a piece of equipment to scan valuable documents..
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the canon scanners are as good as i have found at pulling through whatever you put in them. the guides do not move far enough inward to hold standard receipts. that said the software does an excellent job at detecting documents that have shifted from an upright position and rotates accordingly.i have to ask, do you intend to feed through high volumes of stacks of paper? if you will only be passing through receipts and cards here and there take a look at the Canon imageFORMULA P-215. it's smaller, cheaper, does as good or better job at receipts, has a special card feeder, and uses the same software. the canon scanners are as good as i have found at pulling through whatever you put in them. the guides do not move far enough inward to hold standard receipts. that said the software does an excellent job at detecting documents that have shifted from an upright position and rotates accordingly.i have to ask, do you intend to feed through high volumes of stacks of paper? if you will only be passing through receipts and cards here and there take a look at the Canon imageFORMULA P-215. it's smaller, cheaper, does as good or better job at receipts, has a special card feeder, and... » Read More the canon scanners are as good as i have found at pulling through whatever you put in them. the guides do not move far enough inward to hold standard receipts. that said the software does an excellent job at detecting documents that have shifted from an upright position and rotates accordingly.i have to ask, do you intend to feed through high volumes of stacks of paper? if you will only be passing through receipts and cards here and there take a look at the Canon imageFORMULA P-215. it's smaller, cheaper, does as good or better job at receipts, has a special card feeder, and uses the same software. « Show Less
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I'm not sure which scanning software you use but it sounds like a setting inside the program rather than the scanner itself. As an accountant and income tax preparer, I use the scanner with 3 different scanning software programs and haven't run into this problem with any of them.
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I have an HP Photosmart 3210xi All-in-one and it handles scanning all of the documents I use with Home Inventory Pro. I also use Nuance PDF COnverter Professional as a software interface to scan in my inventory documents. I didn't see a need to get a separate scanner just to handle receipts. Hope this helps.