Stacks are Evernote’s representation of a folder/subfolder or notebook/subnotebook structure. This video shows you how to set up Evernote Stacks and how to use them. View the video below, or click here to watch it on YouTube. If you are able to, I recommend that you watch it with HD turned on. This video on […]
Continue readingSometimes in Evernote, it can be helpful to just bring back all the PDF documents in your account. The command to do that is: resource:application/pdf This video shows how it works. Two things that I neglected to mention: This is a great compliment to the new-ish Evernote[1] feature that allows you to save attachments. Now […]
Continue readingOne thing people worry about when going paperless is having sensitive information on their computer. One solution to this is encryption. This video goes through some of the options for encrypting paperless documents. View the video below, or click here to watch it on YouTube. If you are able to, I recommend that you watch […]
Continue readingIf you have an iPad, iPhone, or an iPod Touch, you already have a way to manage PDF’s and have them with you on the go: iTunes. This video shows how to use iTunes to sync your PDF’s, as well as a hidden automatic import folder that you can use to scan right to iTunes. […]
Continue readingBack in February, I did a video showing how to use ScanSnap Organizer to distribute by keyword. I had a number of people ask me to do another video showing the same thing but for multiple documents, since in the original video I was just processing one piece of paper at a time. Your wish […]
Continue readingHow the heck do you go about choosing a scanner? This little video takes you through what I consider to be the five key criteria: Platform Bundled Software TWAIN Paper Volume Scanner Settings View the video below, or click here to watch it on YouTube. If you are able to, I recommend that you watch […]
Continue readingWhen I am working on a project or have a group of files that I would like to have a comprehensive view of, I like to create a Smart Folder on my Mac. This is particularly useful when you use a consistent, descriptive naming convention for your paperless documents. This video shows you how to […]
Continue readingThere are a number of different ways to scan to Lucion FileCenter, a Windows document management software. This video covers three of them: Using the built-in Scan button Using a Fujitsu ScanSnap Using any device to save to the Inbox View the video below, or click here to watch it on YouTube. If you are […]
Continue readingMaking your PDF documents searchable is great, but sometimes it can slow things down. One way to speed things up is to scan first and then OCR afterwards. This is referred to as “batch OCR”. If you have a ScanSnap and a Mac, you can do this using the ABBYY FineReader software that comes with […]
Continue readingWhen you receive a PDF attachment via email, or view a PDF on the web, what do you do with it? This video shows how you can open and work with almost any type of file with any supporting app on the iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch. View the video below, or click here to […]
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