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Readiris
Congratulations on acquiring Readiris!
With Readiris you can convert your image files and digital camera images into PDF and Text documents, share them via e-mail, transfer them to other apps for further text processing and store them in the Cloud with Google Drive, box, Dropbox and other Cloud applications.
How does it work?
When you import your images into Readiris, the app recognizes every text zone, graphic and table and locates them on the page. Then, you can select which zones you want to include in the new document you are about to create and export. You can either create a single page document or combine multiple images and export them as a single document. That's up to you.
Getting to know the Readiris interface
The empty Readiris interface consists of a menu bar with the following icons:
This is the Settings menu. Here you can select the document language and the analysis options.
This menu either deletes all pages or the selected page.
This is the default document name. Tap it to modify it.
This is the Print menu. Here you can select the print options.
This is the Export menu. Here you can select the output format and the destination.
Tap the help icon at any time to access the contextual help.
Tap this icon to import images into Readiris.
How do you process images with Readiris?
Step 1: Select the settings
Tap Select the Language of your document.
Step 2: Import images or PDF documents
There are several ways to import images in Readiris:
From your Photos Take a picture with the iPad's camera Import images that have been copied to the Clipboard Import entire PDF files Import images from your Cloud accounts (Dropbox, box and Google Drive.) Import images from an I.R.I.S. scanner
Importing images from your Photos
Tap Tap From Photos. Select the Album or Camera Roll from which you want to import images. Then select the image.
Take a picture with the iPad's camera
Tap Tap Take a picture and then take the picture. Then tap Use Photo.
Tip: documents photographed with the iPad 2's digital camera do not produce satisfactory recognition results. Instead, try scanning your documents with an I.R.I.S. mobile scanner. To import images scanned with an I.R.I.S. scanner, first consult the corresponding topic. Also visit our web site to learn more about our handy mobile scanners: www.irislink.com.
Importing images copied to the Clipboard
Tap an image and copy it to the Clipboard.
In Readiris, tap Select From Clipboard to select the image.
Importing PDF documents
Open a PDF file in a PDF files managing app (such as iDisk or Dropbox) Tap the Open in or Send to icon, and select Readiris as export app. The pages will be imported one after the other in Readiris.
Importing from the Cloud
Tap Select one of the Cloud applications shown in the menu. Then tap Sign in.
Note: if you already signed in to one or more Cloud accounts, only those accounts are available.
Enter your credentials and tap Sign in. Authorize Readiris to access your Cloud account. Select the file you want to open.
Importing from an I.R.I.S. scanner
Activate the Wi-Fi function on your I.R.I.S. scanner. If necessary, see the documentation that came with the scanner.
Go to your iPad Settings > Wi-Fi and select the network corresponding to your scanner. It might take a few moments for the connection to be established.
When the connection is established, return to Readiris and tap . Your I.R.I.S. scanner is now listed as source.
Select it and then select the image you want to open.
Tip: for more information see the separate topic: Import images from an I.R.I.S. scanner.
Step 3: Modify your documents
Perspective Correction
When you open an image from Photos or when you have taken a picture, Readiris automatically searches for the paper sheet borders. If no borders are found:
Tap Cancel and move the borders and corners to the required position. The content within the frame will be processed.
Or tap OK for Readiris to do a more in-depth search on the perspective correction to apply.
When you are done, tap . Now indicate the content type of the image.
Tip: tap in Image Preview for more information about the perspective correction.
Document Modification
Your image now opens in Single page view. Here you can modify the recognition zones: you can select and exclude multiple zones for export, copy zones to the Clipboard and modify the type and the size of zones.
Tip: tap in Single page view for more information about the modification possibilities.
Tap to switch to Multipage view. Here you can rearrange the order of the pages: tap and hold a page to be able to move it.
Step 4: Export your documents
Tap . Now select the output format, content and destination. Then tap the destination of your choice to do the actual export.
Tip: tap when in the Export menu for more information.
See also: Image Preview, Multipage View, Single Page View, Settings, Export, Print and Import images from an I.R.I.S. scanner for additional info.
Image Preview
When you import an image from Photos or a picture you took with the Camera, Readiris opens an Image Preview. Here you can correct the perspective distortion of the photo and crop it if necessary.
Note: obtaining the right perspective correction is essential to produce good recognition results. Readiris automatically searches for the page borders to determine which perspective correction to apply.
If no page borders are found: tap Cancel in the pop-up dialog to switch to manual perspective correction, or tap OK in the dialog for Readiris to do a more in-depth search on the perspective correction to apply.
Manual Perspective Correction
Tap the corner circles and drag them to a new position in order to align the frame with the page borders.
The horizontal borders can be moved vertically. The vertical borders can be moved horizontally.
Automatic Perspective Correction
If you want Readiris to automatically determine the perspective, tap . Now you can no longer move the borders or corners.
Cropping
Tap (1). Drag the borders to the required position.
The area between the inner lines will be included in the processing.
To keep the entire image, tap (2).
When you are done previewing the image, tap to continue. You are now asked to indicate the content type. It is important to indicate the right type in order to obtain a correct resolution.
See also: Welcome to Readiris, Multipage View, Single Page View, Settings, Export, Print and Import images from an I.R.I.S. scanner for additional info.
Multipage view
In Multipage view you can add pages to your document by tapping .
Then select the source from which you want to import images. The imported pages are displayed as thumbnails.
Tip: you can use the Open in/Send to option in other applications to send pages directly to Readiris.
Tip: documents photographed with the iPad 2's digital camera do not produce satisfactory recognition results. Instead, try scanning your documents with an I.R.I.S. mobile scanner. To import images scanned with an I.R.I.S. scanner, first consult the corresponding topic. Also visit our web site to learn more about our handy mobile scanners: www.irislink.com.
Arranging pages inside a document
The pages inside a document can be rearranged.
Tap and hold the page you want to move until a bar appears. This bar indicates the drop position to which you will move the page. Now drag the page to the desired position.
Deleting pages
To delete the selected page or all pages, tap and choose the preferred option.
Zooming in and out
Pinch a page to zoom out, in case there are many pages and you want to have them all displayed.
Or zoom in to enlarge small page thumbnails.
To switch to a full page view, double-tap a page. That page will be displayed in single page view and can now be modified.
Renaming documents
Readiris uses the first few words of the first page as document name.
To change the name, tap the name in the title bar. Then type in the new name using they keyboard.
Note: when you export your document to any of the Cloud systems, you will be asked to confirm the document name. It is still possible to change the name at that stage.
See also: Welcome to Readiris, Image Preview, Single Page View, Settings, Export, Print and Import images from an I.R.I.S. scanner for additional info.
Single Page View
In Single Page View you can modify the page analysis and determine which parts of the page you want to export.
Rotating the page
Tap in case you want to rotate the page.
Applying the perspective correction
Tap to start a new perspective correction.
If no page borders are found, tap Cancel in the pop-up dialog to switch to manual perspective correction, or tap OK in the dialog for Readiris to do a more in-depth search on the perspective correction to apply.
Manual Perspective Correction
Tap the corner circles and drag them to a new position in order to align the frame with the page borders.
The horizontal borders can be moved vertically. The vertical borders can be moved horizontally.
Automatic Perspective Correction
If you want Readiris to automatically determine the perspective, tap . Now you can no longer move the borders or corners.
Cropping
Tap . Drag the borders to the required position.
The area between the inner lines will be included in the processing.
When you are done, click OK to continue.
Editing zones
By default, Readiris analyzes any page you import and splits it up in different zones: text, graphics and tables.
Note: in case you have deactivated the option Auto-analyze image in the Settings menu , then your images are not split up in zones.
The zone types and sizes can be changed manually: tap and hold the zone you want to edit until the following toolbar appears.
Tap Copy to copy the text from a selected zone to the Clipboard. The text will be extracted from the zone, recognized and sent to the Clipboard.
Tap Delete to delete the zone. The zone will be excluded from the recognition. Tap Resize to change the size of the zone.
A dotted line appears at the top of the zone. The dotted line indicates which side of the zone you can extend. Tap inside the zone to move the dotted line to another side of the zone.
To do the actual resize, tap the zone so that the dotted line becomes a full line. Then drag the line to the desired position.
Tap Set as Graphics to change the zone type to graphics.
Note: you can merge multiple zones of the same type by extending the border of one zone until it overlaps a border of the other zone. This way you can also create polygonal zones instead of only rectangular ones.
Tap Photos to export the image from a selected graphics zone to the Photos library. The image will be added to the Camera Roll or to the Saved Photos album.
Selecting multiple zones
Tap with 1 finger in the first zone and then tap with 2 fingers in every additional zone you want to select.
Readiris remembers the order in which you selected the zones and maintains it during the export.
To deselect a zone, just tap outside of the selected text.
Result: this feature allows you to extract and export fragments from your page. This way, you can create new documents which contain only the sections that are of interest to you.
Re-analyzing the page
In case you want to undo any manual changes you made, tap . This feature analyzes the page again and restores the original page splitting.
Printing
Tap to access the Print menu.
Tap in the Print menu for more information.
Exporting zones
Tap to select the Export settings and export the selected zones to the destination of your choice.
Tap in the Export menu for more information.
Returning to Multipage view
Tap to return to Multipage view.
Or pinch the page until Multipage view reappears.
See also: Welcome to Readiris, Image Preview, Multipage View, Settings, Export, Print and Import images from an I.R.I.S. scanner for additional info.
Settings
Image Analysis
Language
Readiris recognizes the text in your images and allows you to export it.
In order to do that, you need to select the correct document language from the list. Readiris supports 122 languages.
Tip: If you export documents without having selected the right language it will lead to bad recognition results.
Auto-analyze image
This option splits up your images in different zones and also autorotates the image if necessary.
Readiris uses 3 zone types: text, graphics and tables. Each zone has its own color: text zones are orange, graphics are blue and table zones are purple.
These zones can be modified manually. Tap in Single page view for more information.
Main zones only
This option detects and automatically removes border zones or small zones that do not contain any text, graphics or tables.
This feature is particularly interesting when you have badly scanned pages.
Image Import
Open added pages
This option displays any page you add in Single Page View, instead of displaying its thumbnail in Multipage View. This way, you can proceed directly to editing the page, instead of having to open it first.
Troubleshooting tip
Note that you can restore the Readiris settings to the factory default settings. In case Readiris crashes for instance.
Go to the Settings app of your iPad.
Then set the option Reset factory default at next start to ON.
See also: Welcome to Readiris, Image Preview, Multipage View, Single Page View, Export, Print and Import images from an I.R.I.S. scanner for additional info.
Export
Format
Select the required output format from the Format list.
Readiris can convert your images into:
PDF Image-Text
This option generates searchable PDF files. They contain both the recognized text and the original image.
PDF Text
These PDF files contain the recognized text. The graphic zones are included as images.
Docx full layout
These docx files recreate the layout of the original documents, keep the text style and graphics etc. This format is suited for word processor apps.
Docx simplified layout
These docx files contain the recognized text and keep the text style and graphics etc. This format is also suited for word processor apps.
Text
Text documents contain only plain text. This format is most useful for note taking apps.
Content
You can choose to export all the pages of your document, only the selected page or only the selected zones.
Note: The option Selected zones is only available when you selected Docx or Text as output format, and when one or more zones are selected on the page, of course.
The documents you processed with Readiris are stored as applications documents on the iPad. To retrieve them, tap Processed Documents. To export them to another destination, select a document and tap . To delete a document, tap Edit in the bottom left corner. Then select the document and tap Delete.
Destination
You can export documents via e-mail and to a number of Cloud apps. Note however that an internet connection is required for e-mail and Cloud storage destinations.
The Cloud applications that are supported by default in Readiris are Google Drive, box and Dropbox. These apps do not need to be installed on your iPad to export documents to.
You can also export documents to other Cloud apps that are not mentioned in the Destination list. You can do so via the Open In option. In that case, the apps - such as Evernote for instance - must be installed on your iPad.
Tap e-mail to open a new mail message and send your document as attachment.
Open in another application
Tap Open in another application. Based on the Format you selected Readiris proposes a list of apps that can open your
document. Select the app of your choice from the list.
You can for instance open your documents in Cloud applications such as Evernote.
Google Drive
Tap Sign in next to the Google Drive icon to sign in. o Enter your gmail account as User Name. o Then enter your password and tap Sign in. o Allow Readiris to access your account.
Tap to select the folder you want to send your documents to. Return to Export and tap the Google Drive icon to export your document.
box
Tap Sign in next to the box icon to sign in. o Enter you User Name. For instance john.smith o Then enter your password and tap Sign in. o Allow Readiris to access your account.
Tap to select the folder you want to send your document to. Return to Export and tap the box icon to export your document.
Dropbox
Tap Sign in next to the Dropbox icon to sign in. If the Dropbox app is installed on the iPad, your credentials are retrieved from the
app and you don't need to enter them manually. If it is not installed enter your credentials:
o Enter your e-mail account. o Then enter your password and tap Sign in. o Allow Readiris to access your account.
Tap to select the folder you want to send your document to. Return to Export and tap the Dropbox icon to export your document.
See also: Welcome to Readiris, Image Preview, Multipage View, Single Page View, Settings, Print, and Import images from an I.R.I.S. scanner for additional info.
Content
Select the content you want to print:
All Pages prints all pages you have open in Readiris. Selected Page prints the currently selected page. Selected Zones prints only the zones you have selected on the current page.
Print Quality
Select the print quality:
Original Content in Image Quality prints the original image. All Zones in Image Quality prints only the recognition zones. Text or images that are
not part of a recognition zone will not be printed. All Zones with Enhanced Text prints only the recognition zones. The text is displayed
exactly how it was recognized. Any OCR mistakes Readiris might have made will be visible in the print.
Printer
Tap AirPrint to connect to an AirPrint printer. AirPrint is an Apple technology that allows you to print without the need to download or install drivers. For more information about AirPrint tap here.
Tap Canon Mobile Printing to print via the free Canon Mobile Printing app. For more information about Canon Mobile Printing tap here.
See also: Welcome to Readiris, Image Preview, Multipage View, Single Page View, Settings, Export and Import images from an I.R.I.S. scanner for additional info.
Import images from an I.R.I.S. scanner
In Readiris you can also import images directly from I.R.I.S. Wi-Fi scanners. You can also import images from I.R.I.S. scanners without a Wi-Fi feature but this requires a few extra steps. How to do so is explained below.
IRIScan Anywhere Wifi and IRIScan Pro 3 Wifi
Activate the Wi-Fi function on your I.R.I.S. scanner. If necessary, see the documentation that came with the scanner.
Go to your iPad Settings > Wi-Fi and select the network corresponding to your scanner. It might take a few moments for the connection to be established.
When the connection is established, return to Readiris and tap . Your I.R.I.S. scanner is now listed as source.
Select it and then select the image you want to open.
IRIScan Anywhere 2 and higher
Preliminary requirements:
A microSD card is required to store your scanned images. An iPad Camera Connection Kit is required to connect the microSD card to your
iPad.
Attention: do not try to connect the IRIScan Anywhere to your iPad by means of a USB cable. This type of connection is not supported by iPad since the IRIScan Anywhere automatically tries to charge its battery via USB connection.
To import images:
Insert a microSD card into the card slot of your IRIScan Anywhere.
Note: make sure the microSD card is the only external memory device. Unplug any USB flash devices from your scanner if necessary.
Scan your documents. The scanned images are stored on the microSD card. Remove the microSD card from the card slot and insert it in the Camera Connection
Kit. Plug the Camera Connection Kit in your iPad. Import your images to the Photos library.
From there you can import images into Readiris. See Step 2 in the section Welcome to Readiris.
Tip: if your iPad doesn't find any images on the microSD card, then the scanner's firmware needs to be updated. To learn how to update it, consult the corresponding section of the FAQ page: "Is it possible to have the scanned images saved to a DCIM folder?".
IRIScan Book 2 and higher*
Preliminary requirement:
An iPad Camera Connection Kit is required to connect the microSD card to your iPad.
Attention:
Do not try to connect the IRIScan Book to your iPad by means of a USB cable. This type of connection is not supported by iPad since the IRIScan Book automatically tries to charge its battery via usb connection.
Do not try to transfer documents from IRIScan Book 2 Executive via Bluetooth. This function is not supported.
To import images:
Insert the microSD card delivered with your IRIScan Book into the card slot of your scanner.
Scan your documents. The scanned images are stored on the microSD card. Remove the microSD card from the card slot and insert it in the Camera Connection
Kit. Plug the Camera Connection Kit in your iPad. Import your images to your Photos library.
From there you can import images into Readiris. See Step 2 in the section Welcome to Readiris.
*Note: it is not possible to connect Readiris to the IRIScan Book Executive 3 via Wi-Fi.
See also: Welcome to Readiris, Image Preview, Multipage View, Single Page View, Settings Export and Print for additional info.
