ScanSoft PaperPort 10

by Nuance Communications, Inc.

Product Features

• Scanning and document management application for Microsoft Windows
• Quickly turn paper into digital content; save Web pages as PDF documents
• Create and annotate PDF files; convert static form into fillable electronic form
• Thumbnail management for Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files
• Download photos from digital camera; easily organize, edit, and find images

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000300976
• Item model number: 6809A-G00-10.0
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 1, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,534 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #21 in Software > Business & Office > Document Management > Document Tracking & Inventory
  • #32 in Software > Business & Office > Document Management > Scanning & OCR

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Introducing a revolutionary new way to organize, find, and share all of your paper and digital documents. PaperPort 10--the world's most popular scann ing and document management application for Microsoft Windows--makes it easier than ever to turn paper into digital content, create PDF files, and find all of your information fast. Used by millions, PaperPort is so revolutionary it was recognized as a "Product of the Year" by PC Magazine, and named one of the "Hot test 50 Products" by Smart Computing.

Quickly Scan Paper
Easily scan using any connected or networked scanner, including flatbed, Al l-in-One, and MFP devices, your receipts, bills and checks, paystubs, correspon dence, warranties, photos, tax returns, insurance forms, medical records, mortg age information, and more!

Create and Annotate PDF Files
PDF has been adopted as a universal digital document format that nearly eve ryone can view and print. With PaperPort you can convert any document or photo into a PDF file instantly.

Improve Microsoft Office
The PaperPort visual document desktop gives you thumbnail management for al l of your Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, letting you see the cont ents without opening the application. Move multiple files between folders, atta ch to e-mail, print, and more--all with a single drag and drop!

Fill Out Forms
Never fill out a form by hand again. PaperPort FormTyper instantly converts a static form into a fillable electronic form and creates electronic form fiel ds, letting you fill-in the form using the keyboard, then save, print, or e-mai l the completed form.

Save Web Pages as PDF Files
WebCapture and PDF Create! let you save Web pages as PDF documents--complet e with text, graphics, color, and link information. Ideal for saving electronic copies of Web research, hotel/rental car confirmations, airline boarding passe s, purchase receipts, and more.

Organize and Find Photos
You can download photos directly from your digital camera, see thumbnails r ight on the desktop in all popular formats, enhance them with point-and-click e diting tools, and even add meta-data keywords for All-in-One Search.

Product Description

PaperPort 10 is the perfect solution for your home or small office to turn piles of paper and photos into organized digital PDF files that you can quickly find, use and share. PaperPort provides a unique visual desktop that displays small thumbnails of your documents for effortless browsing to locate information fast. Eliminate frustration looking for paper or digital documents by searching for key words inside your files with the exclusive All-in-One Search. Save time, money and have the security of knowing that important documents and photos will never be lost. PaperPort simplifies the creation and use of PDF documents. The PDF, or portable document format, is an open standard file format for sharing electronic documents - on email, over the network, and on the Web. You'll be amazed with what you can do with PDF files in PaperPort. You can create PDF files; scan to PDF; search PDF files; annotate and highlight PDF documents. Combine scans and photos with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint pages to quickly assemble custom PDF documents. Working with electronic documents in now as easy as stacking paper.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

105 of 107 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buy Version 9 instead, January 25, 2005

By 

B. Sharpe (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ScanSoft PaperPort 10 (CD-ROM)

This is my first Amazon review. I have been using Amazon since the dawn of time (1997) and this is the only product to move me so much as to break my silence and warn others.

This product is practically non-functional. I have used PaperPort 9 for 2 1/2 years and happily so. I thought 10 would be much better, but it must have been a re-write, because it's very different.

Granted, none of this is a measurable problem just opinion, so here are my measurables:

- Where it once was instantaneous to double-click on a thumbnail to view a document, it now takes 5 to 10 seconds.
- Where once i could move a document between folders instantly, it now takes the same 5 to 10 seconds.
- With Paperport 9, my scanner could run at top speed without stopping. With 10, my scanner overwhelms the app and causes it to crash if i let it run full out.

Paperport is/was a great product, but version 10 is a complete waste. Please purchase version 9 and you'll be glad you did.

Oh, and if you have problems with Paperport -- Scansoft charges you to talk to them about it. All technical support is on a pay-as-you-go basis, no freebies. There are google/yahoo support groups, but they offer little help.

Buyer Beware

70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buggy, January 21, 2005

By 

Robert Sherman (Gaithersburg MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ScanSoft PaperPort 10 (CD-ROM)

I've been using Paper Port 9 for some time, with satisfaction. 10 is, on balance, a step back from 9 and I don't recommend it. The Page Autostraighten feature, so useful in 9, is unavailable in 10. It's always grayed out. Storage of native files could be put in an assigned folder in 9, but not in 10. And 10 operates slower. ScanSoft offers essentially zero customer support except at a charge, so no help there. I'm about to remove 10 and re-install 9.

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Love Paperport 9 Pro, but 10 Pro is a disaster..., February 18, 2005

By 

A. Lynch (on the shore in CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ScanSoft PaperPort 10 (CD-ROM)

Like others who have commented here, I have been a very happy Paperport 9 Professional user for several years. Last month, when I got a new high-end laptop with Windows XP Pro and saw that Paperport 10 Pro had just been released, I checked it out and was excited about all the new features.

However, from the moment I loaded it on my computer (and I should note that I am a VERY experienced computer user AND I actually read and follow directions carefully - so this isn't a case of some newbie who didn't know what he was doing) this software has been an unmitigated disaster! Everything ran at the speed of stone and my system crashed repeatedly. In the end, I completely re-imaged my computer back to the way it was when it came from the factory and re-installed all my software. I went back to Paperport 9 Pro and everything is fine again.

BUYER BEWARE !!