Configuring a scanner

Your IT Support will have configured the scanning software and will have probably completed this.
You should only change the scanner setup if new hardware is installed or scanning is not working.

• Selecting a scanning source
• Setting the scanning format
• Changing the scanning format

Selecting a scanning source

1. From the ‘Contacts’ tab (You can choose any patient), click on the button to open the ‘Select Source’ window:

   This will show all scanner and camera drivers that have been installed on your PC.
   From the ‘Contacts’ tab, click on the “source” button and a window similar to the following will appear:

      

2. Click on the required Source.

3. Click on the Select button.

4. You have now selected the scanner driver. Unless you change scanners, you will not have to do it again.

Setting the scanning format

We advise you to specify the Scanning Format.
To configure the scanning format (This example is for PDF format. recommended)

1. Select Configure - Practice Settings.

2. Under the Format for Scanned Documents header, select the PDF (multipage support) option:

   Note that the indication of which scanned documents file types support single / multi-page scanning.

3. Select OK.

Changing the scanning format

If your scanning format is already configured and you wish to change this, navigate to the settings by following the steps below.

1. Select Configure - Practice Settings.

2. Under the Format for Scanned Documents header, select the PDF (multipage support) option:
   

   Note that the indication of which scanned documents file types support single / multi-page scanning.

3. Select OK.