Getting Started

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Downloading and Installing

You can download the latest installer by clicking the button on the project page.

Once the installer is downloaded, start it and follow the instructions. It will add a NAPS2 shortcut to your start menu.

If you prefer not to install NAPS2 on your computer, you can use the standalone version instead. To download the standalone, browse the NAPS2 files and download the latest standalone ZIP.

The standalone is a ZIP file that can be extracted into a folder of your choosing. Once extracted, start NAPS2.exe.

Creating a Profile

To scan with NAPS2, you need to create at least one profile. A profile stores a reference to a particular scanning device, and all the settings used to scan with it.

To create a profile, click the Profiles menu button, then click Add. Type a name for your profile, e.g. "Canon MP495 (color)".

There are two types of drivers: WIA and TWAIN. If you don't know the difference, try WIA. If you encounter problems (e.g. you can't find your device), try TWAIN instead. Once you've selected a driver, click Select Device and select the scanner you want to use.

Once you've selected a device, you can change the settings used to scan.

When you're done, click OK to save your profile. You can then create more profiles if you want, or press OK to go back to the main window.

Scanning

Once you've created a profile, you can now scan. Click the Scan menu button, select the profile you want to use, and click the big Scan button. That's it! If you selected "Use native UI" in your profile, a TWAIN/WIA window will pop up allowing you to scan.

If you want to scan more pages, click the big Scan button again. You can also change the profile between scans if you like.

Organizing Scanned Images

Once you've scanned one or more pages, they will appear as thumbnails in the main window. You can select thumbnails by clicking on them, and use the menu buttons to rotate/flip/reorder/delete them as required. You can also clear all scanned images and start over.

Saving

As PDF

Click the Save PDF button, choose whether you want to save all scanned pages or just the ones you have selected, then select a location and name for the PDF file and click Save.

As Images

Click the Save Images button, choose whether you want to save all scanned pages or just the ones you have selected, then select a location, name, and type (e.g. JPEG) for the image files. If there is more than one scanned image, there will be multiple numbered files saved (e.g. image1.jpg, image2.jpg, etc.).

Direct Email PDF

You can use an email client (e.g. Outlook) and automatically attach a PDF file to a new email. Click Email PDF. Note that not all email clients are supported.

[Steve Lee]

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