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Enhanced Text Parsing & PDF Support

MS Office and PDF text parsing features are now included in the Basic version of SimpleIndex, making it much more affordable to enable automatic document sorting on the desktop. Additional Office and PDF features include:

  • Convert any MS Office, HTML, XML and image files to PDF before processing
  • Read and write password protected PDF file
  • Searchable PDF output (Image + Hidden Text)
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  • Easily select PDF or PDF/A output format
  • Native PDF viewer and auto-repair of problematic PDFs
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Patent ID and Title Extraction

Monday, 14 November 2022 by Simple Software
To avoid manual data entry, pattern matching is used to automatically read the Patent ID Number and Title from any US patent application straight out of the box. This job configuration is available for free for SimpleIndex users from the link below. SimpleIndex Patents Demo Job Configuration Learn More:
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Take control of Sales Tax exemption forms

Monday, 14 November 2022 by Simple Software
Automatically fill and file sales tax forms Ben Franklin once noted, “…nothing is certain except death and taxes.” In the case of state sales taxes, they may be unavoidable, but managing your customers’ sales tax exemption forms and making sure you’ve sent current exemption certificates to your vendors doesn’t have to feel like a terminal
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Indexing Solutions with Barcode Recognition

Monday, 14 November 2022 by Simple Software
Barcode recognition is the most efficient way to capture index data printed on documents. If you are unfamiliar with the use of barcodes in document scanning, you can learn more about barcodes in our Barcode Scanning Guide, but if you want to know more about barcode use with SimpleSoftware products, read on. Some documents already have
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Large Documents (>500 pages) are Slow to Process

Thursday, 06 February 2020 by Cary Wiedman
When working with PDF image files containing a high number of pages (typically in excess of 500, but can vary by file and PC running the job) SimpleIndex may run into performance issues as it attempts to hold all of those pages in memory and perform the requested operations (full-text OCR in particular can tax
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How to activate SimpleView?

Wednesday, 04 September 2019 by Simple Software
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete SimpleView Application reference. Activation Instructions SimpleView Option A – New SimpleIndex Installation: If you are installing SimpleView on the Windows computer for the first time first download SimpleIndex from the SimpleIndex Demo Installation Link.Once the SimpleIndex software has been downloaded install the software from the downloaded installation file. During the
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How to activate any Add-on or Upgrade to SimpleIndex?

Friday, 30 August 2019 by Simple Software
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Licensing & Activation reference. SimpleIndex Add-on Option A – New SimpleIndex Installation: If you are installing SimpleIndex on the Windows computer for the first time first download SimpleIndex from the SimpleIndex Download Page. Once the SimpleIndex software has been downloaded install the software from the downloaded installation file. During the
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TaxStacker: Sort & Classify Federal Tax Documents

Friday, 16 August 2019 by Cary Wiedman
This is a great way for accountants and tax preparers to organize complex tax returns in a way that makes it easy to find specific documents. It can also be used to ensure all required schedules and supporting documents are present in the finished return. Use our out-of-the-box TaxStacker configuration to automatically identify all the
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Check and Repair All PDF Files

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete PDF reference. You can set SimpleIndex to assume that it needs to check every PDF file and fix it. Go to this location in the Windows Registry: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\SimpleIndex\Misc Create a New String Value called “FixAllPDF” and set the value to 1
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Keep Pages in Original Order when Bookmarking

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software
If you want to keep all the pages in the same order that they were imported, even though they all go with different bookmarks then do the following. 1.  Open the configuration in Notepad.2.  Search for <BOOKMARK_PAGE_ORDER>3.  Change this line from “false” to “true”:  <BOOKMARK_PAGE_ORDER>true</BOOKMARK_PAGE_ORDER>4.  Save and close.
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Do Not Combine Pages to 1 Bookmark

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete PDF Bookmarking reference. If you want to keep pages in bookmarks separate instead of combining them into a single bookmark when the same bookmark value is found in several interspersed images in the batch do the following: 1.  Open the Job Configuration file in Notepad.2.  Search for this value:  <BOOKMARK_PDF1>3.  Enter
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Is SimpleIndex for Windows only? I’m a Mac user.

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Installation reference. Unfortunately SimpleIndex is for Windows only. This is true of most high speed document scanning applications, due to the fact that most document scanners only have Windows drivers. However, SimpleIndex can output to databases and file shares on a Mac server. The fact that it does
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How much do Simple Software products cost?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder
Click here for the latest pricing and online ordering information. You can also purchase full service solutions from one of our Authorized Dealers. Click here for a PDF version of the price list and a feature matrix that shows which features are included in each version. All applications are activated online by entering a serial
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On what versions of Windows does SimpleIndex run?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder
SimpleIndex will run on Windows 11, 10, 8, Server 2022, Server 2019, Server 2016 and Server 2012 editions. It would not run on Windows ME or NT. SimpleIndex 9.2.50 to 9.0 will run on Windows 7 and Vista SimpleIndex 8.3 and below are compatible with Windows XP, Server 2008, Server 2003 and Windows 2000.
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I have a scanner/copier that creates PDF and TIFF files and saves them to my file server. Can I use SimpleIndex to create a searchable CD/DVD from these files?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder
Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Wizard Mode reference. This feature is included in SimpleIndex at no additional cost and is called the Media Wizard. The Media Wizard is located in the “Send” file menu and is called Media Wizard. It allows you to burn your images, indexes, a database and a free SimpleSearch
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How do you configure OCR to read index information from MS Office or PDF documents?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder
SimpleIndex can just read
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Imprint, Endorse, or Bates Stamp Images Electronically

Tuesday, 06 February 2018 by Simple Software
Many legal applications require documents to have a sequential number, called a bates stamp, printed in a specific location on each page. Usually this requires the purchase of a much more expensive scanner that has a built-in printer, called an imprinter or endorser to print the number on the pages as they are scanned. However,
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Network Scanners & Copiers

Tuesday, 30 January 2018 by Simple Software
Most digital copiers have the ability to scan a TIFF or PDF file to a shared folder on your network. However, getting an image with a recognizable filename and index fields you can search on is usually a labor intensive, if not impossible task. SimpleIndex with SimpleCoversheet provides a way for the whole office to organize documents they
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MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets Indexing

Wednesday, 17 January 2018 by Simple Software
The MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) configuration for SimpleIndex is a preconfigured solution that uses the OCR and database matching functionality of the SimpleIndex scanning and indexing software to automatically scan, name, and organize MSDS pages into your chosen database and folder structure of searchable PDF files. The MSDS configuration is an out-of-the-box solution that
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SimpleInvoice Invoice Processing Solution

Wednesday, 17 January 2018 by Simple Software
SimpleInvoice is a preconfigured solution that uses the OCR and dictionary matching functionality of the SimpleIndex scanning and indexing software to automatically capture key information from invoices needed for Accounts Payable processing. SimpleInvoice requires minimal configuration to get started, and comes with everything you need to capture most common invoice styles. Use SimpleInvoice to: Capture
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PDF Text Processing Demo

Friday, 12 January 2018 by Simple Software
This sample job demonstrates the PDF text processing capabilities of SimpleIndex by extracting the Document Number, Date, Document Type, Customer and Total from a number of documents without OCR, by processing the text layer of PDF files. Computer-generated PDF files, such as those created using PDF printer drivers, already contain digitized text. SimpleIndex reads the
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