Scanning into Evernote

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Is it possible to create notes by scanning with a scanner other than the Fujitsu ScanSnap?  I have a multifunction Brother printer/scanner MFC 8710DW as well as an Epson Perfection V550 Photo that I use regularly for documents/receipts/taxes.
 

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Hi.  Any scanner that will output any kind of document or image files can produce scans that you can attach to notes.  I'm old school - I scan documents to a folder on my hard drive,  edit and title my scans as necessary,  and then move them to a watched Import Folder (Windows Legacy only at this point) to be 'sucked' into Evernote. 

It's also possible to email into your account.  Direct and wi-fi scanning would be an issue to consult Brother on...

In both the email and Import Folder options above,  the scanned filename becomes the note title.  I use Filterize to tag and manage my imported scans into appropriate notebooks.

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Thank you.  Am I correct in understanding that scanning directly into Evernote - Legacy or V. 10 with my Epson or Brother are not possible?  I must scan to a separate folder and then import into Evernote?  Does Evernote perform OCR automatically on PDF's so I can use the search feature to find imported notes.

 

Thanks,

 

Alan

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1 hour ago, XR_Racer said:

scanning directly into Evernote - Legacy or V. 10 with my Epson or Brother are not possible?

No clue.  Try asking Epson and Brother about their scanners,  if there's no clue in the scanner documentation.  I have an old Fujitsu S1500 (precursor to the ix1500) which can scan direct into Evernote - it's an option in the Scan Manager app menu;  but I couldn't tell you how that is set up.  If there's no other option,  then scanning to a folder will work.

1 hour ago, XR_Racer said:

Does Evernote perform OCR automatically on PDF's

Subject to some slight delay and some size constraints yes - but I prefer to batch OCR my folder (another reason for using it) when I'm done scanning for the day.  Seems to me scans are marginally faster without also OCR-ing the content... but I like the confirmation that all my files are searchable immediately when uploaded to Evernote,  and not some uncertain time later.

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