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I did not do it efficiently but.....Vox Pop: Workflow for the Fujitsu ScanSnap? By: Merlin Mann (22 replies) October 23, 2007 - 10:18am
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I did not do it efficiently but.....
I have 35,000 pages of documents on my Mac. The pages were scanned using a variety of scanners including the scan snap and are now held in Devonthink Pro Office. The lack of paper has revolutionised the way I work now (litigation lawyer). My opponents are now conitually dazzled by my ability to get at a document in seconds whilst they flick through lever arch files.
One thing I have noticed is that there is a 50 page limit on converting PDFs into searchable text.
I have no other tips on streamlining the conversion of paper, but what I do know is that spending some time reviewing the scans and naming the files properly pays dividends.