Importing or Scanning Documents

Clicking the Scan tool launches the Document Importer module.

The Document module lets you:

• Import PDF documents
• Import images in the following formats (jpg, jpeg, tif, single/multi-page tiff, png and bmp)
• Scan documents and images as PDF documents using the WIA/TWAIN32 scanners
• Merge and truncate documents
• Save documents

You can scan documents and images using either a WIA or TWAIN32 scanner device driver, thus eliminating the need to rely only on scanners supported by the WIA driver.

Note: You need to ensure that you have the HC Image DICOM Scan privilege enabled for your role in Settings > Users and Facilities > Roles > Save/Write tab.

Also, ensure that the required manufacturer's scanner drivers are installed. Note that every scanner is shipped with a device driver installation CD or is generally available online on the manufacturer's website.

You need to ensure that the scanner is physically connected to your computer in case of a physical connection. In the case of a scanner that is connected on network, ensure that the network connection is active and working.

Launching the Document Importer

Clicking the Scan tool launches the Document Importer module.

The following tools are available on the Document Importer.

Field	Description
Open	Allows you to open a PDF document or an image (.jpg, .jpeg,.tif, .tiff, .png and .bmp) from your computer. Select a document or an image that you want to open and click the Open button to attach the document to a Study.
Scan	Initiates the document scanning process
Save	Allows you to save the document to the desired Study based on the Document Type selected.
Save All	Allows you to save all the documents that are currently open in different tabs based on the Document Type selected.
Close All	Allows you to close all the documents that are open in different tabs. To close a specific document, click the button of the tab containing the document. You can also close all documents by right-clicking on any document and selecting the Close All Documents option. Note that when you select the Close All icon or right-click on a tab and select the Close All option, the confirmation message "Save all open documents?" is displayed. Click Yes to save all the documents open in different tabs. When you select No, all the open documents will be closed without getting saved.
Settings	Allows you to select a scanner and configure the scanner settings.

Note that the Save, Save All and Close All tools are enabled only when you have a document or an image open in the Document Importer.

Scanning Documents in Document Importer

You can scan a document or a report into a study using the Document Importer. To scan a document, perform the following steps:

1. Open the desired study and launch the Document Viewer by clicking the Scan tool. The Document Importer module appears.

2. Select the type of the document or image you are about to scan and provide the Title if needed.

3. Click on the toolbar in the Document Importer to start scanning the document. The Scanner Preview screen appears.

   Note that when you are scanning multiple pages using the Document Feeder, all the pages would be combined into one document which is displayed on a tab in the Importer. Ensure that when you are loading pages into the feeder tray, you follow the orientation specific to your scanner model. For help on correctly loading documents into the Flatbed and the Document feeder (if your scanner model is equipped with one), refer to the scanner's User Manual.

4. Select the required scanner setting options and click Scan. You can click the Preview button to check how the scanned document or image would appear once it is scanned.

   Note: All scanned documents or images get scanned in PDF format.

5. Click to save the scanned documents to the study. Based on the Document Type selected, the scanned file gets saved in the appropriate reports/documents tab for the selected study. Note that you need to click the Refresh icon in the Reports/Documents screen to view the imported document.

You can print a scanned document by selecting the Print icon. By default, documents (that are less that are less than 8 inches in width and height) are scanned and printed at actual size. Documents larger than size are scaled to fit.

For more information on attaching documents, merging documents and Context switching, refer to the topic How to Import or Scan Using Document Importer?