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1. Step 1

   The first step in deciding if a document scanning company is right for your business is really taking a look at how many documents your company has stored currently in paper form. Take an inventory of your documents. Count the number of filing cabinets you have in your offices.

2. Step 2

   It is important to keep in mind that for each 12 filing cabinets of documents you have it takes one employee to manage those files. Files must be organized, cataloged, etc. Therefore it may be cheaper to utilize document scanning and microfiche storage or computer storage then it would be to hire additional staff to maintain paper files.

3. Step 3

   Next you should consider what type of documents you are storing. By utilizing document scanning services you can store your images on an external hard drive which means they are less likely to become lost or be accidentally destroyed. This security could be priceless depending on the type of documents your company generates.

4. Step 4

   And finally the bottom line will ultimately come down to cost. Take a look at your companies budget. Can you afford the document scanning price? Get estimates from several document scanning companies before you make a final decision.

business owner

1. Step 1

   The first step is deciding how much your company can spend on document scanning services. You should review your budget and determine the amount that is feasible for your business to spend prior to talking to any document scanning companies.

2. Step 2

   Once you have an idea of how much you can budget for document scanning services contact document scanning companies and schedule an appointment to meet with them.

3. Step 3

   At the meetings with the document scanning companies you need to be clear about what your needs are. Make sure they are aware of the type and amount of documents you have. Also ask them for references of companies they currently work with. Ask about their storage procedures. Do they store files through a web management program or are they stored on microfiche. Once they have an understanding of your needs you will need to review their estimate for the cost of services.

4. Step 4

   Contact the references the document scanning company has provided. Ask the other companies that are utilizing document scanning services what their opinions are. Do they feel the service is adequate, have they noticed a time or financial savings in utilizing document scanning. Their input can help you make a decision.

5. Step 5

   After you have gathered all the information from references and reviewed the estimates for document scanning services you should be able to easily make a decision.

digital imaging

1. If you are scanning a book, magazine, newspaper or any other printed text document for the express purpose of OCR, several things can help the overall process. It is very important that the page you are scanning be aligned square with the edges of the scanner. Modern OCR can straighten pages, as can some scanner software interfaces, but your overall results will be better if the page is straight in the first place. Make sure that you scan the document as a black and white image; this will reduce the amount of data that the OCR program will need to process. Ideal resolutions for OCR will usually range from between 200 and 300 dots per inch (DPI).