File Formats

The File Formats field allows scanned images to be converted to one of the following formats. Select a format from the list by clicking the appropriate button.

NameDescription
DEFAULT

Retains the original file format specified by the scanner.

Selecting the DEFAULT option at the top will retain the original format as specified by the scanner (i.e., "pass through"). No clean up options (such as Auto-Rotate and Remove Blank Pages) will be applied if this file format is selected.

ExcelOCRs the scanned images to create an Excel file. The scanned image must be an "Excel-looking" document with rows and columns.
PDF (image)Converts the scanned image to PDF file
PDF (searchable)OCRs the scanned images to create a searchable PDF file
PDF/A 1bOCRs the scanned images to create a PDF/A-1b file
TIFFConverts the scanned images to a multi-page TIFF file.
Word (frame layout)OCRs the scanned images to create a Word document. Text and images are laid out in the document using frames to achieve a more accurate rendering of the original documents.
Word (paragraph layout)OCRs the scanned images to create a Word document. Text and images are laid out using paragraph formatting, sacrificing some accuracy in layout for ease of editing and document page flow.

RTF

OCRs the scanned images to create a rich text format (RTF) file.

PowerPoint
(ABBYY version only)

OCRs the scanned images to create an PowerPoint file.

XPS
(IRIS version only)

OCRs the scanned images to create an XPS file.