The EZ-Scan Startup Wizard will run the first time that you run EZ-Scan. It will help you set the initial settings that you will need to use EZ-Scan. You can also access it later under the Help menu on the main menu.
The next screen of the Startup Wizard will check to see if you have a valid license key for the software, and what Feature Package of the software that you have a license for. There are 4 different editions of EZ-Scan.
Lite
Standard
Professional
Enterprise
Make sure that you have your key installed before running EZ-Scan. If you did forget to install your key before running EZ-Scan, you can install the key at this point, and click the 'Read Key' button.
If you do not have a key, the software will load in Demo mode. You can still use the software with limited features in Demo mode.
You can choose a database template when creating a new database. By default a 'Checks' database will be created, but you can choose templates for a specific need from the dropdown. Some choices are:
Checks Template Choose this if you will be scanning primarily checks
ACHExport Template Choose this if you will be using the ACH export
Documents Template Choose this if you will be scanning full page documents
Ivory Template Choose this if you will be importing data from an Ivory system
IvoryProVer2 Template Choose this if you will be importing data from an Ivory 2.0 system into EZ-Scan Pro
A custom template can be created for you if you have special needs.
On the this screen you will tell EZ-Scan where you would like to store your data. Click the browse button to select the location. By default it will be stored in 'C:\EZ-Scan\EZScan.mdb'.
Now tell EZ-Scan where you would like to store your images.
You will have this choice in all editions of EZ-Scan except 'Lite'. With 'Lite' you can only store images in the database.
For all other editions of EZ-Scan you have 2 choices.
Store images in the database
Store images in files
Choose this option if you do not need long term storage. The database will hold approximately 150,000 to 175,000 images and data for those images. It is a convenient option if you only need to store your data and images for a short period of time. You can purge data and images using the 'Purge Data' feature under the 'Tools' menu.
Choose this option to store the images in separate images files. This is the default setting in all but the Lite Edition of EZ-Scan.
Click the 'Browse' button to select the location that you would like to use. By default it will save the images in 'C:\EZ-Scan\Images\'.
Choose the scanner that you will be using from the list of available scanners in the dropdown list. If you are unsure of which device to choose, the Scanner Drivers page will give you more details. If the scanner is already attached and the drivers have been installed, you can also click the 'Configure' button to set specific settings for your scanner. See the 'Installing Hardware' section of the help file for more information on installing your scanner
Here you can choose the fields that you would like to display in the 'Data Verification' program. Just check the fields that you require.
EZ-Scan comes with different export formats built in. You can choose the one to set as your default export here. The other export formats will still be available from the file menu if needed. The following export formats are available with EZ-Scan.
EZ-Scan can have custom exports created to fit your particular needs if the included exports don't meet your needs. Contact Precision Software Technologies, Inc for details.
Just click 'Finish' to start EZ-Scan or click the 'Back' button to review your choices. You can click 'Finish' at any time during the Startup Wizard to go straight to EZ-Scan.