Scanning Documents
Xythos on Demand provides a variety of ways for you to better manage physical documents. The service supports most popular image scanners and MFP's (Multi-function Printers) which means you probably already have a device that can help you get started organizing all of your paper documents online.
Scanning Solutions
Scanning Documents
With Xythos on Demand you can scan documents to your local PC and upload them later or scan them directly into your Xythos on Demand online folders, depending on the capabilities of your scanner/MFP. Xythos on Demand supports all image file formats and can also be used to store metadata about your documents for improved organization and retrieval.
Uploading Documents to Xythos on Demand
If your scanner/MFP is network compatible you can scan documents directly into your Xythos on Demand folders using the Xythos Drive. The Xythos Drive will create a mapped letter drive of your Xythos folders providing a destination the scanner can recognize. If you have an Internet-compatible printer or MFP, follow the manufacturer's instructions for making Xythos on Demand a remote resource that it can scan to. You can also drag and drop or copy scanned documents directly from your desktop into your Xythos on Demand folders.
Adding Metadata to Scanned Documents
Metadata is just a technical term for data that describes other data, like a title that describes a book or barcode that describes a cereal box. Xythos on Demand supports a wide range of metadata types so that you can better organize your documents and assoicate them with what makes sense for your organization. For example, when you scan customer invoices into your Xythos folders you ccan add metadata about account and invoice numbers. You can also use metadata to associate documents with other business applications, such as your accounting system.