I've been asked to create a button called "Scan". When this button is clicked, it will start scanning the file in the Scanner machine and then storing the file in the library. However, I've searched throughout many websites and I found out that there must be a third-party to do that. Is there any scanning service or some script that can be integrated to perform this task?
asked Apr 16, 2014 at 7:11 161 1 1 gold badge 1 1 silver badge 2 2 bronze badgesDepending on the scanner it may be able to send scans as emails either directly or through an app.
If that's the case then you can email enable the document library and then configure the scanner to send to the email address of the document library.
answered Apr 16, 2014 at 7:38 Per Jakobsen Per Jakobsen 32.4k 1 1 gold badge 34 34 silver badges 62 62 bronze badges You can also address the library directly via WebDAV, same as Explorer View address. Commented Apr 23, 2014 at 16:01 What do you mean please explorer further please Commented Aug 11, 2017 at 13:46Honestly, in my opinion, the best thing I've come across to scan directly into sharepoint or office 365 was using a product called GScan Online. It literally does more than just the scanning, it has great imaging feature, OCR to index info directly into the metadata fields, and even provides a fulltext searchable pdf. You can even try it out for a month for free, and see if you like it, but it's the easiest App I've used in order to scan directly within sharepoint, and I never have to leave my sharepoint window/environment.
answered Mar 5, 2015 at 11:45 51 1 1 silver badge 1 1 bronze badgeI agree with Per Jakobsen and wish to add that there also intelligent scanners (I have seen such models from HP) that even have the required button on the scanner's menu and are capable of scanning and doing OCR before sending the document to the designated document library.
answered Apr 16, 2014 at 15:16 1,295 8 8 silver badges 11 11 bronze badgesI have to add my support to the original request.
Here's the scenario: a user has used their browser to get to a specific Sharepoint site/library. They realize that they have in hand the printed copy of the document that they need in this library to which they have browsed. Why can't they press a button in the ribbon that is labeled Scan that fires-up their scanner and saves the scan in the library to which they have browsed?
Why do they need to send it to Email, get a workflow to run, etc?
What would be even better would be to modify the Upload "dialog" that appears when you click the ribbon Upload Document button to have a start-the-scanner option.