Home Tab

Use the Home tab to perform common tasks associated with scanning, indexing, and exporting batches in Kofax Express. After using the other tabs to configure a scan job, use the Home tab to start and stop a scan operation, manage batches and documents, define recognition zones for indexing, index a batch, or export a batch.

Home Tab

Control

Name

Description

Batch group

New batch

New

Creates a new batch.

Next batch

Next

Opens the oldest closed batch on the Batches list. Available only in a client/server installation.

Close batch

Close

Closes a batch. Before closing, processing is completed for the current batch state. Available only in a client/server installation.

Suspend batch

Suspend

Suspends a batch without completing processing for the current state. Available only in a client/server installation.

Scan group

Scan one

Scan One

Scans a single page.

If FolderScan is active, imports a single image from a folder.

Scan all

Scan All

Scans all pages in the scanner.

If FolderScan is active, imports all images from the folder you specify.

Stop scanning

Stop

Stops the scan or import operation.

Document group

New document

New Document

Creates a new document.

Split document

Split

Splits a document into two documents.

Merge with Previous

Merge with Previous

Combines the selected document with the previous document.

Merge with Next

Merge with Next

Combines the selected document with the next document.

Merge selected

Merge Selected

Combines multiple selected documents into one document.

Index group

Indexing mode

Indexing

Switches to indexing mode.

Zonal Recognition group (available only in indexing mode)

Zonal Recognition Setup

Setup

Opens the Zonal Recognition Setup window, where you set preferences affecting detection of OCR and bar code values during index zone processing.

Draw OCR zone

Draw Zone

Switches to mode for drawing a recognition zone for indexing.

Remove OCR zone

Remove Zone

Removes a recognition zone for indexing. If a zone was created while Memorize was active, you cannot remove it while Memorize is turned off.

Export group

Auto export

Auto Export

Automatically exports batches continually to the location specified on the Job Setup tab. Available only with the Kofax Express Export application. Not available if "Background export" is selected.

Export

Export Batch

Exports batch to the location specified on the Job Setup tab.