Sharp AR M700U User Manual

The Sharpdesk Menu 
The Sharpdesk menu provides you with the following options: 
FILE MENU DESCRIPTION 
New Folder Create a new folder at the current location.  
Open… Open the currently selected file or folder. If a readable image is selected, it 
opens in Imaging. 
Rename Lets you rename a selected file or folder. 
Delete Delete the currently selected file or folder into the Windows recycle bin. 
Sharpdesk Folders… Display the Sharpdesk Folders dialog allowing you to add a folder shortcut 
to the...

  
 
VIEW MENU DESCRIPTION 
Status Bar Toggle the status bar on and off. 
Output Zone Toggle the display of the Output Zone on and off. 
Refresh Refresh the thumbnails in the work area. 
Arrange Arrange thumbnails by Name, Date, Type, or Size. Select Auto Arrange Off 
to have all new files added at the end of the folder, regardless of their name, 
date, type, or size. 
Next Page If the thumbnail has more than one page, view the next one 
Previous Page If the thumbnail has more than one page, view the...

The Sharpdesk Toolbar 
The Sharpdesk toolbar allows you quick access to key commands and additional Sharpdesk 
applications such as Composer and Imaging. 
To display a popup tip for a command, move the mouse slowly over its ico\
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Sharpdesk Toolbar 
The toolbar lets you perform the following functions: 
TOOL BUTTON DESCRIPTION 
Acquire  Displays the User Interface from the TWAIN driver (which will be different for 
each scanner) that lets you set various options and then scan an image into 
Sharpdesk....

  
The Sharpdesk Output Zone 
The Sharpdesk Output Zone lets you perform functions by simply dragging and dropping a 
selected file to the appropriate Output Zone button. You can also highlight a file and click the 
desired Output Zone button. To change the destination of an Output Zone button, click the “down 
arrow” to its right and select another choice from the drop-down menu that appears. 
 
Output Zone 
The Output Zone, when enabled, appears at the right of the Sharpdesk Work Area.  The Print,...

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Chapter 4 
Working with Sharpdesk 
Introduction 
Sharpdesk makes it easy to identify, locate, and organize your files. This chapter reviews how to 
work with each of the options Sharpdesk provides.  
Viewing Images and Documents  
When you open a folder in Sharpdesk, you view the documents contained in the folder as a 
thumbnail of the document. If the number of documents within a folder exceeds the available 
work area, horizontal and/or vertical scroll bars appear.  You can use them to scroll...

  
Working within a Folder 
On the Folder Window, click on the desired folder. The documents contained in the folder are 
displayed in the work area. Each of your documents appears as a thumbnail image, showing the 
file’s name and type. Note that it takes longer to generate thumbnails the first time a folder is 
selected.  
  
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Viewing Files as Thumbnails 
To page through a multi-page document, click on the document to select it,...

If the document cannot be displayed as a thumbnail, it will be shown in the work area in the 
following manner: 
 
If the thumbnails do not appear as expected, select the Refresh command from the View menu to 
correct the problem. 
Working with Images 
Combine 
You can combine .TIF image documents in the work area by clicking on an image, then dragging 
and dropping it on the .TIF image you want to combine it with. You can a\
lso combine .TIF 
images by clicking on the images (hold down the Shift key to...

  
Controlling the Desktop Display 
Sharpdesk lets you customize the Desktop according to your preferences: \
• Choose the Preferences command from the Tools menu, and click on the Desktop tab, if 
not already displayed. 
 
Desktop Display Options 
Changing the Thumbnail Size 
To change the thumbnail size, click on your preference: Small, Medium, or Large.   
Adding/Removing an Application on the Output Zone 
The current applications available on the Output Zone are listed in the Output Zone list box....

Viewing Image Files 
Sharpdesk lets you choose the various image file types you can view with Sharpdesk Imaging.  
To do so, choose the Preferences command from the Tools menu and click on the Imaging Files 
tab: 
 
Imaging Files Handling Options 
Setting the File Types to be Viewed by Sharpdesk Imaging 
The file types that can be viewed with Imaging are listed.  Simply check the box next to the file 
type you want Imaging to open when files of that type are double-clicked. 
Notification of Changes to...

  
Setting Export Options  
Both Sharpdesk and Sharpdesk Composer allow you to attach and send files via email.  In 
addition, Sharpdesk Composer allows you to export Composer files as Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) 
format files. (Refer to Chapter 6: Composing with Sharpdesk for details.) If you have Adobe’s 
PDFWriter software installed (version 5 or later), Sharpdesk will use that driver to create the PDF 
file.  
If you do not have Adobe’s PDFWriter installed, Sharpdesk will create an “image PDF” file...