Techie Review: Nuance’s PaperPort Professional v14

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e4zq4b1z thumb Techie Review: Nuances PaperPort Professional v14As anyone that’s in document imaging should know v14 of PaperPort has been released; conveniently skipping version 13 [superstitiously]. I

f you don’t know what PaperPort is, it’s the best document and image organizer in the consumer market right now. There are a few applications that make an attempt complete with it, but for the direct consumer market; nothing compares to the ease of use it offers.

Recently, I was critical of PaperPort because I felt it was missing some points with customers and missing the interoperability to the web that I believe that it should have. I felt the overall evolution of PaperPort was really required and the function of the application really needed to be increased.

I’ve been attempting to ensure I do a techie review of PaperPort with each new major release to the public. And my version of a ‘techie review’ is a overall evaluation of the application, how it works and if the application is something you’d be willing to buy for your home or office. I like to dig into all the major features and options that are offered by the application and give my overall opinion of everything that’s offered.

The Installation of PaperPort 14

In doing my review for Nuance’s PaperPort v14, I downloaded a version to my local system; the download was about 600+ mb in size and took me about 5 minutes to download. I have to admit that right now I’m more drawn to purchasing software online and downloading it, as opposed to have to order and getting hard copies. Most machines now include the ability to burn your own CD/DVD’s. It’d take me 5 minutes to get my cars keys, get in the car and get out my driveway… so, downloading an electronic version works very well for me.

When the files were decompressed, the installation size is around a 1Gb.

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It installed all the Microsoft builds for Microsoft visual C++ from 2005 -2010 and that also included .net framework 4. From there you go in to registration, but you don’t activate the application to the local PC.

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There’s a license agreement after this and then the application starts installing.

I noticed this; it’s something I haven’t noticed before if it was in previous versions. And I couldn’t really find where it came in to play once the installation was completed. I really expected to see right-click context menus from Windows explorer.

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Maybe v14 of PaperPort seems to be attempting to achieve a closer integration with the user, to be more accessible and more usable in a more innate environment. I may need to play with it some more to find the specific launch or interface points.

The installation of PaperPort v14 ended without incident. The installation as a whole was about 5 minutes…

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PaperPort v14 comes with their Nuance PDF Viewer… I already had v7 [enterprise version], so, the installer asked if I wanted to upgrade; so, I did and this completed my installation of PaperPort.

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PaperPort also requires you to activate your copy in order to use it on a permanent basis. This follows suit with some of the other applications Nuance has been releasing lately. They give you five uses before the application is shut down. Where you can’t get in to it… This happened to me when I was doing the review on PaperPort 12.

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So, after about 5+ minutes of installations and activating PaperPort  was ready to use it now. You can use PaperPort 5 times without registering it, but after that, you locked out.

 

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About Larry Henry

I'm a techie, I'm a blogger- I'm interested in all things technology. I like renewable energy, I like hardware/software/gadgets that make life more fun, productive and useful; and then sharing that with others. I attempt to take in all the information I have and make conclusions, sharing commentary from time to time. Job wise, I was in the United States Marine Corp, I've been a Customer Service Director, Tech Support Technician, and currently in Document Imaging Project Management. I'm also a Microsoft MVP. Feel free to contact me…