For many of us, there’s something about the tactile nature of handwriting that helps us think more clearly.
Even with all of our computers and smart devices and apps, writing something down by hand can feel good, and is often more convenient (your pen and paper won’t run out of battery!). Studies even suggest that handwritten notes improve retention and comprehension compared to typing notes on a laptop.
Nevertheless, when we do get back to our workstations and it’s time to dive back into the digital world, those hastily-scrawled notes on your legal pad can be a bit of a nightmare to translate into something you can work with on the screen. That’s why the Xerox Note Converter app is such a valuable addition to your arsenal of Xerox tools. Let’s find out how it works:
Quickly Convert Your Handwritten Notes to Digital Documents With the Standalone Xerox Note Converter App
The Xerox Note Converter app is an easy to use time-saver for anyone who prefers pad and pen over a tablet or laptop. Or, possibly, someone who simply didn’t have access to those digital tools at the time they took a sheet of handwritten notes!
Here’s how it works: you scan your handwritten notes at your ConnectKey enabled Xerox MFP, like you would with any other document. Next, you choose your desired digital document file type. The app supports both Microsoft Word formats and basic plain text (a “.txt” file). Then you enter your email address or any other email address of a desired recipient (handy for sharing your notes with that colleague who couldn’t make it to the meeting!).
That’s all there is to it. Within a few moments, a digitized version of your handwritten notes will arrive in your email inbox, or the inbox of your chosen recipient.
You Don’t Need Xerox Workflow Central To Use the Note Converter App, but Here’s Why You Should Consider It
We’ve discussed Xerox’s handwriting-to-digital capabilities before in our coverage of Xerox Workflow Central. Workflow Central is a platform that automates document handling tasks in really sophisticated ways. See our blog post How to Convert Handwritten Notes to Editable Digital Documents Using Workflow Central for more details on how the feature works there, though it is essentially the same.
However, what makes Workflow Central’s handwriting digitization feature so useful is that it can be used as part of a combination workflow. Combination workflows are configurable sequences of document processing tasks that can be chained together.
So, as a pretty impressive example, your handwritten notes could be automatically converted to digital text, then translated into another language, summarized for key points, and finally distributed to international team members or co-collaborators. It’s really impressive! You can learn more about Xerox Workflow Central here.
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