Electronic document archives with gscan2pdf

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Many scanner tools confuse users with functional overkill. The clear-cut gscan2pdf scanning aid gives users a simple approach to converting existing paper documents into space-saving PDF files.

Over the years, your files start to bulge with an overload of paper. Old invoices, letters, and copies take up valuable space that would be better put to another use. If all this printed material is bugging you, but you’re unsure whether you might need the information again some time, gscan2pdf will help you clean up.

The clear-cut gscan2pdf interface gives users an uncomplicated approach to creating PDF files from existing paper documents. All you need is a scanner that works on Linux. In this article, I will explain how the tool works and what other functions the program offers.

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