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| NeatReceipts Professional Mobile Receipt and Document Scanner and Software Combination Version 3.0 | 
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| Brand: NeatReceipts
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
New (56) Used (3)
Avg. Customer Rating:  58 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 14 x 8 x 6
nv:Scanner Type: Sheetfed
Optical Resolution: 600 dpi
Maximum Document Size: 8.5 x 14 (Sheetfed)
Color Depth: 48-bit
Gray Scale Depth: 16-bit
Interface Connectivity: USB
Power Source: USB Powered
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 12 months parts and labor
MPN: 00162
Model: 00162
UPC: 899061000162
EAN: 0899061000162
ASIN: B000WDU4VU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Portable scanner can scan receipts, documents, and business cards | | • | Automatically extracts key information from scanned receipts; can export to Excel, Quickbooks, TaxCut, and more | | • | Scans are IRS-accepted digital copies, making tax preparation a snap | | • | USB interface also provides power so no AC adapter needed | | • | Device measures 10.8 x 1.6 x 1.3 inches (WxHxD) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
NeatReceipts helps you get rid of paper by scanning and organizing everything in a database on your computer. NeatReceipts is committed to helping you stay organized without the paper mess at work, at home and on the go. From receipts and expense reports to business documents and business cards, you can now manage your paperwork with ease. Keep organized, digital files in a database on your PC by simply sending documents through the scanner and the software will automatically handle the rest, ensuring you have ideal image scans. The lightweight, portable scanner weighs less than one pound, measures only 10.8 x 1.6 x 1.3 and powered by a single USB cord. It conveniently fits into your briefcase or laptop carrying case. Using advanced Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software, NEAT Receipts extracts key information from your receipts and business cards and inserts it into corresponding fields on a spreadsheet, filling in the information so you don't have to. Your receipts will be easy to find because NEAT Receipts keeps track of purchases by vendor, date, expense category and even recognizes the last 4 digits of credit cards. Simplifies tax preparation for home with digital images of all your receipts, organized by their appropriate tax form and schedules. Streamline tax prep with NEAT Receipts Professional. You can scan your tax-related receipts into your computer and organize them by their appropriate IRS categories. Perfect for the road warrior to quickly prepare expense reports that include copies of your receipts. Clear off your desk and electronically manage documents such as meeting notes, invoices, contracts, and faxes. Now you scan and organize contracts, medical forms, financial statements, warranties, letters, articles, and recipes. NEAT Receipts helps you organize information with customizable fields - expense category, vendor, client, date range, and payment type Designed for Microsoft Vista, Windows XP and 2
Amazon.com Product Description
NeatReceipts Version 3.0 is the easiest way for individuals and small businesses to manage expenses, prepare for taxes, create expense reports, and scan business cards. But it not all just for business--you can also use Neat Receipts for scrapbooking, archiving family recipes, and other family activities. NEAT Receipts is a portable scanner and software solution that accurately scans receipts, documents and business cards. Patented technology scans items and captures data from the printed documents, then automatically organizes into a database. 
Use NeatReceipts 3.0 to manage expenses, prepare for taxes, create expense reports, and scan business cards. | 
Sync contact information into Outlook, Plaxo or vCard from your business cards. View example. | 
Organize expenses by IRS form and category. View example. | 
Scan documents, recipes, and more and then convert them to PDF and organize in one central location. View example. | Organize Your Paper, Simplify Your LifeMaintain accurate records of all your expenses. Analyze your spending by vendor, date, project, client and more. Take Pain Out of Tax Prep - IRS-accepted!
Because your NEAT Receipts scans are IRS-accepted digital copies, you'll be incredibly organized for taxes. You can even export to TurboTax. Create A Document Database
Easily manage documents for your business, home or both. Quickly find information with keyword search. Create PDF files or convert printed documents to editable text. Digitize Your Business Cards
Getting business cards into Outlook, your PDA, or other contact management solution id a breeze. NEAT Receipts automatically extracts key data with stunning accuracy. Automate Your Expense Reports
With all your receipts in crisp, digital format, creating professional expense reports is fast and easy. The perfect tool for business travelers! Exports data to Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, Money, Quickbooks, Quicken, TurboTax, TaxCut, csv, vCard, Plaxo, ACT!, HTML and more. How NeatReciepts Works NeatScan Technology Using advanced Optical Character Recognition, NeatScan technology (patent pending) extracts key information from your receipts, such as date, amount, payment method, expense category and vendor. If you scan in business cards, NeatScan automatically pulls out information like name, company, address, phone numbers, email address etc. NeatScan actually learns to associate an expense category (such as meals or lodging) to a particular vendor (brands such as Starbucks or Hilton) so you don't have to type in the information each time. This ensures that your financial records are filed consistently and with minimal effort. Each user of NeatReceipts Professional 3.0 receives the NeatReceipts scanner--a lightweight, portable, durable color scanner. Our software was designed with this scanner in mind and offers the following unmatched functionality: - Auto-sizes any scanned receipt or document.
- Auto-crops and auto-rotates any scanned receipt or document.
- Scan widthwise or lengthwise -- the image will appear upright in image viewer.
- Powered by USB port, so no plug needed (it's truly portable!).
- Scans quickly and easily without opening and closing scanner lid (flatbed).
- Small, portable and lightweight. Perfect for the office, the home and the road!
What's New with NeatReceipts 3.0Scan to PDF - In just a few easy steps, you can convert paper documents into PDF format. Searchable PDF - Easily turns paper into searchable PDF files and allows you to edit text via copy / paste function. Smart SortingTM - Allows users to scan multiple document types using batch-type processing and automatically organizes each document type. Keyword Search - Search through receipts, business cards and documents for specific keywords that appear in scanned text. Convert to Editable Text - Convert printed documents to text that you can edit. Windows Vista Compatible - We are now fully compatible with Windows Vista. Technical Specifications - Scanner
- Portable Color / Grayscale / BW CIS
- No external power supply needed; runs off USB power
- Maximum Resolution 600 dpi
- Speed: approximately 3-4 receipts per minute
- Interface: USB 1.0 & 2.0 compatible
- Scan Area: 1" x 1" to 8.5" x 14 (up to 30" long)
- Scanner Dimensions (WxDxH): 10.8" x 1.6" x 1.3"
- Scanner Weight: 10.6 ounces
- Bit Depth: Color: 48-bit input, 24/48-bit output;
- Grayscale: 16-bit input, 8/16-bit output; B/W: 1-bit
| Technical Specifications - Software
- Images can be saved in JPEG and PDF formats
- Export to: XLS (Microsoft Excel), .RTF (Microsoft Word), .OFX (Quicken, Microsoft Money), .IIF (Quickbooks), .QIF (Quicken), .CSV, .HTML, .PDF, Microsoft Outlook
- Direct to Quickbooks export (No separate export file required)
- Supports sending emails using third party MAPI clients (e.g. Outlook, Eudora, Netscape, etc.)
- NEAT Receipts scans in grayscale to minimize image size (scanner supports color)
- Reads U.S. and Canadian receipts and business cards
- Uses Microsoft .Net 2.0 & MS SQL Express
- Microsoft Windows XP or Vista (64 bit is not currently supported)
| What's in the Box
Scanner, carrying case, stand
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| Customer Reviews: Read 53 more reviews...
 good Idea, Overall Product below Expectations June 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are a road warrior as I am, (180 days of the year out of the country), the thought of simplifying handling of receipts is fantastic. I kept walking by the Kiosk at the airport and finally purchased the PC version as they did not have the MAC version out yet. My excitement became utter disappointment in the overall lack of functionality the product has, program errors/ bugs, and constant locking up. I finally got the mac version, and the only decent thing is that it is faster than the PC, but has even less functionality.
I finally had to accept that all I can do is just scan my receipts and attach to an email with my company expense report- it's like having a mobile file cabinet, with out carrying all those receipts.
If you are considering this, do not expect allot, and their customer support - whilst nice, are great in providing work-arounds for the lack of functionality the product has - but then, that is not the intent of customer support.
My organization was looking at purchasing one for every consultant - 210 of us, and we decided against it, when I let our finance and colleagues use mine for a bit.
I would recommend that if you are considering this, review the comments, and consider how you really want to use it.
Lastly, the sales people at the airport Kiosk are not well informed, lots of the responses to my questions where "I do not really know", or "I think it can do that"...that should of been a warning sign....
When it works, it's great... June 21, 2008
The scanner I ordered worked great for small receipts, but full pages only scanned half the page. I went back and forth with the e-mail customer service, them having me recalibrate and switch cords on and on for a week and a half. Finally I called them and they told me they were going to send me another scanner, but it hasn't arrived yet.
 Neat Receipts scanner June 21, 2008
Scanner works good - quick and accurate. Software is also user friendly. I would definitely recommend this product. The seller offered a good price and provided quick shipping.
 Works well - considering the challenges June 4, 2008
I bought one of these and returned it after a day or two of experimentation. Later, I reconsidered. After better understanding the product's capabilities vs my expectations, I repurchased. I think many people misunderstand (as I did) the challenges involved in scanning, analyzing, and parsing receipts. Ever run across a receipt that took you some time to figure out??
This scanner is a compact sheet-fed scanner, and saves images in PDF or JPEG formats. Up to 600 dpi. It's handy, portable (11 ounce) and convenient to keep in a desk drawer, brief case, etc. Being able to scan a document to PDF anywhere (without AC power) can be very useful.
But it's the software component that performs OCR and attempts to decipher the text, graphics, smudges, wrinkles, and other artifacts. Then the program populates a simple database with its best interpretation of the receipt data. No, it is not perfect. But as you correct entries, the software adapts and recognizes the same receipt format.
My only disappointment - which is why I returned the product the first time - is the software will not read and import data from PDF or email receipts. (It does read receipts in graphic formats like JPG, BMP, GIF, etc.) They're working on it... Until then I can only give 4 stars.
My experience with customer support has been extremely positive and productive. Jenn Choi answers emails and user forums promtptly and professionally. She is amazingly considerate, patient, and polite given some of the rather obtuse words and language she receives. From my perspective, the staff was always prompt and forthright with the product's limitations and problems, and offered recommendations. I encourage the marketing department to do a better job of letting people know of the software's limitations ahead of the purchase so they may check their expectations and avoid 'buyer remorse' situations. For example, right on the box it should say "Although the Scanalizer will create PDF output files from scanned documents, at this time we do not support the import of PDF files directly. We are working on it!"
Despite a lot of searching I have not found another product that does what this package does. Even with the low end 70% accuracy rate (mine was always much better), that's still 70% less transcription for me to do. During testing, I scanned receipts on my other scanners and used much more sophisticated (and expensive) OCR programs, but the recognition rate just was not that much better. But none of those programs could also analyze the result and say "Hmmmm... this looks like sales tax, let's put it in the TAX column. And this looks like a store name, so lets put that in the STORE field." Also remember, a graphic image of the receipt is saved and can be printed out if you ever need hard copy. When you highlight an entry in the database, the corresponding image is displayed in a view window. Database backup & restore utility is included so you can protect your work and records. If you forget to backup, the software will provide periodic reminders via pop-up window (you can configure as needed). You can export to many different file formats and financial apps.
As I sit typing this out, I look around my home office and count five (!) scanners. Each has its own strengths and purpose (or else it would be gone). None of the others do what the Scanalizer and its software can do. But I still look forward to being able to have Scanalizer read and interpret all my exisitng PDF and email receipts into its database.
Anyone contemplating purchase: Yes, do read reviews on Amazon.Com, Buy.Com, the magazines, etc. But also go to the company website www.neatreceipts.com and check out the user forums to see if it will meet your expectations.
(No , I do not work for - or have ANY relationship with - NEATRECIEPTS other than the purchase of a Scanalizer.)
I'm impressed May 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found the set up easy and was using it to scan documents within an hour. Since I have Vista, I carefully followed instructions and downloaded the latest installation software. The OCR software is impressive. The scanner works better than I expected after reading some of the reviews. My receipts often have ragged tops and bottoms so I scanned them sideways or bottom first depending on which had the best edge. The software almost always turned the receipt the right direction. Corrections to dates and amounts were rarely required but easy to do. It was very satifying to scan documents and then shred them. I no longer feel like I'm drowning in paper!
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