If there is ever a moment when your staff find themselves typing in information from a physical document into software, or from a digital document into software, you could benefit from OCR software. Optical character recognition software can take physical and digital documents and extract the information, saving your staff valuable time and also reducing errors. Discover how OCR software works and how it can benefit your business below.

New employee: “I can’t find the printer and I need to print something.”

Coworker: “We don’t have one. And no you don’t.” 

Startups do things digitally. 

Invoices, receipts, and business cards are digital. Any paper that does come in—usually from the government—gets digitized and put in the cloud and that paper is recycled immediately. Post its and wall-hanging calendars are replaced by apps like Monday and Trello and Teamwork. Notebooks swap for task managers. Clutter disappears and productivity soars. 

Your HR department is a significant cost center for your business. One of the costliest elements of the department is the use of paper products. And so, it’s important to consider ways to reduce the use of paper with your HR processes. Our team at MES has many years of experience in this area of the industry. In this latest post, we’re explaining how to create a paperless HR department with scanning and automation solutions.

Document scanning has never been more cost-efficient and important for businesses than it is today. It is an essential part of keeping your business organized and ensuring you keep up-to-date with your compliance requirements. However, the trouble is that it can be difficult to keep up-to-date with document scanning trends and document scanning best practices if this is not the core ability of your company. However, there is no need to fret, as that is why we have put this blog post together. Read on to discover some of the best practices for paper scanning. There are all little changes that will make a big difference at your organization. 

When scanning documents using optical character recognition software (OCR), you have the choice of a variety of resolution settings measured in dots per inch (dpi), a traditional printing measurement that's also used for digital images.

Archives can be a challenge to manage, because of the need to transport documents, keep them for lengthy periods of time, and even archive from old archives that are obsolete, require failing equipment and that may be suffering from degradation. Being able to catalog and store your records digitally is a significant solution to many document-related problems, particularly when dealing with older paper and legacy technology.