How to Scan & Print to the Web with the DocQ OnRamp
The DocQ OnRamp is a powerful way to integrate DocQ directly with your desktop.
With the OnRamp you can:
- Upload directly from your desktop
- Scan to PDF or directly to DocQ
- Print to DocQ
- Carbon Copy (CC) PDF’s created from deskPDF to DocQ with Auto CC
- Quickly launch DocQ
To launch the OnRamp, click on the DocQ icon on your desktop. To quickly open the DocQ application click “Launch DocQ”:
To upload a file to your account, choose “Upload to DocQ” and select your file:
For a full list of file types available for direct upload, please see this article.
After selecting your file, click “Open” and enter your account information:
Click “OK” to open your document in the DocQ viewer.
If you have a paper copy of a document that you want to edit in DocQ, click “Scan to DocQ”. Select your scanner in the “Source” drop down menu. The DocQ OnRamp will work with any TWAIN compliant scanner. Next click “Acquire Pages” and proceed through your scanner’s software:
You will now see a preview of your scanned pages:
By right-clicking the thumbnails on the right you can move, delete, and rotate the pages. To add more pages to your document, simply click “Acquire Pages” again. To save a local copy of the PDF, click “Save PDF”, and to open the file in DocQ click “OnRamp to DocQ”. As before you will be prompted to confirm your account information and file name.
To print to DocQ, first open the file to send to DocQ, such as a Word document. Print as if you were printing to paper, and select DocQ as your printer:
Click “OK” to send the file directly to your DocQ account.
Another great feature of the OnRamp is the ability to Carbon Copy (CC) all PDF files that you create with deskPDF to your DocQ account. This is very useful for document archival as part of a business process, or just for keeping track of documents in general. To utilize the Auto CC feature, simply print to deskPDF and in the deskPDF Save-As screen select “CC to DocQ”:
The OnRamp makes it easy to:
- Upload a PDF or other file type directly to your DocQ account.
- Scan a paper copy of a form to DocQ to fill it out, sign, and securely send it using DocQ.
- Scan a form to add fillable form fields & send to others to fill out.
- Print a brochure or newsletter to DocQ for easy electronic publishing.
- Carbon Copy (CC) PDF’s created with deskPDF to your DocQ account to simplify archiving PDF’s.
- Launch DocQ quickly via the OnRamp
A video tutorial demonstrating how to implement the instructions above:
Click here to get your free copy of the DocQ OnRamp!
