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Why Remote Employees Need Document Management

Many of us are comfortably (some in their work pajamas) and effectively working from home these days. Technology makes it possible for us to connect and do our jobs with minimal hassle outside of the office. However, while we can communicate and collaborate from a distance, some remote employees are experiencing one struggle in their new work arrangement: secure access to documents they need to fulfill their responsibilities. Their company lacks document management functionality that [...]

By Julie Italiano|2020-04-01T17:48:40+00:00April 1st, 2020|Coronavirus, COVID-19, document capture, document management, Document Solutions, document workflow, electronic documents, electronic filing, home office, remote workers|0 Comments

Top 4 Ways Invoice Scanning Saves Staff Time

For most businesses, staff time is by far a company's most valuable resource. Consider the following ways that business invoice scanning can make your invoice input, payment, filing, and searching faster than ever, saving you time and money. 1. Automated input - Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software extracts critical document information—like vendor name, date, purchase order, amount due, etc.—and makes it instantly available in digital format. 2. Accounts payable integration - Once business invoice information [...]

By Modern Office Methods - Tech Expert|2024-05-17T18:16:32+00:00August 4th, 2016|accounts payable, automate, digital scanner, document management, electronic filing, invoice, invoicing, OCR, optical character recognition, save money, save time, scanners, scanning, virtual filing|0 Comments

Properly Implementing a Scanning Solution

For companies around the world, document scanning has proved to be an invaluable asset. Converting their data into digital files and storing them electronically — and turning their offices into practically paperless environments — proves advantageous in numerous areas, including better service, faster turnaround, improved compliance, enhanced collaboration, and significant cost savings. Not to mention bidding farewell to missing or lost documents. However, there are mistakes many businesses make when implementing a scanning solution. By [...]

By Modern Office Methods - Tech Expert|2020-08-17T13:41:48+00:00April 12th, 2016|capture, digital document, document management, Document Solutions, document workflow, electronic filing, files, office documents, office efficiency, scan, scanners|0 Comments

Document Management Basics

Your business generates large amounts of paper and electronic documents. As your business grows, so do files, and the time and effort required to manage them. Storing, managing, distributing, and accessing information from this enormous volume of data can prove to be quite a hassle. Digital document management revolutionizes the management of information and provides the ability to rapidly find, retrieve, and share all the documents in your repository. So what is digital document management [...]

By Modern Office Methods - Tech Expert|2020-09-25T12:24:23+00:00April 5th, 2016|capture, digital document, document management, Document Solutions, document workflow, electronic filing, files, office documents, office efficiency, scan, scanners|Comments Off

Tech Expert Q&A – Businesses Run on Forms

Question: Our employees use many different forms to run many parts of our business. However, we have constant problems with people using the wrong version of the form, and have trouble reading handwriting on the forms. What advice do you have to reduce these types of form problems?Answer: Great question! There are likely several different answers, depending on:Who uses these forms?Who fills out the forms?Are they in the office when they are completed, or in the [...]

By Modern Office Methods - Tech Expert|2013-03-06T19:29:00+00:00March 6th, 2013|business forms, document management, document workflow, electronic filing, electronic form, electronic forms, fillable form, fillable forms, form, forms, office workflow, workflow|0 Comments