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Handheld scanners are small hand-held devices that can scan in text or images. They can be used for medical applications as well as by students or professionals who need to digitize a handwritten or print document.

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Where can Irent handheld barcode scanners to use for inventory?

You can rent handheld barcode scanners from www.barcoding.com. They have several options that are ready to use out of the box and they will ship directley to you.


How many kinds of scanners?

Flatbed, overhead and handheld


How do I make ebooks with portable handheld scanners?

Using portable handheld scanners to transfer data from standard books to ebooks hasn't become a viable strategy yet. Hopefully in the future scanners will be able to read typeface and convert that directly to digital data.


Where can one purchase portable handheld scanners?

Portable handheld scanners can be purchased from a variety of stores. The cheapest prices can be found on the Amazon and eBay websites, however, they can also be purchased from Staples and Office Depot.


What are some of the uses of handheld bar code scanners?

Some uses of handheld barcode scanners include scanning items at stores to add up totals and print receipts and scanning items at a library to keep track of which books are checked out and by whom. These are the most common uses of handheld barcode scanners but they have many other uses as well.


How well do portable handheld scanners work?

Protable handheld scanners works similarly to a regular scanner only you are moving the scanner not a mechanical device. This can cause blurring or failed scans if you don't have a steady hand.


Is there a good company in Oklahoma who sells bar code Scanners?

You can try DKData, they have Barcoding Equipment, Handheld Scanners, even RFIDs


Do you need special training to use handheld barcode scanners?

No, you need no special training to use handheld barcode scanners. They are fairly straightforward, and even if you do not know how to use one, a simple 10 second demonstration is all you will need.


Is a bar code scanner also called a handheld scanner?

There are handheld bar code scanners, so a handheld bar code scanner is a bar code scanner, but a bar code scanner is not necessarily a handheld scanner. There are bar code scanners in store checkout stands that are fixed, and there may or may not be an associated handheld scanner there for the clerk to use to scan, say, a large bag of dog food that the customer doesn't want to hoist up onto the counter.


Where can I buy a handheld document scanner?

Handheld document scanners are available on websites like ebay (just make sure you're buying from a reputable buyer) or in stores such as Best Buy.


Where can I purchase a handheld barcode scanner for my store?

Tigerdirect.com has multiple scanners that can be purchased and used in your store as well as full scanning systems. You can search for what you want by their featured items, price, popularity, and customer ratings.


How is text processing performed by multimedia systems?

Scanners equipped with optical character recognition software allow text to be scanned into a computer from printed documents or from Universal Product Codes on products, using wand or handheld scanners.