CopyShop | ScanningFAQ


		Q. What is scanning? A. Scanning, is the process of scanning a document into a digital image. The documents are then burned onto a CD/DVD ROM, emailed or transferred to an external drive. From there the documents can be stored on a hard dive, online etc. Q. What are the benefits of document scanning? A. It will allow your company to save money on pricey storage space and enable security and confidentiality of all documents, Scanning allows for easy access to all documents and ability to send a document instantly via email. More importantly, you will never have to worry about destruction or misplacing an important document again. Q. What is involved in the process of getting my documents ready to be scanned? A. simply contact us, or pop into one of our stores. Q. What is the typical turn around time? A. A turn around time will be agreed upon by both parties and is dependent on the quantity of the job. Q. How much office space or storage room can be saved? A. 1 CD is the equivalent of 1 filing cabinet of paper documents (approx. 12,000 documents) and 1 DVD is the equivalent of 7 filing cabinets full of paper documents (approx. 84,000 documents). Q. Why outsource my files to a scanning company? A.The benefits of outsourcing your project to us would actually save you critical time and money. Outsourcing your document scanning saves capital investment and staffing costs. By using CopyShop, you pay for the cost of scanning, not equipment or staffing.