The Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) defines document imaging as a process that “allows organizations to capture paper-based information and convert it to electronic images that are stored in a computer electronically.” From this definition, it is clear that the main goal of having this process is to convert your paper-based documents to electronic files so that they are easier to access, work with, manage and share across media.
The main components of the document imaging process are a scanner and document imaging software. In this article, we will focus on the various aspects of document management software and how it helps you manage documents by converting them to digital files.