WorldCard Link Help




WroldCard Link contains an iOS app and an iPhone stand. Together, it makes managing business cards on iPhone or in the cloud so much simpler. WorldCard Link provides the new Card Holder function to view, sort, and export the contact information. Besides, you can save business card information in card holder either through the photo taken by the built-in camera, through photo available in albums, from e-mail signature, from QR codes, or import wcxf files from the cloud service. Moreover, you can synchronize your Gmail Contacts in Gmail account with WorldCard Link.



Card Holder

Add Contacts into Card Holder

Edit Recognition Results

View and Use Contact Information

Edit and Use the Recognition Result in Card Holder

Cover Flow Mode

Groups

Select Multiple Contacts

Export

Settings





Card Holder

WorldCard Link's Card Holder function helps you to add, use, manage, and export contacts. Tap CardHolder on the app's main screen to launch Card Holder. It has two view modes: List Mode and Cover Flow.


List Mode

Tap the CardHolder icon in the main screen and you will be taken to the List Mode right away. Contacts are sorted alphabetically and displayed on the screen.

Text Mode

home icon Home - Tap to return to the app's main screen.
all - Display the current group's name.
empty.png Add Contacts into Card Holder - Tap to select a way to add contacts into Card Holder.
group icon Group - Tap to view the contacts in different groups or view all of the contacts in WorldCard Link and edit them. Log into your Gmail account to create a Gmail Contacts group. This group will be synchronized with your Gmail Contacts on the web.
tool icon Select multiple contacts - Select multiple contacts to save them to cloud services, move to another group, delete them, export them, or send email/messages to them.
tool icon Import from cloud - Import contacts from iCloud or Dropbox.
all Gmail Contacts Sync - Once you log into your Gmail account, WorldCard Link will synchronize with your Gmail Contacts automatically. You can also tap this button to synchronize immediately.
search_text Search contacts - Enter keywords to search contacts.
Index bar - Tap on any character to quickly find the contact you want to view.

Note: In the list mode, the contact with a Capture icon means the contact is unverified. You can also find the unverified contacts in the [unverified] group




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Add Contacts into Card Holder

 Choose one of the following methods to add contacts into Card Holder.

    a. Create Contacts from Dock Mode
    b. Create Contacts from Camera
    c. Create Contacts from Albums
    d. Recognize Email Signatures
    e. Recognize QR Code
    f. Import from iPhone Contacts
    g. Import from the Cloud
    h. Gmail Contacts Sync

    a. Create Contacts from Dock Mode

    1. Tap Capture on the main screen or tap camera in the Card Holder to select [Dock Mode].

      Tip:
      1. Tap Capture to turn on the flash function, or tap to turn on the photo enhancement function.

      2. Tap Capture to select [Single Side Recognition Mode] or [Double Side Recognition Mode]. With Double Side Recognition Mode, WorldCard Link helps you to capture the contact information on the front and back side of a business card.

      3. Select a proper recognition language in the lower-left corner of the screen. This version supports English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Turkish, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Swedish, and Norwegian.

    2. Put your iPhone on the iPhone stand. WorldCard Link will arm itself after cuing of [PENPOWER] on the business card stand. Once the app is armed, as soon as you put a business card on the card stand, the app will capture it automatically.

      Capture



      Notes:
      1.) Please take snapshots in good lighting conditions and reduce or eliminate light reflection and casting shadows. If you are in a low-light condition, please tap the flash button to enable the flash function. (Tap it again to disable the flash function).

      2.) Tap on the screen to focus if you found the camera preview was out of focus.

    3. If you selected [Double Side Recognition Mode], the system will remind you to capture the back side image . Removing the card off of the card stand will arm the app again for your next business card or the back side of your current business card.

    4. Tap the [Done] icon to start recognizing the card images.

      Note: You can find the unverified contacts in Card Holder. Tap to edit them.

    b. Create Contacts from Camera

    1. Tap Capture on the main screen or tap camera in the Card Holder to select [Take Photo].

      Capture

    2. Tap Capture to turn on Anti-Shake Mode, tap Capture to turn on the flash function, or tap to turn on the photo enhancement function.

      Notes:
      1). When photographing your business card, use the small business card image in the center of the preview window as a guide for proper orientation.
      2). You can rotate iPhone sideways to make sure the whole business card image is completely in the frame area.
      3). Please take snapshots in good lighting conditions and reduce or eliminate light reflection and casting shadows. If you are in a low-light condition, please tap the flash button to enable the flash function. (Tap it again to disable the flash function).

    3. Tap camera to take a photo of the business card and preview the image.
    4. In the preview frame, you can:

      • Tap or to rotate the image.
      • Select a proper recognition language in the lower-left corner of the screen. This version supports English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Turkish, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Swedish, and Norwegian.


    5. If you are not satisfied with the image quality, you can tap [Back] to retake a photo.
    6. Tap the [Done] icon to start recognizing this card image and edit it when necessary. If you want to recognize the back side of the business card, just tap icon to capture the back side image and the contact information of the business card. If you want to recognize more images, just tap icon to recognize next business card.

      Note: You can find the unverified contacts in the [unverified] group. Tap to edit and move these contacts to another group.

    c. Create Contacts from Albums

    1. Tap Select Photo on the main screen or tap camera in the Card Holder to select [Choose Existing Photo].
    2. Choose a business card image from albums and preview the image.
    3. In the preview frame, you can:

      • Tap or to rotate the image.
      • Select a proper recognition language in the lower-left corner of the screen. This version supports English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Turkish, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Swedish, and Norwegian.


    4. If you are not satisfied with the image quality, you can tap [Back] to retake a photo.
    5. Tap the [Done] icon to start recognizing this card image and edit it when necessary. If you want to recognize the back side of the business card, just tap icon to select the back side image and the contact information of the business card will be recognized also. If you want to recognize more images, just tap icon to recognize next business card.



      Note: You can find the unverified contacts in the [unverified] group. Tap to edit and move these contacts to another group.



    d. Recognize Email Signatures


    1. Open any document with email signature information (ex. E-mail).
    2. Select and copy the text that you want to recognize in the email signature section.

      help_signature_sample

    3. Return to WorldCard Link and tap the help_signature icon or tap camera in the Card Holder to select [Signature].
    4. Tap the [Recognize] icon. WorldCard Link will recognize the text you have chosen and then automatically build the contact info according to the attribute of each column.

      Tip: WorldCard Link will create a virtual card image for the contact recognized from Email signature.

    5. Tap the [Done] icon and the info will save to Card Holder.

      Note: If the contact information is saved in the Loccal Contacts, you can select to save the contact to iPhone contacts as well.



    e. Recognize QR Codes


    A quick response (QR) code holds a lot of information. WorldCard Link can read QR codes on business cards and create new contacts.

    1. Tap help_signature on the main screen or tap camera in the Card Holder to select [QR Code].
    2. Position the QR code within the green frame and the QR code image will be captured automatically.

      help_signature_sample

    3. Tap the [Recognize] icon. WorldCard Link will recognize the QR code and sort the information into the proper fields automatically.

      Tip: WorldCard Link will create a virtual card image for the contact recognized from QR code.

    4. Tap the [Done] icon and the info will save to Card Holder.
    5. If you don't want to save the information, tap [Discard] to give up the recognition result.


    Note: If the contact information is saved in the Loccal Contacts, you can select to save the contact to iPhone contacts as well, and then tap [Merge with the existing contact] to choose an existing contact to merge with.


    f. Import from iPhone Contacts


    1. Tap camera in the Card Holder to select [Import from iPhone Contacts].
    2. Select the contacts you want to import into WorldCard Link.

      Tips:You can select all contacts in a group by tapping Move Group.

    3. Tap [Done] to import contacts.



    g. Import from the Cloud

    Tap in the Card Holder and select a cloud service as the import source: iCloud or Dropbox.



    Notes:
    1. Only iOS 5 or above supports the iCloud function.
    2. Please create an account if you do not currently have one. For iCloud, please go to the [Settings\iCloud] page on your iPhone screen. If you don't have a Dropbox account, please create one first.
    3. WorldCard Exchange files are saved in the [WorldCard\DataExchange] folder by default.

    iCloud

    1. Select iCloud as the import source.
    2. Select a .wcxf file from the import file list.
      Tip: You can select more than one .wcxf file at one time.
    3. Scroll down to the bottom and tap [Import] to start the import process.
    4. Tap [Yes] to continue importing the contacts.
    5. Tap [OK] to exit the import window.


    Dropbox
    1. Select Dropbox as the import source.
    2. Login your Dropbox account and tap [Done].
    3. Select a .wcxf file from the import file list.
      Tip: You can select more than one .wcxf file at one time.
    4. Scroll down to the bottom and tap [Import] to start the import process.
    5. Tap [Yes] to continue importing the contacts.
    6. Tap [OK] to exit the import window.



    h. Gmail Contacts Sync

    1. Tap group in the Card Holder or tap settings Settings to log into your Gmail account.

      Main Screen

    2. WorldCard Link will add a new group of Gmail Contacts. Then, this group will be automatically synchronized with your Gmail Contacts now and again.

      Main Screen

    3. You can also tap on group in the Card Holder to synchronize right now.




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Edit Recognition Results

WorldCard Link analyzes the business card information and sorts the information into the proper fields. You can edit the recognition result before exporting it to iPhone's address book and/or Card Holder.

Edit

  1. Tap on any field, and you can edit the content of this field.
  2. When selecting a field, the corresponding image will be shown in the bottom of the screen for easy correction.

    Tip: Tap the original image and flick left or right to see more.

    Edit

  3. In the field editing screen, tap on the field name can change the field name. Tap to erase the words in this field.
  4. Tap the [Done] icon in the upper-right corner of the screen to save the editing result.
  5. When editing the address information, you can tap on the country field to select a country.
  6. Tap to add a new field and you can freely enter information in the field.
  7. To delete a field, please tap beside the field and tap the [Delete] icon.

    Delete

  8. Tap [Add Photo] and then select [Take Photo] to take a photo for this contact, select [From Business Card] to crop the profile photo from the business card, or select [Choose Existing Photo] to choose an existing photo for this contact.

    Add Photo

  9. You can tap the [Group] field to select or add a subgroup to sort the business card.

    Group

    Note: If you save the contact in the WorldCard Contacts group, you can also choose whether to save the contact to iPhone contacts or not.

  10. Tap the [Browse] icon to view the business card photo. You can pinch or double-tap to zoom in and out the photo or rotate iPhone sideways to check the business card. You can also partially recognize the business card by:
  1. Move the point on the upper-left or lower-right corner of the blue frame to select an area.

    Partially Recognition

  2. You can also press on the information which has not been recognized or has been recognized incorrectly for 2 seconds, the blue frame will be automatically moved to this area.
  3. Tap the [Recognize] icon on the top-right corner of the screen.
  4. Scroll down or up to choose a field name and recognize the information into your desired field.

    Select a field name



    Tip: If the business card includes a photo, you can select the photo area and choose [Photo] field name to add the photo into the photo field.





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View and Use Contact Information

You can view and use contact information right away after recognition.

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  1. Card Image: Tap on the card image to view and edit.
  2. Phone Number: Tap a phone number to call the contact person.
  3. Email: Tap the email address to send an email message to the contact person.
  4. URL Address: Tap the URL address to visit the website.
  5. Address: Tap the address to see the map or get directions.
  6. Text Message: Tap Text Message, select a number and then enter your message to send a text message.
  7. Share Contact: Tap Share Contact to share the contact information via email.
  8. Social networking services: Use this contact information to make a quick search of this person on [Facebook], [LinkedIn] or [Twitter].
  9. FaceTime: Tap information to make video calls with this contact.




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Edit and Use the Recognition Result in Card Holder

You can edit the contact later by selecting a contact in List Mode and then tap [Edit]. If you want to edit contacts in Cover Flow, you can select a contact, tap information, and then tap [Edit]. Most of the editing methods are similar to the regular WorldCard editing procedure. The additional feature available with Card Holder is:





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Cover Flow Mode

 Turn the iPhone horizontally to browse card images in Cover Flow. You can browse the card by flicking through the cards on the screen.

Cover Flow



Tap a contact and then you can view or edit the card image and re-recognize it.

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Groups
Tap group to view the contacts in different groups or view all of the contacts in WorldCard Link and edit them. The Gmail Contacts group is available when you log into your Gmail account.

  • Select a group -
    1. Tap group.
    2. Select a group from the group list to view and edit the contacts in this group.

  • Edit a group -
    1. Tap group.
    2. Tap edit to edit this group.
    • Tap the Add Group icon and enter this group's name.
    • Tap the Delete Group icon of a group and then tap [Delete] to delete this group.
    • Tap [Done] to exit the group editing screen.


    Note1: The group names which display in gray are default and cannot be edited or deleted.
    Note2: Only [Gmail Contacts] group can be synchronized. The groups of [WorldCard Contacts] and [Unverified] cannot be synchronized.




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Move and Delete Multiple Contacts

 Tap group icon in the Card Holder to select contacts for moving them to other groups or delete them.

Tip: You can select all contacts by tapping Move Group.

  1. Change Group: Select contacts and tap Move Group. Then select the target group to move the contacts to it.

  2. Delete contacts: Select contacts and tap trash. Then tap [Delete Contact] to delete the selected contacts.


Send Email or Messages to Multiple Contacts
Tap group icon in the list view to send email or short messages to multiple contacts.
Tip: You can select all contacts by tapping Move Group.





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Export to the Cloud

Tap and choose iCloud or Dropbox as the export destination.


    iCloud

    1. Tap on the iCloud option to start the export process.
    2. Then the selected contacts will start to export to your iCloud account.


    Dropbox
    1. Tap on the Dropbox option.
    2. Login your Dropbox account and start the export process.
    3. Then the selected contacts will start to export to your Dropbox account.




Export Worldcard exchange file(.wcxf)

WorldCard series, released by Penpower Technology, are business card recognition and contact management products, running on different platforms, ranging from WorldCard (Windows), WorldCard Mac (Mac OS X) to WorldCard Mobile (iPhone / iPod touch). WorldCard series help users scan, recognize, and save contact information directly into digital database. Let you save your time and manage contact information quickly and easily. To learn more about WorldCard Series, please click here.

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The proprietary WCXF (WorldCard Exchange File) format is used for the interoperable interchange of contacts between WorldCard series. WCXF files can be exchanged in three ways: [Export via iTunes], [Export via email], and [Open In]。

Note:
1. Only WorldCard Mobile 3.1.0 or later supports the .wcxf format.
1. Only WorldCard Contacts 2.3.0 or later supports the .wcxf format.
3. Only WorldCard (Windows) 6.5 or later supports the .wcxf format.
4. Only WorldCard Mac (Mac OS X) 2.2 or later supports the .wcxf format.


Move Group Export to iTunes – The new File Sharing feature added to iTunes allows you to easily transfer files between your iPhone and computer. Simply convert your contacts to the .wcxf format and you can directly transfer the .wcxf file between your iPhone and a computer. To convert the selected contacts to a .wcxf file, please
  1. Select the contacts that you want to export.
  2. Tap Move Group and select [Worldcard exchange file(.wcxf)]
  3. Select [Export via iTunes].
  4. The selected contacts are converted into a .wcxf file right away. The name of this file will include WorldCard and the date, such as WorldCard0106.wcxf.

    Important:
    iTunes File Sharing requires: iTunes version 9.1 or later, Mac OS version 10.5.8 or later, and iPhone iOS version 4 or later.

    Move Group How does [WorldCard] or [WorldCard Mac] import the .wcxf file shared via iTunes File Sharing?

    1. Plug your iPhone to your computer, launch [iTunes], and select your iPhone from the [Device] section of iTunes.
    2. Go to the [Apps] tab and scroll down. You will see the [File Sharing] section.
    3. On the left side of the screen, please choose [WorldCard Link] from the list of supported applications.
    4. The right side of the screen allows you to copy files from [WorldCard Link] to your computer. Select a .wcxf file and click [Save to…] to save the file to your computer.
      Move Group

    5. Run [WorldCard] or [WorldCard Mac].
    6. Select [Import] / [WorldCard Exchange File].
    7. Follow the import instructions to import this .wcxf file.
    8. Once the import process is completed, you can view the contacts in the .wcxf file in [WorldCard] or [WorldCard Mac] right away.


    Move Group How does [WorldCard] or [WorldCard Mac] export a .wcxf file to WorldCard Link via iTunes File Sharing?

    1. Run [WorldCard] or [WorldCard Mac] and select the contacts that you want to export.
    2. Select [Export] / [WorldCard Exchange File].
    3. Follow the export instructions to export this .wcxf file.
    4. Plug your iPhone to your computer, launch [iTunes], and select your iPhone from the [Device] section of iTunes.
    5. Go to the [Apps] tab and scroll down. You will see the [File Sharing] section.
    6. On the left side of the screen, please choose [WorldCard Link] from the list of supported applications.
    7. The right side of the screen allows you to copy files from your computer to WorldCard Link. Click [Add…] and follow the instructions to add the .wcxf file in your computer to your iPhone.
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    8. Return to your iPhone. Run WorldCard Link.
    9. Select [Settings] \[Import from iTunes File Sharing].
    10. Select the .wcxf file that you want to import into Card Holder and tap [Import]. The contacts in the .wcxf file will then be imported into Card Holder of WorldCard Link.



Move Group Export via email – Convert your contacts to the .wcxf format and export this file via email.
  1. Tap group icon.
  2. Select the contacts that you want to export.
  3. Tap Move Group and select [Worldcard exchange file(.wcxf)].
  4. Select [Export via email].
  5. The mail app will be launched and the selected contacts will be converted to a .wcxf file and attached to email messages right away. The name of this file will include WorldCard and the date, such as WorldCard0106.wcxf.

    Important: The default for the email export is a maximum of 10 records at one time. If you need to export more, then you can select [Export to iTunes].

    Move Group How does [WorldCard] or [WorldCard Mac] import a .wcxf file?
    1. Open the mail including a .wcxf file and save the .wcxf file to your computer.
    2. Run [WorldCard] or [WorldCard Mac].
    3. Select [Import] / [WorldCard Exchange File].
    4. Follow the import instructions to import this .wcxf file.
    5. Once the import process is completed, you can view the contacts in the .wcxf file in [WorldCard] or [WorldCard Mac] right away.


    Move Group How does [WorldCard Link] import a .wcxf file?
    1. Open the mail including a .wcxf file and tap the attached .wcxf file.
    2. An options window will appear on the screen. Please select [Open In].
    3. Choose the app where you want the contacts to import in the pop-up menu.
    4. The selected app will be launched and the contacts in this .wcxf file will be imported right away.

      Note: The .wcxf file cannot be opened in web-mail service.



Move Group Open In – Launch the app that supports the .wcxf format and import the selected contacts to it at the same time.
  1. Select the contacts that you want to export.
  2. Tap Move Group and select [Worldcard exchange file(.wcxf)].
  3. ASelect [Open In].
  4. Choose the app where you want the contacts to import in the pop-up menu.
  5. The selected app will be launched and the contacts in this .wcxf file will be imported right away.



Export Card image(.png)

  1. Tap group icon.
  2. Select the card images that you want to export.
  3. Tap Move Group and select [Card image(.png)].
  4. Select [Export to iTunes] to export the images to iTunes, select [Export via email] to send the imges out via Email, or select [Save image to photos] to save the card images in iPhone.



Export CSV Files

Convert your contacts to different types of CSV files, such as Gmail Contact (.csv), iWork(.csv), and MS Excel 2003 (CSV) via iTunes or Email.
  1. Tap group icon.
  2. Select the contacts that you want to export.
  3. Tap Move Group and select [Gmail Contact (.csv)], [iWork(.csv)], or [MS Excel 2003 (CSV)].
  4. Select [Export to iTunes] to export the contacts to iTunes, or select [Export via email] to send the contacts out via Email.

    Tip:For [Export via email], the mail app will be launched and the selected contacts will be converted to a .csv file and attached to email messages right away. The name of this file will include WorldCard and the date, such as WCM_0201.csv.



Export VCF Files

Convert your contacts to different types of VCF files, such as Entourage 2008 (.vcf), MS Outlook(.vcf), and Mac Address book(.vcf) via iTunes or Email.
  1. Tap group icon.
  2. Select the contacts that you want to export.
  3. Tap Move Group and select [Entourage 2008 (.vcf)], [MS Outlook(.vcf)], or [Mac Address book(.vcf)].
  4. Select [Export to iTunes] to export the contacts to iTunes, or select [Export via email] to send the contacts out via Email.


Export to iPhone Contacts

  1. Tap group icon.
  2. Select the contacts that you want to export.
  3. Tap Move Group and select [Export to iPhone Contacts].
  4. Select a group which you want to export contacts into and the contacts will be saved in your phone immediately.




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Settings

In the main screen, tap Settings to enter the setting screen.



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2013/05/22