WorldCard
Mobile Help
WorldCard Mobile can capture and recognize information from business cards and also export the recognized information to iPhone Contact and cloud services. You can save business card information in card holder by using Dock mode with WorldCard Mobile Phone Kit, which is able to capture your business cards' images automatically. Or you can add contacts 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, WorldCard Mobile allows you to synchronize or exchange contacts' information with other platforms via Gmail Contacts or cloud services so you can manage and share your information instantly.
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 to the cloud
Settings
Card Holder
WorldCard
Mobile's Card Holder function helps you to add, use, manage, and export
contacts. Tap 
on the
app's main screen to launch Card Holder. It has two view modes: List Mode and Cover Flow.
List Mode
Tap the 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.
Home - Tap to return to the
app's main screen.
- Display the current
group's name.
Add Contacts into
Card Holder - Tap to select a way to add contacts into Card Holder.
Group - Tap
to view the contacts in different groups or view all of the contacts in
WorldCard Mobile 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.
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.
Import from cloud - Import
contacts from iCloud or Dropbox.
Gmail Contacts Sync -
Once you log into your Gmail account, WorldCard Mobile will synchronize
with your Gmail Contacts automatically. You can also tap this button to
synchronize immediately.
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 icon
means the contact is unverified. You can also find the unverified contacts in
the [unverified] group
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 on the main
screen or tap in the Card Holder to select [Dock Mode].
Tip:
1.
Tap to turn on
the flash function, or tap to turn on the photo
enhancement function.
2.
Tap to select [Single
Side Recognition Mode] or [Double Side Recognition Mode]. With
Double Side Recognition Mode, WorldCard Mobile 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, Traditional
Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean.
- Put your iPhone
on the phone stand. WorldCard Mobile will detect the QR Code pattern on
the business card stand. Once the app sensed it, the system will ask you
to put in the card. When you put a business card on the card stand, the
app will capture it automatically.
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 [Single Side Recognition Mode], the
capture process is already finishes. Yet, 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 alarm 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 and edit the unverified contacts in Card Holder.
b. Create Contacts from Camera
5.
Tap on the main
screen or tap in the Card Holder to select [Take Photo].
6.
Tap to turn on
Anti-Shake Mode, tap 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).
7.
Tap to take a
photo of the business card and preview the image.
8.
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 Traditional Chinese,
Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean.
9.
If you are not satisfied with the image
quality, you can tap [Back] to retake a photo.
10.
Tap the [Done] icon in the upper-right
corner of the screen 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 on it 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.
c. Create Contacts from Albums
11.
Tap on the main
screen or tap in the Card Holder to select [Choose Existing
Photo].
12.
Choose a business card image from albums and
preview the image.
13.
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 Traditional Chinese,
Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean.
14.
If you are not satisfied with the image quality,
you can tap [Back] to retake a photo.
15.
Tap the [Done] icon in the upper-right
corner of the screen to start recognizing this card image. If you want to add
the back side of the business card, just tap icon to
choose the back side image and the contact information on it 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.
- Open any document with email signature information (ex. E-mail).
- Select and copy
the text that you want to recognize in the email signature section.
18.
Return to WorldCard Mobile and tap the icon or tap in the Card
Holder to select [Signature].
19.
Tap the [Recognize] icon. WorldCard Mobile
will recognize the text you have chosen and then automatically build the
contact info according to the attribute of each column.
Tip: WorldCard Mobile will create a virtual card
image for the contact recognized from Email signature.
20.
Tap the [Done] icon and the info will save to
Card Holder.
Note: If the contact information is saved in the
WorldCard Contacts, you can select to save the contact to iPhone contacts as
well.
e.
Recognize QR Code
A quick response (QR) code holds a lot of information. WorldCard Mobile can
read QR codes on business cards and create new contacts.
21.
Tap on the main
screen or tap in the Card Holder to select [QR Code].
22.
Position the QR code within the green frame
and the QR code image will be captured automatically.
23.
Tap the [Recognize] icon. WorldCard Mobile
will recognize the QR code and sort the information into the proper fields
automatically.
Tip: WorldCard Mobile will create a virtual card
image for the contact recognized from QR code.
24.
Tap the [Done] icon and the info will save to
Card Holder.
25.
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
WorldCard 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
26.
Tap in the Card
Holder to select [Import from iPhone Contacts].
27.
Select the contacts you want to import into
WorldCard Mobile.
Tip: You can select all contacts in a group by
tapping .
28.
Tap [Done] to import contacts.
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
29.
Select iCloud as the import source.
30.
Select a .wcxf file from the import file
list.
Tip: You can select more than one .wcxf file at
one time.
31.
Scroll down to the bottom and tap [Import] to
start the import process.
32.
Tap [OK] to exit the import window.
Dropbox
33.
Select Dropbox as the import source.
34.
Login your Dropbox account and tap [Done].
35.
Select a .wcxf file from the import file
list.
Tip: You can select more
than one .wcxf file at one time.
36.
Scroll down to the bottom and tap [Import] to
start the import process.
37.
Tap [OK] to exit the import window.
38.
Tap in the Card
Holder or tap settings to log into your Gmail
account.
39.
WorldCard Mobile will add a new group of
Gmail Contacts. Then, this group will be automatically synchronized with your
Gmail Contacts now and again.
- You can also tap
on in the Card Holder to synchronize right
now.
Notes: You have to
sign in Gmail account so as to see the button in the Card Holder.
Edit Recognition Results
WorldCard Mobile 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.
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.
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.
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.
9.
You can tap the [Group] field to
select or add a subgroup to sort the business card.
Note: If you set
WorldCard Contacts as the current contact's source, you can 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:
a.
Move the point on the upper-left or
lower-right corner of the blue frame to select an area.
b.
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.
c.
Tap the [Recognize] icon on the
top-right corner of the screen.
d.
Scroll down or up to choose a field name and
recognize the information into your desired field.
View and Use Contact
Information
You can view and use contact information right away after recognition.
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 with Google map. If the contact's address was in the area of China,
it will be viewed with Baidu map.
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 to make
video calls with this contact.
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 , 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:
- Edit
the card's image and re-recognize it
1). Tap the card imge as below to view and edit.
2). Tap in the edit screen and you can see the below
options:
- Change Front/ Back Image - Change the front or back card image by
taking a photo or choosing a photo from the photo albums.
- Add Back Image - If the business card is single-sided,
you can add a back image by taking a photo or choosing a photo from the
photo albums.
- Edit Front Image - Trim or sharpen the card image to
enhance the image quality.
- Re-Recognize
- After modifying
the card's image, you can re-recognize the card.
Note: The former recognition information will be deleted after re-recognition. - Add Front Image - Add a front image for the contact with
virtual card image. (that is without actual card image)
3). If you have added the back side of the card, you can tap to switch to the back side of the card image
to edit.
4). When editing the image, you can tap to trim the
card image, or tap to sharpen the card image.
5). You can modify the card's image by tapping to rotate the image.
6). Tap and move the blue frame on the information
which has not been recognized or has been recognized incorrectly. Select the
recognition language and tap [Recognize] to select a field name; then the
recognized information will be added into your desired field.
7). Tap and you can view the modified result or
re-recognize the card. If not, simply tap [Back] to return to the contact list
of List Mode.
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.
Tap a contact and then you can view or edit the card image
and re-recognize it.
Groups
Tap to view the contacts in different groups or
view all of the contacts in WorldCard Mobile and edit them. The Gmail Contacts
group is available when you log into your Gmail account.
- Select a group -
1. Tap.
2. Select a group from the group list to view and edit the contacts in this group. - Edit a group -
1. Tap.
2. Tapto edit this group. - Tap the icon and enter this group's name.
- Tap the 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 contact information of [WorldCard Contacts] and [Unverified]
group will not be synchronized.
Move and
Delete Multiple Contacts
Tap
in the Card Holder to select contacts for
moving them to other groups or delete them.
Tip: You can select all contacts by tapping .
1.
Change Group: Select contacts and tap . Then select the target group to move the contacts to
it.
2.
Delete contacts: Select contacts and tap .
Then tap [Delete Contact] to delete the selected contacts.
Send Email or Messages to Multiple Contacts
Tap in the list view to send email or short
messages to multiple contacts.
Tip: You can select all contacts by tapping .
- Mail
- Select contacts
and tap . Then
select [Send email] to send email to the selected contacts.
- Text
Message - Select
contacts and tap .
Then select [Text Message] to send messages to the selected contacts.
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
3.
Tap on the Dropbox option.
4.
Login your Dropbox account and start the
export process.
5.
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/WorldCard Contacts (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.
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.
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 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.
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 Mobile] from the list of supported applications.
4.
The right side of the screen allows you to
copy files from [WorldCard Mobile] to your computer. Select a .wcxf file and
click [Save to…] to save the file to your computer.
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.
How does [WorldCard] or [WorldCard Mac]
export a .wcxf file to WorldCard Mobile via iTunes File Sharing?
9.
Run [WorldCard] or [WorldCard Mac] and select
the contacts that you want to export.
10.
Select [Export] / [WorldCard Exchange File].
11.
Follow the export instructions to export this
.wcxf file.
12.
Plug your iPhone to your computer, launch
[iTunes], and select your iPhone from the [Device] section of iTunes.
13.
Go to the [Apps] tab and scroll down. You
will see the [File Sharing] section.
14.
On the left side of the screen, please choose
[WorldCard Mobile] from the list of supported applications.
15.
The right side of the screen allows you to
copy files from your computer to WorldCard Mobile. Click [Add…] and follow the
instructions to add the .wcxf file in your computer to your iPhone.
16.
Return to your iPhone. Run WorldCard Mobile.
17.
Select [Settings] \[Import from iTunes File
Sharing].
18.
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 Mobile.
Export via email – Convert your contacts to the .wcxf
format and export this file via email.
1.
Tap .
2.
Select the contacts that you want to export.
3.
Tap 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].
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.
How does [WorldCard Mobile] import a .wcxf
file?
6.
Open the mail including a .wcxf file and tap
the attached .wcxf file.
7.
An options window will appear on the screen.
Please select [Open In].
8.
Choose the app where you want the contacts to
import in the pop-up menu.
9.
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.
Open In – Launch the app (WorldCard Contacts, for
example) 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 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 .
2.
Select the card images that you want to
export.
3.
Tap 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 .
2.
Select the contacts that you want to export.
3.
Tap 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 .
2.
Select the contacts that you want to export.
3.
Tap 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 .
2.
Select the contacts that you want to export.
3.
Tap 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.
Settings
In the main screen, tap to enter the setting
screen.
- Eastern
Name Order- Set
Eastern Name display sequence of the first name and last name.
- Western Name Order- Set Western Name
display sequence of the first name and last name.
- Sorting By Field- Set to sort by
the Name or Company field.
- Display map of Address-Set the type of
electronic map that you wish to view your contacts’ address. There are
[Auto], [Baidu map] and [Google map] for you to choose.
- Add Country Code after Recognition- Switch
it on to automatically add a country code for the recognized telephone
information. (e.g., +886-3-5722691)
- Default Save to- Select
which group you want to save the added contacts, [Unverified], [WorldCard
Contacts], or [Gmail Contacts]. Gmail Contacts group is only available
when you logged into your Gmail account.
- Save to iPhone Contacts - Switching
this function on will save the contacts created in Card Holder to both
Card Holder and iPhone Contacts. This setting will be applied to new
contacts.
- Account - Input email address
and password of your Gmail account for synchronizing Gmail contacts with
WorldCard Mobile.
- Dock
Button Setting- You can set the position of dock button
when
it appears on the main page. If you choose [General Button], the dock button will remain in the default
area and if you choose [Favorite Button], it will be next to the card holder
button.
- Save Image to Photos - Switch
it on to save the business card image as well to the [Photos\Camera
Roll] when exporting the contact information.
- Enhance image
settings - Switch
it on to automatically enhance every image added in the Card Holder.
- Filter duplicate
- Switch
it on to filter out the duplicate data while adding contacts into Card
Holder.
- Import from iTunes File Sharing - You can receive the contact files that you've previously exported via iTunes file sharing. Tap [Import from iTunes file sharing].
1.
Import contact files:
Choose which contact file you want to import. You may choose more than one file
at a time. Then, tap [Import] to start importing contact files.
Notes:
1. WorldCard Mobile will automatically filter out contacts without business
card images.
2. You need to copy a WorldCard Exchange File(*.wcxf) from your computer to
WorldCard Mobile via iTunes File Sharing first before tapping this [Import]
button to start importing contact data.
- Remove
contact files from the importing list: Tap [Edit] and
select which one you want to delete. Then tap [Done] to return to the
previous screen to see the result.
- Find
duplicate data- Tap
to list the duplicate data. You can tap to see the
contact information, or tap to delete the selected data.
- Privacy Policy - For protecting user's privacy, please
tap it to view [Privacy Policy].
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