I see how we can save a PDF into SB from a browser or outlook, but how do we save a PDF into SB from Acrobat or other native application?
Also, how do we save a Word doc that originates outside of SB (not from Outlook or browser)?
Thank you!
Best answer by emily142
View originalHi Jordan! You can always import documents to your matters in SMokeball. You can use the Import action button in the matter, drag and drop the document, or right click and select Import in the matter.
There is also a Google Chrome extension that you can use for documents on the web. https://support.smokeball.com/hc/en-us/articles/5985825921815-Google-Chrome-Extension
Thank you both. This is very helpful. I use Chrome, so I don’t need the Edge instructions. Ideally, there would be an Adobe integration like they have with Word so you can save directly from the document without going to SB, but it’s pretty easy to do that from outlook and the Internet, so that’s great.
Thank you both. This is very helpful. I use Chrome, so I don’t need the Edge instructions. Ideally, there would be an Adobe integration like they have with Word so you can save directly from the document without going to SB, but it’s pretty easy to do that from outlook and the Internet, so that’s great.
I also would like a way to save pdf’s directly to a smokeball file without having to first save it somewhere else and either dragging and dropping it over or importing it. As far as I am aware, you can not “save as” into a smokeball file like you can in Word.
I’m trying to use the Chrome extension but it only saves the page as a webpage, not a PDF. Am I doing something wrong?
Jordan: enable the Smokeball extension in Chrome and disable the Adobe extension.
This isn’t ideal, but you can also cludge together something that behaves like a Windows Explore extension with the Scan To Smokeball application, as follows:
The above will result in a Smokeball dialog box opening that is just like what happens when you “Save to Smokeball” in an app integration. After you do the above cumbersome steps the first time, Scan to Smokeball will appear in the fly-out menu anytime you right-click on a document in Windows explorer and select “open with,” so you only have to go through the whole routine once.
The hypothesis that the process of linking the scanning software to Smokeball scan was essentially doing little more than generating the command:
>”smokeball scan.exe” %filename%
and that’s exactly what “open with” does. So I tested the hypothesis.
Jordan: enable the Smokeball extension in Chrome and disable the Adobe extension.
How can I disable the Adobe extension?
The hypothesis that the process of linking the scanning software to Smokeball scan was essentially doing little more than generating the command:
>”smokeball scan.exe” %filename%
and that’s exactly what “open with” does. So I tested the hypothesis.
Just configured that and it works...but
How is that different than using the right-click “>send to>Smokeball” feature?
Jordan: enable the Smokeball extension in Chrome and disable the Adobe extension.
How can I disable the Adobe extension?
Funkytown:
Click-on the extensions icon and “manage extensions” (or go to “More Tools” in your Chrome settings to do the same).
From there you can toggle on/off your various extensions. Smokeball ON, Adobe Acrobat OFF.
Thank you. Now I understand what you meant.
I also had to click “view” extensions and pin the Smokeball extension to the bar.
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