The Plustek OpticSlim 1180 is an A3 flatbed scanner that is ideally suited for high-quality scanning of large-format documents and other items up to 30.5 x 43.2 cm. The OpticSlim 1180 features four one-touch function buttons to simplify and automate the most common scanning tasks (e.g., scan, OCR, PDF, and email). The software package includes image processing, document management, PDF creation, high-precision optical character recognition (OCR), and TWAIN drivers. These features make it the perfect scanner for creating photo albums or scanning maps and historical documents. It is ideally suited for graphic designers, publishing companies, libraries, schools, small offices/home offices, and for those who require large-format and high-quality scans.