Tool tray icons

Read‑a‑Card uses different tool tray icons to display the card reader status while the program is hidden.

No card reader icon - yellow with prohibition sign

No card reader detected

Card reader ready icon - yellow

Card reader ready to scan a card

Card detected successfully icon - green

Card reader has successfully detected one or more cards

Card action completed icon - green with white tick

Card reader has detected a card type that should cause an action (chosen on the Card Type tab) and has taken the configured action (defined on the Action tab).

Read‑a‑Card can be configured to start automatically with Windows and/or start minimised in the tool tray. Set this up on the Settings tab. (This feature is not available in trial mode.)