1. A method for operating a scanning device for providing separate image files for each of a plurality of documents which are positioned on a transparent scanning plate of said scanning device at the same time, said method comprising: scanning a plurality of documents placed on a first side of said transparent scanning plate, said scanning being accomplished from a second side of said transparent scanning plate opposite said first side to provide a total image of all of said plurality of said documents, said scanning being accomplished by using a scanning light for illumination of said plurality of documents from said second side; sensing received illumination from said scanning light directly passing through said transparent scanning plate and between said plurality of documents; and using said received illumination for determining perimeter boundaries surrounding each of said plurality of documents individually, said method further including creating separate document image files for each of said plurality of documents within separate ones of said perimeter boundaries.