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ABBYY FineReader 6.0 User’s Guide
General Information on Working with Batches
When FineReader starts for the first time, it opens the batch located in the FineReader folder. You can
choose to work with this batch or create a new one. A batch may contain up to 9999 pages.
Tip: You may find it useful to save similar-type pages (e.g. pages from the same book, written in the
same language, or with a similar layout) in the same batch. By doing this you will find that it is much
easier to find your work.
The
Batch window displays a list of the pages contained in the open batch. To view a page, just click on
its icon or double-click its page number. All files related to this batch page will open in their respective
windows, i.e. text file (if the page has been recognized) in the
Text window, the image file in the Image
window, etc.
There are two main ways of displaying pages in the Batch window:
To choose the page view in the Batch window:
● Right-click the Batch window and select the View>... item in the local menu.
To customize the
Batch window, i.e. choose the features that are to be displayed, the way in which
pages are sorted, etc:
● Right-click the Batch window and select the Batch View>Customize item in the local
menu. A dialog will open. Select the options of your choice on the
Thumbnails and
Details tabs of the dialog.
You may select several different pages, a number of consecutive pages, or all batch pages:
● To select a number of pages in a row, hold down the SHIFT key and click the first and last
page of the group you wish to select.
● To select several pages, hold down the CTRL key and click the pages of your choice.
● To select all batch pages, activate the Batch window and choose the Select All item in the
Edit menu or press CTRL+A.
Batch View Description
Thumbnails Batch pages are displayed as thumbnails, a thumbnail being a miniature image of
the original page. Additional icons appear on the thumbnails as you process the
images. These inform you of the actions that have been performed on them, e.g.
recognition, saving, etc. Thumbnail images are particularly useful when searching
for a particular batch page. To open an image, just click on its thumbnail.
Details Here detailed information is displayed on each batch page in the batch window, and
page lists created according to any feature specified. This is useful in the case of
large batches, as the batch window can accommodate a much greater number of
pages in this view than in Thumbnail view. Double-click on a page to open it.
Creating a New Batch
To create a new batch:
1. Select the New Batch item in the File menu. The Create New Batch dialog will open.
2. Select or create a folder for the new batch in the
Create New Batch dialog.
3. Select the
Batch Template field and choose one of the following options depending on the
settings you wish applied to the new batch:
Default settings - to apply default settings,
Current Batch - to apply the current batch settings, Batch Template (.fbt) - to apply
settings saved previously to a special file.