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ABBYY FineReader 10 Home Edition User’s Guide
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Glossary
A
ABBYY Screenshot Reader is an application that makes screenshots of selected areas and either saves them as
image files or recognizes the text inside.
activation The process of switching the application from demonstration mode to full mode.
activation code A code obtained by the user when activating his/her copy of ABBYY FineReader 10 Home Edition.
The activation code is used to activate the program on the computer that generated the Product ID.
area A section on an image enclosed by a frame. Before performing OCR, ABBYY FineReader 10 Home Edition
detects text, picture, and table areas in order to determine which sections of the image should be recognized and in
what order.
Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) A device that automatically feeds documents to a scanner. A scanner with an
ADF can scan multiple pages without user intervention.
D
dots per inch (dpi) A standard of measurement for the resolution of images.
driver A software program that controls a computer peripheral (a scanner, a monitor, etc).
L
license file A file obtained by the user when activating his/her copy of ABBYY FineReader 10 Home Edition. The
license file is used to activate the program on the computer that generated the Product ID.
P
page layout refers to the positioning of text fragments, tables, and pictures in a document. It also describes the
paragraphs, fonts, columns, text direction, letter colors, and text backgrounds used in a document.
picture area An area that contains a picture. This type of area may enclose an actual picture or any other object that
should be displayed as a picture (e.g. a section of text).
Product ID The parameter that is automatically generated based on the hardware configuration when activating
ABBYY FineReader 10 Home Edition on a particular computer.
R
resolution A scanning parameter that determines what dpi setting to use for scanning. Resolution of 300 dpi should
be used for texts set in 10 pt fonts and larger, 400 to 600 dpi is preferable for texts of smaller font sizes (9 pt and
less).
S
scanner A device for inputting images into a computer.
shortcut menu is a menu which appears when you right–click an object. For example, you can right click an image
area or any other part of an image to open its shortcut menu.
T
table area An area that contains a table or text that is structured as a table. When the application reads this type of
area, it draws vertical and horizontal separators inside the area to form a table. The table is then recreated in the
output text.
text area An area that contains text. Note that text areas should only contain single–column text.
U
Unicode A standard developed by the Unicode Consortium (Unicode, Inc.). The standard is a 16–bit
international encoding system for processing texts written in the main world languages. The standard is easily
extended. The Unicode Standard determines the character encoding, as well as properties and procedures used in
processing texts written in a certain language.
Keyboard Shortcuts
File menu
To Press
convert an image again CTRL+Enter
Edit menu
To Press
undo the last action CTRL+Z
redo the last action CTRL+Y