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ABBYY FineReader 11 User’s Guide
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Important! When you run a quick task, data are converted based the program's current options. If
you have changed application options, re–run the task to recognize text with the new options.
Microsoft Word Tasks
The tasks on the Microsoft Word tab of the New Task window will help you convert documents
to a Microsoft Word document.
1. In the Document language drop–down list at the top of the window, select the document
languages.
2. In the Color mode drop–down list, select full color or black–and–white.
Important! Once the document is converted to black–and–white, you will not be able to restore
the colors.
3. In the bottom part of the window, select the desired conversion settings:
• Document format saving mode
• Keep pictures if you need to retain the images in the target document
• Keep headers and footers if you need to retain the headers and footers in the
target document
4. Click the appropriate button for your task:
• Scan to Microsoft Word if you need to scan and convert a paper document
• File (PDF/Image) to Microsoft Word if you need to convert PDF documents and
image files
• Photo to Microsoft Word if you need to convert digital photos
5. When the document processing is complete, a new Microsoft Word document containing the
recognized text will open.
Note: If Microsoft Word is not installed on your computer, clear the Open document after saving
option in the Save As dialog box.
Important! When you run a quick task, data are converted based the program's current options. If
you have changed application options, re–run the task to recognize text with the new options.
Adobe PDF Tasks
The tasks on the Adobe PDF tab in the New Task window will help you convert various images to
Adobe PDF format.
1. In the Document language drop–down list at the top part of the window, select the document
languages.
2. In the Color mode drop–down list, select full color or black–and–white.
Important! Once the document is converted to black–and–white, you will not be able to restore
the colors.
3. Select a document saving mode:
• Text and pictures only
This option saves only the recognized text and the associated pictures. The page
will be fully searchable and the size of the PDF file will be small. The appearance of
the resulting document may slightly differ from the original.
• Text over the page image
This option saves the background and pictures of the original document and places
the recognized text over them. Usually, this PDF type requires more disk space than
Text and pictures only. The resulting PDF document is fully searchable. In some