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Table Of Contents
- Introducing ABBYY FineReader
- The ABBYY FineReader 11 Interface
- Working with ABBYY FineReader
- ABBYY FineReader Tasks
- Managing Automated Tasks
- ABBYY FineReader Step–by–Step
- Splitting an ABBYY FineReader Document
- Taking Into Account Some of the Features of Your Paper Document
- Image Acquisition Tips
- Scanning Tips
- Taking Photos of Documents
- Camera Requirements
- Lighting
- Taking Photos
- When you need to take another photo
- Automatic Image Preprocessing
- Editing Images Manually
- OCR Options
- If the complex structure of a paper document is not reproduced in the electronic document
- Adjusting Area Shapes and Area Borders
- Picture Not Detected
- Barcode Not Detected
- Table Not Detected
- Table Cells Detected Incorrectly
- Adjusting Text Area Properties
- Vertical or Inverted Text Not Recognized Properly
- Paper Document Contains Decorative (Non–Standard) Fonts
- Incorrect Font in Recognized Text or Some Characters Are Replaced with "?" or "□"
- Checking and Editing the Recognized Text
- Working with Complex–Script Languages
- Recommended Fonts
- Saving the Results
- Advanced Features
- Appendix
- Font
- Language
- How to Buy an ABBYY Product
- Activating and Registering ABBYY FineReader
- Technical Support
ABBYY FineReader 11 User’s Guide
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cases, the appearance of the resulting document may slightly differ from the
original.
• Text under the page image
This option saves the entire page image as a picture and places the recognized text
underneath. Use this option to create a fully searchable document that looks
virtually the same as the original.
• Page image only
This option saves the exact image of the page. This type of PDF document will be
virtually indistinguishable from the original but the file will not be searchable.
4. From the Picture drop–down list, select the desired quality of the pictures in the document.
5. Select PDF or PDF/A.
6. Click the task you wish to use:
• Scan to PDF scans a paper document and converts it to Adobe PDF
• File (Image) to PDF, converts a PDF document or an image file to a searchable Adobe
PDF document
• Photo to PDF, converts a digital photo to an Adobe PDF document
7. The resulting PDF document will be opened in a PDF viewing application.
Note: If there is no PDF viewing application 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.
Tip. When saving your scanned document to PDF, you can set passwords to protect your PDF
document from unauthorized opening, printing, or editing. For details, see PDF security settings.
E–book Tasks
Use the tasks on the E–book tab of the New Task window to convert images to EPUB, FB2, and
HTML, which are widely used for electronic books. The EPUB and FB2 formats are based on XML
and store each e–book in a single file. They are compatible with many e–book reading applications
and devices.
1. Select the document languages from the Document language drop–down menu located in the
upper section of the window.
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 format for your e–book: EPUB, FB2 or HTML.
4. Click the button with the name of the task that you wish to use:
• Scan to EPUB/FB2/HTML scans a paper document and converts it to an e–book format of
your choice
• File (PDF/Image) to EPUB/FB2/HTML converts PDF documents and image files
• Photo to EPUB/FB2/HTML converts digital photos
5. The document with the recognized text will be opened in the appropriate application.
Note: If there is no e–book reading application installed on your computer, clear the Open
document after saving option in the Save As dialog box.