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ABBYY FineReader 11 User’s Guide
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ABBYY FineReader offers an image preprocessing feature to deal with image defects of this kind.
When activated, the image preprocessing feature automatically decides what action to take
depending on the input image type and applies the correction. Adjustments include removing noise
from digital photos, deskewing, straightening text lines, and correcting trapezium distortions.
Note: These operations can be very time consuming.
To activate automatic preprocessing when images are scanned and opened:
1. Open the Options dialog box (Tools>Options…).
2. Make sure to check the Enable image preprocessing option on the Scan/Open tab in the
Image Processing group.
Important! The automatic preprocessing option may also be toggled in the image opening dialog
box (File menu>Open PDF File/Image…) and in the ABBYY FineReader scanning dialog box. For
more information, see Selecting the Scanning Interface.
Note: If the Enable image preprocessing option was turned off while scanning or opening
images, the image can be processed manually using the Edit Image dialog box.
Editing Images Manually
ABBYY FineReader 11 offers automatic image preprocessing, which means that the program decides
if any correction is needed and applies it to the image.
However, some images may require manual editing. For example, when only a part of an image
needs to be recognized or if you need to process only some of the pages in a document.
To edit an image:
1. Select Page>Edit Page Image…