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ABBYY FineReader 11 User’s Guide
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1. Place the mouse cursor on the area border.
2. Left–click and drag in the desired direction.
3. Release the mouse button when done.
Note: You can simultaneously adjust the vertical and horizontal borders of the area by placing the
mouse pointer on a corner of the area.
Adding/removing area parts
1. Select the
/ tool on the pop–up toolbar for Text, Image or Background Picture areas.
2. Place the mouse cursor inside the area and select part of the image. This segment will be added to
or deleted from the area.
3. Adjust the area border, if necessary.
Notes:
1. These tools may only be applied to Text, Image or Background Picture areas. You cannot
add/delete a segment in a table or barcode area.
2. The area borders can also be adjusted by adding vertices (splitting points). The resulting segments
can be dragged in any direction using the mouse. To add a new vertex, move the cursor to the
desired point on the border while holding down CTRL+SHIFT (this switches the pointer to
crosshairs) and click. A new vertex will appear on the area border.
Selecting one or more areas
• Select the
, , or tool on the Image window toolbar and click the desired areas while
holding down the CTRL key. To cancel the selection, click the selected area once again.
Moving an area
• Select an area and move it while holding down the CTRL key.
Re–numbering areas
1. Select Order Areas from the Areas menu.
2. Select the areas in the order desired for the output document.
Note: The areas are automatically numbered from left to right during automatic page analysis,
regardless of the direction of the text on the image.
Deleting an area
• Select the
tool and click the area you wish to delete.
• Select the areas to delete and then click Delete Area from the shortcut menu.
• Select the areas to delete and then press the DELETE key.
To delete all areas:
• Select Delete All Areas and Text from the Image window shortcut menu.
Important! Deleting an area from an image that has already been recognized will delete all of the
text in the corresponding Text window.
Changing text orientation