11.0
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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Working with Complex–Script Languages
With ABBYY FineReader, you can also recognize documents in Hebrew, Yiddish, Japanese, Chinese,
Thai, Korean, and Arabic languages. Consider the following when working with documents in
character–based languages and documents in which a combination of character–based and
European languages is used.
You may need to do the following to recognize these types of documents:
• Installing Additional Languages
• Recommended Fonts
This section contains tips and guidelines on improving recognized text quality:
• Disabling Automatic Image Processing
• Recognizing Documents Written in More Than One Language
• Non–European Characters Not Displayed in the Text Window
• Selecting the Direction of Recognized Text
Installing Additional Languages
To recognize texts written in Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, or Yiddish you may
need to install these languages separately.
Note: Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7 support these languages by default.
To install new languages in Microsoft Windows XP:
1. Click Start on the Control panel.
2. Select Control Panel>Regional and Language Options.
3. On the Language tab, select:
• Install files for complex–script and right–to–left languages
to be able to recognize texts in Hebrew, Yiddish, Arabic, and Thai
• Install files for East Asian languages
to be able to recognize texts in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean
4. Click OK.
Recommended Fonts
The table below lists the recommended fonts for working with Hebrew, Yiddish, Thai, Chinese, and
Japanese texts.
OCR Language
Recommended Font
Arabic
Arial™ Unicode™ MS*
Hebrew
Arial™ Unicode™ MS*