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ABBYY FineReader 11 User’s Guide
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Note: Word 6.0, 7.0, and 97 (8.0) have a limited text and background color palette,
therefore the original document colors may be replaced with the ones available in the Word
palette. Word 2000 (9.0) or later retains the colors of the source document in full.
Picture settings
Documents containing a large number of pictures are very large. To reduce the size of the file,
select the desired option in the Image quality group.
Tip:
• To change the picture saving parameters, click Custom…. In the Custom Picture Settings dialog
box, select the desired parameters and click OK.
• If you don't want to keep pictures in the recognized text, make sure the Keep pictures
option is clear.
Advanced
Some of the more advanced saving options become available by clicking the Advanced group.
• Highlight uncertain characters
Select this option to edit the recognized text in Microsoft Word rather than in the ABBYY FineReader
Text window. All uncertain characters will be highlighted in the Microsoft Word window.
Tip. You can change the color of uncertain characters on the View tab of the Options
dialog box (Tools>Options…).
• Enable compatibility with other word processors
Produces a document that can be opened and edited in earlier versions of Microsoft Word
and other word processing applications that support the RTF format.
Saving in XLSX
To save your text in XLS/XLSX:
• Click File>Save Document As>Microsoft Excel 97–2003 Document or the Save button on
the main toolbar. Click the arrow next to the Save button and choose a saving format from the list.
If there is no suitable format in the list, click Save to Other Formats…, and, in the dialog box that
opens, select the desired format.
Tip. Additional saving options are available in the Options dialog box: select Tools>Options…,
click the Save tab, and then click the XLSX tab.
The following options are available:
• Ignore text outside tables
Saves only the tables and ignores the rest.
• Convert numeric values to numbers
Converts numbers into the "Numbers" format in the XLS file. Microsoft Excel may perform
arithmetical operations on cells of this format.
• Keep headers and footers
Preserves headers and footers in the output document.
Saving in PDF
To save your text in PDF:
• Click File>Save Document As>PDF Document or the Save button on the main toolbar. Click the
arrow next to the Save button and choose a saving format from the list. If there is no suitable