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ABBYY FineReader 12 User’s Guide

1. On the main toolbar, select the document languages from the Document language

drop–down list.

2. Scan pages or open page images.

Note: By default, ABBYY FineReader will automatically analyze and recognize the scanned

or opened pages. You can change this default behavior on the Scan/Open tab of the

Options dialog box (click Tools > Options… to open the dialog box).

3. In the Image window, review the detected areas and make any necessary adjustments.

4. If you have adjusted any of the areas, click Read on the main toolbar to recognize them

again.

5. In the Text window, review the recognition results and make any necessary corrections.

6. Click the arrow to the right of the Save button on the main toolbar and select a saving

format. Alternatively, click a saving command on the File menu.

Microsoft Word Tasks

Using the tasks on the Quick Start tab of the Task window, you can easily scan paper documents

and convert them into editable Microsoft Word files. The currently selected program options will be

used. If you want to customize the conversion options, use the tasks on the Microsoft Word tab.

1. From the Document language drop–down list at the top of the window, select the

languages of your document.