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ABBYY FineReader 12 User’s Guide
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o Image or PDF File to Other Formats converts PDF documents or image files to
a format of your choice
As a result, a new FineReader document will be created containing the text of your original
document.
Important! When you start a built–in task, the currently selected program options are used. If you
decide to change any of the options, you will need to restart the task.
Adding Images Without Processing
You can use the Quick Scan, Quick Open or Scan and Save as Image automated tasks in the
Task window to scan or open images in ABBYY FineReader without preprocessing or OCR. This may
be useful if you have a very large document and need only some of its pages recognized.
1. From the Color mode drop–down list, select either full–color or black–and–white mode.
Important! Once the document is converted to black and white, you will not be able to
restore the colors.
2. Click the automated task that you need:
o Quick Scan scans a paper document and opens the images in ABBYY FineReader
without image preprocessing or OCR.
o Quick Open opens PDF documents and images files in ABBYY FineReader without
image preprocessing or OCR.
o Scan and Save as Image scans a document and saves the scans. Once the
scanning is complete, an image saving dialog box will open.
As a result, the images will be added to a new FineReader document or saved in a folder of your
choice.
Creating Custom Automated Tasks
(ABBYY FineReader Corporate only)
You can create your own automated tasks if you need to include processing steps that are not
available in the built–in automated tasks.
1. In the Task window, click the My Tasks tab, and then click the Create New button.
2. In the Task Settings dialog box, enter a name for your task in the Task name box.
3. In the left–hand pane, choose what kind of FineReader document to use for the task:
o Create new document
If you choose this option, a new FineReader document will be created when you
start the task. You will also need to specify which set of document options the
program needs to use when processing your document: the global options specified
in the program or the options which you can specify for this particular task.
o Select existing document
Select this option if you want the task to process images from an existing
FineReader document. You will need to either specify a FineReader document or
choose to have the program prompt you to select a document every time the task
starts.
o Use current document
If you choose this option, the images from the active FineReader document will be
processed.
4. Choose how you will acquire images:
o Open image or PDF
Select this option if you want the task to process images or PDF documents from a