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ABBYY FineReader 12 User’s Guide

How to improve an image if:

 the image is too dark or its contrast is too low.

Solution: Try to improve the lighting. If that is not an option, try setting a lower aperture

value.

 the image is not sharp enough.

Solution: Autofocus may not work properly in poor lighting or when taking pictures from a

close distance. Try using brighter lighting. Use a tripod and self–timer to avoid moving the

camera when taking the picture.

If the image is only slightly blurred, try the Photo Correction tool that is available in the

Image Editor. For more information, see "Editing Images Manually."

 a part of the image is not sharp enough.

Solution: Try setting a higher aperture value. Take pictures from a greater distance at

maximum optical zoom. Focus on a point between the center and the edge of the image.

 the flash causes glare.

Solution: Turn off the flash or try using other light sources and increasing the distance

between the camera and the document.

Opening an Image or PDF Document

ABBYY FineReader 12 lets you open PDF files and image files of supported formats.

Complete the following steps to open a PDF file or an image file:

1. Click the Open button on the main toolbar or click Open PDF File or Image… on the File

menu.

2. Select one or more files in the dialog box that opens.

3. If you selected a file with multiple pages, you can specify the range of page you want to

open.

4. Enable the Automatically process pages as they are added option if you want to

automatically preprocess images.

Tip: The Options dialog lets you choose how images are preprocessed: which defects will

be removed, whether the document will be analyzed and so forth. To open the Options

dialog box, click the Options… button. For more on preprocessing settings, see " Scanning

and Opening Options."

Note: If there is a FineReader document open when you open new page images or documents, the

new pages will be added to the end of this FineReader document. If no FineReader document is

open, a new one will be created from the newly added pages.

Note: Access to some PDF files is restricted by their authors. Such restrictions include password

protection, restrictions on opening the document and restrictions on copying content. When

opening such files, ABBYY FineReader may request a password.

Scanning and Opening Options

To customize the process of scanning and opening pages in ABBYY FineReader, you can:

 enable/disable automatic analysis and recognition of newly added pages

 select various image preprocessing options

 select a scanning interface