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ABBYY FineReader 12 User’s Guide
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Adding/removing area parts
1. Select the / tool on the pop–up toolbar of a Text, Picture or Background
Picture area.
2. Place the mouse cursor inside the area and select a part of the image. This segment will be
added to or deleted from the area.
3. Adjust the area border, if necessary.
Note:
1. These tools may only be applied to Text, Picture or Background Picture areas. You
cannot add or delete a segment in a Table or Barcode area.
2. Area borders can also be adjusted by adding sizing handles. The resulting segments can be
dragged in any direction using the mouse. To add a new sizing handle, place the cursor on
the desired point on the border while holding down Ctrl+Shift (this switches the pointer to
crosshairs) and click. A new sizing handle will appear on the area border.
Selecting one or more areas
 Select the , , , , , or tool on the Image window toolbar and
click the desired areas while holding down the Ctrl key. To cancel the selection, click the
selected area once again.
Moving an area
 Select an area and move it while holding down the Ctrl key.
Reordering areas
1. Click on the toolbar or click Order Areas on the Area menu.
2. Select the areas in the order desired for the output document.
Note: The areas are automatically numbered from left to right during automatic page analysis,
regardless of the direction of the text on the image.
Deleting an area
 Select the areas you want to delete and then press the Delete key.
 Select the areas you want to delete, right–click one of them, and then click Delete on the
shortcut menu.
 Select the tool and click the area you want to delete.
To delete all areas:
 Click Delete All Areas and Text on the shortcut menu of the Image.
Important! Deleting an area from an image that has already been recognized will also delete the
corresponding fragment in the Text window.