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ABBYY FineReader 12 User’s Guide

Checking and Editing Texts

Once the OCR process is complete, the recognized text appears in the Text window. The characters

recognized with low confidence will be highlighted, so that you can easily spot the OCR errors and

correct them.

You can edit recognized texts either directly in the Text window or in the Verification dialog box

(click Tools > Verification… to open the dialog box). In the Verification dialog box, you can

review low–confidence words, correct spelling errors, and add new words to the user dictionary.

ABBYY FineReader also lets you change the formatting of output documents. To format recognized

texts, use the buttons on the main toolbar of the Text window or the buttons on the Text

Properties pane (right–click anywhere in the Text window and then click Properties on the

shortcut menu to display the pane).

Note: When reading a text, ABBYY FineReader identifies the styles used in the text. All the

identified styles are displayed in the Text Properties pane. You can edit the styles to quickly

change the formatting of the entire text. When saving recognized texts in DOCX, ODT or RTF, all

the existing styles can be preserved.

Checking Texts in the Text Window

You can edit recognized texts either directly in the Text window or in the Verification dialog box

(click Tools > Verification… to open the dialog box). In the Verification dialog box, you can

review low–confidence words, correct spelling errors, and add new words to the user dictionary.

Checking Texts in the Text Window

You can check, edit, and format recognition results in the Text window.

The toolbar of the Text window in the left–hand section of the window contains buttons that let

you check spelling. Use the / buttons to go to the next/previous low–confidence word or

character. If the low–confidence characters are not highlighted, click the button on the toolbar

of the Text window.

To check a low–confidence word in the Text window:

1. Click the word in the Text window. The word will be highlighted in the Image window. At

the same time, the Zoom window will display its magnified image.

2. Correct the word in the Text window, if necessary.

Tip: You can insert symbols that are not on the keyboard by clicking the button. You

can also use the Verification dialog box.

This method is convenient when you need to compare the source and output documents.

The text formatting tools can be found on

 the toolbar in the Text window