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ABBYY FineReader 12 User’s Guide

Use the mouse to select the table cells to be merged, and then click Merge Table Cells on the

Edit menu.

 Split table cells

Click a table cell to split, and then click Split Table Cells on the Edit menu.

Important! This command can only be applied to table cells that have been previously merged.

 Merge table rows

Use the mouse to select the table rows to be merged, and then click Merge Table Rows on the

Edit menu.

 Delete cell contents

Select the cell or cells whose contents you want to delete and press the Delete button.

Note: By default, the table editing tools are not displayed on the toolbar. You can add the table

editing tools to the toolbar in the Customize Toolbars and Shortcuts dialog box (click Tools >

Customize… to open the dialog box).

Removing Confidential Information

With ABBYY FineReader 12, you can easily remove confidential information from recognized texts.

1. On the Tools menu, click Redaction Mode or click the button on the main toolbar.

2. In the Text window, use the marker to black out the text you wish to conceal.

Tip: If you black out some characters by mistake, you can undo the last redaction by pressing

Ctrl+Z or by clicking the Undo button on the main toolbar.

3. Save your document.

The redacted text will appear as dots in the output document. If the saving format you selected

supports text and background colors, black dots will be displayed against a black background.

Note: When you save a page, the redacted areas will appear as black rectangles.

To switch off the Redaction mode, either

 Open the Tools menu and click Redaction Mode once again or

 Click the button on the main toolbar