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ABBYY FineReader 12 User’s Guide
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ABBYY Hot Folder
(ABBYY FineReader Corporate only)
ABBYY FineReader includes ABBYY Hot Folder, a scheduling agent which allows you to select a
folder with images and set the time for ABBYY FineReader to process the images contained in the
folder. For example, you can schedule your computer to recognize images overnight.
To process images in a folder automatically, create a processing task for that folder and specify the
image opening, OCR, and saving options. You must also specify how often ABBYY FineReader
should check the folder for new images (at regular intervals or only once) and set the start time for
the task.
Important! At the time when the task should start, your computer must be turned on and you
must be logged on.
Installing and Starting ABBYY Hot Folder
By default, ABBYY Hot Folder is installed on your computer together with ABBYY FineReader 12. If,
during custom installation, you chose not to install ABBYY Hot Folder, you can install the application
later by following the instructions below:
1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Programs and Features.
Note: If you use Windows XP, click Add or Remove Programs.
3. In the list of installed programs, select ABBYY FineReader 12 and then click Change.
4. In the Custom Setup dialog box, select ABBYY Hot Folder.
5. Follow the instructions of the setup program.
Starting ABBYY Hot Folder
There are several ways to start ABBYY Hot Folder:
 Click Start>All Programs>ABBYY FineReader 12 and then click ABBYY Hot Folder
or
 In the ABBYY FineReader 12 main window, click Tools>Hot Folder… or
 Double–click the ABBYY Hot Folder icon on the Windows taskbar (this icon will appear once
you have set up at least one hot folder)
When you start ABBYY Hot Folder, its main window opens. Use the buttons on the toolbar to set up,
copy, delete, and start folder processing tasks. You can also view detailed rep orts for each folder.
The ABBYY Hot Folder main window displays a list of set–up tasks. For each task, the full path to
the corresponding hot folder is displayed, together with its current status and the scheduled
processing time.
Tasks may have the following statuses: