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Note: You can select more than one language.
b. Under Document processing settings, specify whether a document should be
recognized or analyzed or whether its page images should be preprocessed. If
required, specify additional recognition and image preprocessing options by clicking
Recognition Options… and Preprocessing Options… respectively.
c. Specify whether the program should detect areas automatically or use an area
template for the purpose.
In the Save and share drop–down list, select how documents should be saved.
. From the Save as drop–down list, select a destination format.
Tip: Click Options… if you want to specify additional saving options.
a. In the Folder field, specify a folder where documents should be saved after
processing.
b. In the Output drop–down list, select a saving method:
 Create a separate document for each file creates a separate document
for each file
 Create a separate document for each folder creates one document for
all files stored in a particular folder
 Create one document for all files creates one document for all files
c. In the File name field, enter a name to be assigned to documents after processing.
Tip: You can specify several saving steps for a folder in order to save processing results in multiple
formats.
Click OK. The configured task will be displayed in the ABBYY Hot Folder main window.
Important! For tasks to start, your computer must be turned on and you must be logged on.
To see a notification message each time a task has been completed, click .
A notification message will be displayed in a pop –up window above the Windows taskbar.
Changing task properties
You can change the properties of an existing task.
1. Stop the task whose properties you wish to change.
2. On the ABBYY Hot Folder toolbar, click the Modify button.
3. Make the necessary changes and click OK.
Processing log
Images in a hot folder are processed according to your defined settings. ABBYY Hot Folder keeps a
detailed log of all the operations.
The log file contains the following information:
 The name of the task and its settings
 Errors and warnings (if any)
 Statistics (number of processed pages, number of errors and warnings, number of
uncertain characters)
To enable logging: