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ABBYY® FineReader 14 User’s Guide
ABBYY Hot Folder
(Not available in some versions of ABBYY FineReader 14. See also:
http://www.ABBYY.com/FineReader
ABBYY FineReader includes ABBYY Hot Folder, a scheduling agent that allows you to select a folder
with images that ABBYY FineReader should process automatically. You can schedule ABBYY
FineReader to process documents when you don’t use your computer, e.g. 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.
For tasks to 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 14. If,
during custom installation of ABBYY FineReader 14, you chose not to install the ABBYY Hot Folder
component, you can install the it later by following the instructions below.
To install ABBYY Hot Folder:
1. Click the Start button on Control Panel and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Programs and Features.
If you use Windows XP, click Add or Remove Programs.
If you use Windows 10, click Start > Settings > System > Apps & features.
3. Select ABBYY FineReader 14 from the list of installed programs and click Change.
4. In the Custom Setup dialog box, select the ABBYY Hot Folder item.
5. Follow the instruction in the installation wizard.
Launching ABBYY Hot Folder
To launch ABBYY Hot Folder:
· Click Программы > ABBYY FineReader 14 and then click ABBYY Hot Folder (Start >
All Programs > ABBYY FineReader 14 > ABBYY Hot Folder , if you use Windows 10), or
· click inABBYY FineReader 14and then click Hot Folder, or
· click the icon on the Windows taskbar (this icon will appear after you have set up at least one
task).
When you launch ABBYY Hot Folder, its main window opens.