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ABBYY® FineReader 14 User’s Guide
PDF (Portable Document Format) A commonly used document format. A PDF file looks the same no
matter what computer it is displayed on thanks to the detailed descriptions of text, fonts, and graphics it
contains.
PDF document created in another application A PDF document that contains a text layer and
illustrations. This type of PDF document is usually created by converting an editable document file to
PDF. PDF files that were created in other applications are relatively small and fully searchable. Text in
these documents can be selected, edited and deleted, just like text in other editable formats, such as
Microsoft Word documents.
PDF security settings Restrictions that prevent a PDF document from being opened, edited, copied or
printed. These settings include document open passwords, permissions passwords, and encryption
levels.
Permissions password A password that prevents other users from printing and editing a PDF
document unless they type the password specified by the author. If some security settings are selected
for the document, other users will not be able to change these settings until they type the password.
picture area An image area that contains a picture. This type of area may enclose an actual picture or
any other object (e.g. a text fragment) that should be displayed as a picture.
product ID A product identifier that is automatically generated on the basis of the hardware
configuration when activating ABBYY FineReader on a given computer. It does not contain any personal
information or information about the software or data stored on your computer.
prohibited characters Characters that you think will never occur in a text to be recognized. Specifying
prohibited characters increases the speed and quality of OCR.
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recognition area An image area that ABBYY FineReader should analyze automatically.
resolution A scanning parameter measured in dots per inch (dpi). Resolution of 300 dpi should be used
for texts set in 10 pt fonts and larger, 400 to 600 dpi is preferable for texts of smaller font sizes (9 pt and
less).
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scanner A device for inputting images into a computer.
scanning mode A scanning parameter that determines whether an image must be scanned in black
and white, grayscale, or color.
separators Symbols that can separate words (e.g. /, \, dash) and that are separated by spaces from
the words themselves.
serial number A unique number you receive when you purchase the program. It is used during
activation.
shortcut menu The menu that appears when you right-click something, such as an area or another part
of a document.
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