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ABBYY® FineReader 14 User’s Guide
Scanning to Microsoft Word
The Scan to Microsoft Word task in the New Task window lets you create Microsoft Word documents
from images obtained from a scanner or a digital camera.
1. Open the New Task window, click the Scan tab, and then click the Scan to Microsoft Word
task.
2. Select a device and specify scanning settings .
3. Click the Preview button or click anywhere inside the image.
4. Review the image. If you are not satisfied with the quality of the image, change the scanning
settings and click the Preview button again.
5. Specify conversion settings. These settings determine the appearance and properties of the
output document.
5.1.Preserve formatting
Select the appropriate setting depending on how you plan to use the output document.
· Exact copy
The output document will look almost exactly like the original, but will offer limited editing
options..
· Editable copy
The appearance of the output document may slightly differ from the original, but the
document can be easily edited.
· Formatted text
The font types, font sizes, and paragraph formatting will be retained. The output text will be
placed in one column.
· Plain text
Only the paragraph formatting will be retained. The output text will be placed in one column
and a single font will be used throughout.
5.2.OCR languages
Select the language(s) of your document. See also: OCR languages .
5.3.Keep pictures
Select this option if you want to preserve the pictures in the output document.
5.4.Keep headers, footers, and page numbers
Select this option to preserve the headers, footers, and page numbers.
5.5.Image preprocessing settings...
Specify image preprocessing settings, such as detection of page orientation and automatic
preprocessing settings. These settings can significantly improve source images, resulting in
greater OCR accuracy. See also: Image processing options .
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