6.0

Manual table layout analysis

Tip: If automatic table layout analysis has resulted in table rows and columns being drawn

incorrectly, try editing the automatic analysis results instead of deleting all the blocks and

drawing them manually again. Almost invariably this proves less time consuming.

Editing a table manually:

Use the following

Image toolbar tools to edit a table:

– Add vertical separator

– Add horizontal separator

– Remove separator

If the table cell only contains a picture, select the

Treat cell as picture item in

the

Block Properties dialog (View>Properties menu). If the table cell con

tains both text and pictures, draw a separate picture block (or blocks) inside the

cell.

To merge table cells or rows:

z Select the Merge Table Cells or Merge Table Rows item in the Edit

menu.

Note: You can split previously merged cells using the Split Table Cells com

mand (

Edit menu). The Merge Table Rows option does not affect the division

of the table into columns.

Note: To avoid drawing horizontal and vertical separators manually, draw a separate table

block, then rightclick it and select the

Analyze Table Structure item in the local menu.

The system will then draw all the separators it considers necessary. Should the system draw

any separators incorrectly, you can edit the table manually.

Using block templates

If you are processing a large number of documents with an identical layout (e.g. forms or

questionnaires), analyzing each page's layout separately will prove extremely time consum

ing. To save time you can create a block template, i.e. a standard set of blocks of a particular

type that corresponds to the layout of your pages, and then apply the template to all pages

you wish recognized that have the same layout.

Note: Documents should always be scanned using their respective template(s) and using the

same resolution as that used to create the template(s).

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