6.0

General information on working with batches

When FineReader starts for the first time, it opens the batch located in the FineReader fold

er. You can choose to work with this batch or create a new one. A batch may contain up to

9999 pages.

Tip: You may find it useful to save similartype pages (e.g. pages from the same book, writ

ten in the same language, or with a similar layout) in the same batch. By doing this you will

find your work much easier.

The

Batch window displays a list of the pages contained in the open batch. To view a page,

just click on its icon or doubleclick its page number. All files related to this batch page will

open in their respective windows, i.e. text file (if the page has been recognized) in the

Text

window, the image file in the Image window, etc.

There are two main ways of displaying pages in the Batch window:

Batch View Description

Thumbnails Batch pages are displayed as thumbnails, a thumbnail being a miniature

image of the original page. Additional icons appear on the thumbnails

as you process the images. These inform you of the actions that

have been performed on them, e.g. recognition, saving, etc.

Thumbnail images are particularly useful when searching for

a particular batch page. To open an image, just click on its thumbnail.

Details Here detailed information is displayed on each batch page in the

batch window, and page lists created according to any feature

specified. This is useful in the case of large batches, as the batch

window can accommodate a much greater number of pages in this

view than in

Thumbnail view. Doubleclick on a page to open it.

To choose the page view in the Batch window:

z Rightclick the Batch window and select the View>... item in the local

menu.

To customize the

Batch window, i.e. choose the features that are to be displayed, the way in

which pages are sorted, etc:

z Rightclick the

Batch window and select the Batch View>Customize

item in the local menu. A dialog will open. Select the options of your choice

on the

Thumbnails and Details tabs of the dialog.

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