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ABBYY FineReader 8.0 User’s Guide
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Increase/Decrease image scale
● Select / on the Image bar (from the Image window) and click on the image. The image scale will
double/halve.
● Right–click the image and select Scale. Choose the desired scale (by percentage) from the local menu.
Get image information
You can obtain a number of parameters about your image: image width and height in pixels; vertical and horizontal resolution per
inch (dpi); and image type. To do this:
● Right–click on the image and select the Properties item from the local menu. In the dialog that opens, select the
Image tab.
Print image
You can print the image in the Image window, the pages selected in the Batch window, or all batch page images. To do this:
● Select File>Print>Image. The Print dialog will open. Set the desired printing parameters (the printer to be used,
number of pages to be printed, the number of copies etc.).
Undo the last action
● Click the Undo button on the Standard bar .
Tip: To reverse an Undo action, click the Redo button on the Standard bar
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Page Numbering
A number is assigned to each scanned page. The default number is the number of the last batch page plus one.
You may set page numbers manually if you want to retain the original page numbers in the document or if you want to scan pages
according to page number.
To specify page numbers:
● Select Ask for page number before adding page to the batch on the Scan/Open tab (Tools>Options
menu).
To scan a large number of double–sided pages according to page number:
1. Select Ask for page number before adding page to the batch on the Scan/Open tab (Tools>Options).
2. Specify a number for the first scanned page in the Page number dialog, then select Odd and even separately
in the Page numbering field. Select an order for the pages: ascending or descending to reflect the way in which
the double–sided pages have been entered into the automatic document feeder (i.e. whether the last page or the
first page has been placed on top).
Batch Image Options
Select Convert color and gray images to black and white to scan images in grayscale using the TWAIN–Source interface. The
scanned images will not retain color pictures or colored fonts or backgrounds. This option reduces the amount of disk space needed to
store scanned images.
Note: This option can be found in the Legacy Options dialog. To open this dialog box, click the Legacy Options... button on the
General tab in the Options dialog.
Page Layout Analysis
Before starting the recognition process, ABBYY FineReader must know which image areas it needs to recognize. To achieve this, the
page layout analysis process identifies text blocks, picture blocks, table blocks, and barcode blocks.
In this chapter you will learn more about: when manual page analysis is necessary; what block types are available; how to edit blocks
drawn using automatic layout analysis; and how to streamline the layout analysis with block templates.
General Information on Page Layout Analysis
Page layout analysis can be done either automatically or manually. In most cases, ABBYY FineReader manages the complex task of
analyzing page layout by itself. Start automatic analysis by clicking on the 2–Read button. Recognition and layout analysis are
performed simultaneously.
Click this button to start the process of reading an open image. To change the button mode, click the arrow at
the right of it and select the necessary item in the local menu.
Note: Stand–alone page layout analysis is also available (Process>Read>Analyze Layout menu). This process may be needed at
times, but often this approach provides inferior page layout analysis, since coupled layout analysis/recognition uses information
acquired during recognition to improve layout analysis.
You may opt to draw blocks manually if: