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ABBYY FineReader 8.0 User’s Guide
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– Remove a separator
If the table cell only contains a picture, select the Treat cell as picture item in the Block Properties dialog (menu
View>Properties). If the table cell contains both text and pictures, draw a separate picture block (or blocks) inside the cell.
To merge table cells or rows:
● Select the Merge Cells or Merge Rows item in the Image>Table Cells menu.
Note: You can split previously merged cells using the Split Cells command (Image>Table Cells menu). The Merge 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 on it. Select Analyze
Table Structure in the local menu. The system will then draw all the necessary separators. 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 the layout of every
page will be time consuming. To save time, create a block template (i.e. a standard set of blocks of a particular type that correspond to
a page’s layout) 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 resolution that was used to create the
template(s).
To create a block template:
1. Open an image and draw the blocks automatically or manually.
2. Select Save Blocks Template in the Image menu. The Save Blocks Template As dialog will open. Type a file
name for the block template in the dialog.
To load a block template:
1. Click the Batch Window and select the pages you wish to apply the block template to.
2. Select Load Blocks Template in the Image menu. The Open Blocks Template dialog will open.
3. Select the relevant block template file in the dialog.
4. Click the appropriate Apply to item in the group. All pages applies the block template to all batch pages, while
Selected pages applies the block template only to selected pages.
5. Click the Open button.
Recognition
The aim of OCR is to read text from a source image and retain the source page layout. Before this can be done, however, the main
recognition parameter – recognition language – needs to be set. This chapter deals with the recognition parameters and other
important recognition issues, including the use of different recognition settings etc.
General Information on Recognition
Note: Always ensure that the following options have been correctly set before you start recognition: recognition language, recognition
mode and source text print type.
You may:
1. Recognize a block or several blocks drawn on an image.
2. Recognize an open page or all pages selected in the Batch window.
3. Recognize all unrecognized batch pages.
4. Recognize all pages in background mode. Background mode allows you to edit and recognize pages at the same
time.
5. Recognize pages in training mode. Training mode is used for recognizing texts set in decorative fonts or for
processing large volumes (more than a hundred pages) of documents of inferior print quality.
6. Recognize the same batch on several workstations.
Note: This feature is available only in ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Corporate Edition.
To start recognition:
● Either click the 2–Read button on the WizardBar toolbar, or
● Select the necessary item in the Process>Read menu:
Read – to recognize the open page or all the pages selected in the Batch window;
Read All Pages – to recognize all unrecognized batch pages;
Read Block – to recognize a block or several blocks drawn on the image;
● Select Process>Start Background Recognition to start recognition in background mode.
By default, the 2–Read button recognizes the open image. To change button mode, click the arrow to the right
of the button and select the mode of your choice in the local menu.