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ABBYY FineReader 8.0 User’s Guide
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Contents
Welcome!.......................................................................................................................... 4
What’s New in ABBYY FineReader 8.0 ............................................................................... 5
Chapter 1 Working with ABBYY FineReader..................................................................... 7
Installing and Starting ABBYY FineReader................................................................................................................................................................................8
Acquiring the Image...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Page Layout Analysis...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
Recognition...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Checking and Editing Text ................................................................................................................................................................................................................28
Saving into External Applications and Formats .................................................................................................................................................................33
Working with Batches...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................42
Automated Tasks.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................44
Chapter 2 ABBYY Screenshot Reader .............................................................................. 51
Installing and Starting ABBYY Screenshot Reader...........................................................................................................................................................52
ABBYY Screenshot Reader Toolbar.............................................................................................................................................................................................52
Capturing Text and Tables from the Computer Screen................................................................................................................................................52
Making Screenshots ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................53
Additional Options ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54
Chapter 3 ABBYY Hot Folder & Scheduling..................................................................... 55
Installing and Running ABBYY Hot Folder & Scheduling ..........................................................................................................................................56
ABBYY Hot Folder & Scheduling Main Window...............................................................................................................................................................56
Setting Up a Hot Folder........................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
Hot Folder Log File..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................58
Additional Options for ABBYY Hot Folder & Scheduling...........................................................................................................................................59
Appendix........................................................................................................................60
Supported Document Saving Formats ......................................................................................................................................................................................61
Supported Image Formats..................................................................................................................................................................................................................61
Hot Keys ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62
Glossary............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................63