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ABBYY FineReader 8.0 User’s Guide
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To change font size in draft mode:
1. Select the Options item in the To ol s menu.
2. Set your preferred font size by selecting in the Draft editor font size item on the View tab.
The ABBYY FineReader built–in editor is supplied with the following text editing features:
Copy, cut, paste
1. Before you use the copy, cut, and paste commands, highlight the relevant text.
2. Follow the instructions below depending on the action you wish to carry out:
To copy the selection:
Copy button
● Either click the Copy button on the Standard toolbar, or
● Select the Copy command in the Edit menu or local menu, or
● Press CTRL+C
To cut the selection:
Cut button
● Either click the Cut button on the Standard toolbar, or
● Select the Cut command in the Edit menu or local menu, or
● Press CTRL+X
To paste the copied text:
Paste
button
● Either click the Paste button on the Standard toolbar, or
● Select the Paste command in the Edit menu or the local menu, or
● Press CTRL+V
Search and replace
To find a word or phrase in the text you are editing:
1. Perform one of the following actions:
● Either select the Find item in the Edit menu, or
● Press CTRL +F
2. The Search dialog will open. Type the word or phrase you wish to find in the Find what line of the dialog and
set the search parameters.
Note: To search for the same word again using the same parameters, press F3.
To search and replace a word or phrase in the text you are editing:
1. Perform one of the following actions:
● Either select the Replace item in the Edit menu, or
● Press CTRL+H
2. The Replace dialog will open. Type the word or the phrase you want to find in the Find what line of the dialog,
type the word or phrase that is to replace the search pattern in Replace with line, and set the search parameters.
Font effects
1. Click the word or highlight the text the font of which is to be changed.
2. Perform one of the following actions:
● Either click the font–effect button (e.g.
) of your choice on the Formatting bar, or
● Right–click the Text window and select Character Properties in the local menu. The Character
dialog will open. Select the font type you wish to use and set the required font parameters in the dialog,
or
● Press CTRL +B – for boldface, CTRL +I – for italics, CTRL +U – to underline a word or text.
Note: You can also set the following additional text formatting parameters in the Font dialog: character spacing, character scale, and
use of lowercase capitals. Keep in mind, however, that any formatting changes involving the latter will not be displayed in ABBYY
FineReader's built–in text editor. These changes will only become visible once you export your document to an application that
supports the latter formatting options (e.g. Microsoft Word).
Text alignment
1. Select the text you wish to align.
2. Perform one of the following actions:
● Either click the alignment button (e.g.
) of your choice on the Formatting bar, or
● Right–click the Text window and select the Character Properties item in the local menu. The
Character dialog will open. Select the necessary item in the Alignment field.
Undo and redo
Perform one of the following actions:
To undo an action:
Undo button
● Either click the Undo button on the Standard toolbar, or
● Select the Undo item in the Edit menu, or
● Press CTRL+Z.