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ABBYY FineReader 8.0 User’s Guide
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Button name Button description
New
Creates a new automated task. The Automation Wizard will help you select the required steps and make
the settings.
Export... Exports an automated task to a file which can be used on other computers.
In the Export Automated Task dialog that opens, specify an *.fta file to which the automated task will be
saved.
Note: By default, ABBYY FineReader saves automated tasks in %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application
Data\ABBYY\FineReader\8.00 .
Import... Imports an automated task.
In the Import Automated Task dialog, select an *.fta file you wish to import and a folder where it will be
stored.
Modify
Modifies the properties of the selected automated task. The Automation Wizard will help you select the
required properties.
Note: You cannot modify automated tasks shipped with ABBYY FineReader. However, you can copy such
tasks and then modify these copies.
Copy Copies an automated task. The copy of an automated task will be added to the list of available automated
tasks immediately after its original.
Delete Deletes an automated task.
Note: You cannot delete automated tasks shipped with ABBYY FineReader.
Run Runs an automated task.
Tip: To rename an automated task, right–click the task and select Rename in the local menu.
Automated Tasks Shipped with ABBYY FineReader 8.0
ABBYY FineReader ships with three automated tasks which cover all the steps required to get an image of a document, recognize it
and save the recognized text. These automated tasks do not include the step of checking the recognition results.
Your copy ABBYY FineReader already includes the following three automated tasks:
PDF/Images To Word
This automated task:
1. Opens image files (JPEG, TIFF, etc.) or PDF files. When you run the PDF/Images To Word task,
the Open Image dialog will open. Select the files to be processed and click OK. The selected
images will be added to the current ABBYY FineReader batch.
2. Recognizes the images.
3. Sends the recognized text to Microsoft Word.
A new Microsoft Word document will be opened and the recognized text will be placed in this
document.
Note: This automated task requires Microsoft Word to be installed on your computer.
Scan To Word
This automated task:
1. Scans paper documents.
The images of the scanned documents will be added to the current ABBYY FineReader batch.
2. Recognizes the images.
3. Sends the recognized text to Microsoft Word.
A new Microsoft Word document will be opened and the recognized text will be placed in this
document.
Note: This automated task requires Microsoft Word to be installed on your computer.
Scan to PDF
This automated task:
1. Scans paper documents.
The images of the scanned documents will be added to the current ABBYY FineReader batch.
2. Recognizes the images.
3. Sends the recognized text to Adobe Acrobat/Reader.
A new PDF document will be opened and the recognized text will be placed in this document.
Custom Automated Tasks
You can create your own automated tasks to suit your document processing needs. You can add more steps to your automated tasks
than are available in the five automated tasks which ship with ABBYY FineReader. For example, you can add the step of checking the
recognition results or add multiple saving steps to save your document in several formats.
The sequence of steps in an automated task must follow the usual order of processing a document in ABBYY FineReader: acquiring an
image – recognition – checking the results – saving the results.
Each new step is added with default properties. You can change the properties to suit your needs.
An automated task may contain main and additional steps.