8.0

ABBYY FineReader 8.0 User’s Guide
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Main steps
The main steps are: acquiring images, recognition, and saving. One automated task may include only one step of acquiring images, one
recognition step, and several saving steps.
● Acquiring images
This is always the first step in an automated task. At this step, ABBYY FineReader gets images to be processed.
Step Property Description
Scan
Images
ABBYY FineReader uses the current
batch settings to scan the images.
Scans paper documents.
Prompt for image file names when
task starts (default)
When you run the task, ABBYY FineReader will prompt you to select image
files and add them to the current batch.
In the Open Images dialog, select the files to be processed and click OK.
Open
Images
Process images from folder When you run the task, ABBYY FineReader will open the folder you
specified in the field below and add all the images from this folder to the
current batch.
Select the Include all subfolders box if you wish ABBYY FineReader to
look for images in all the subfolders.
Prompt for batch name when task
starts (default)
When you run the task, ABBYY FineReader will prompt you for a batch
name.
In the Open dialog that opens, select the batch to be processed.
Use current batch When you run the task, ABBYY FineReader will start processing the images
in the current batch.
Open
Batch
Use this batch When you run this task, ABBYY FineReader will start processing the images
from the batch you specified in the field below.
● Layout analysis
Step Property Description
Prompt for block template when
task starts (default)
When you run the task, ABBYY FineReader will prompt you for a block
template. Browse to the required template file in the Open dialog and
click OK.
Use this block template Provide the path to the template file to be used.
Load Blocks
Template
Check and adjust blocks manually Once the program has analyzed the layout and drawn the necessary
blocks, you can review and adjust them manually.
Analyze layout automatically then
adjust blocks manually (default)
Once ABBYY FineReader has acquired the images, it will analyze them
and draw the necessary blocks. Then you can review and adjust them
manually.
Analyze
Layout
Draw blocks manually Once ABBYY FineReader has acquired the images it will ask you to dra
w
the necessary blocks manually.
● Recognition
At this step, ABBYY FineReader recognizes the images.
Step Property Description
Read All Pages No properties Automatically recognizes the images in the specified batch or folder.
● Checking the recognition results
Step Property Description
Check spelling
Once ABBYY FineReader has recognized the text, the Check Spelling
dialog will open.
Check Results
Review results without spell check
The recognized pages will be displayed in the Text window where you
can review it without running the spell–checker.
● Saving
At this step, ABBYY FineReader saves the text to a file or sends it to an application of your choice. An automated task may
include several saving steps.
Step Property Description
Save
Pages
Prompt for output
file names when
saving (default)
ABBYY FineReader will open the Save Pages dialog prompting you to select the file and
saving options.