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Save with specified
names and to
specified location
If you select this property, you need to specify the following:
1. Output folder
Specify the folder where the file(s) containing the recognized text will be saved.
Check the Create time–stamped subfolder box if you wish ABBYY FineReader
to create a new subfolder each time you run this task. This option is useful if you do
not wish to specify the folder manually each time you run the task.
2. Save as type
From the drop–down list, select file format.
3. File options:
● Create a single file for all pages – Saves all the pages (or all the
selected pages) of the batch to one file.
● Create a separate file for each page – Saves each page to a separate
file.
● Create a new file at each blank page – ABBYY FineReader uses
blank pages to divide the pages into groups. For each group, a separate
file is created into which all the pages of the group are saved. ABBYY
FineReader will name the created files by adding –1, –2, –3, etc. to the
file name specified in the Name field.
● Name files as source images – Saves each page to a separate file
named as the original image.
4. File name.
Prompt for image file
names when saving
(default)
ABBYY FineReader will open the Save Image As dialog prompting you to select the file and
saving options.
Save
Images
Save images with
specified names and
to specified location
If you select this property, you need to specify the following:
1. Output folder
Specify the folder where the file(s) containing the images will be saved.
2. Save as type
From the drop–down list, select file format.
Select the Save as one multi–page image file option if you wish to save all the
images into one multi–page file.
Note: This option is available only for TIFF and PDF file formats.
3. File name.
Additional steps
Additional steps of an automated task are used to send the recognized text to an external application, attach the acquired image or the
recognized text to an e–mail message, and copy ABBYY FineReader batches.
● Sending pages to another application
Step Property Description
Send Pages To
Save Wizard (default) Use the Save Wizard or select the desired application from the drop–down list.
The recognized text will be placed into a new file and opened in the application of
your choice.
● Sending the image or recognized text as an e–mail attachment
Step Property Description
Attach as type Select the required file format from the drop–down list. The recognized text will be saved to a
file of the selected format. See full list of the image file formats supported by ABBYY FineReader
see in “Supported Document Saving Formats”.
Note: The recognized pages can be saved into several files according to your choice made in
File options.
E–mail
Pages
File options From the drop–down list, select one of the options. The following choices are available:
● Create a single file for all pages
All pages are saved to one file. The option is set by default.
● Create a separate file for each page
Each page is saved to a separate attached file. For each page, a separate file is created
into which all the pages are saved. ABBYY FineReader will name the created files by
adding –0001, –0002, –0003, etc. to the default file name.
● Create a new file at each blank page
ABBYY FineReader uses blank pages to divide the pages into groups. For each group, a
separate file is created into which all the pages of the group are saved. ABBYY
FineReader will name the created files by adding –1, –2, –3, etc. to the default file
name.
● Name files as source images
Each page is saved as a separated attached file named as the original image.