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ABBYY FineReader 8.0 User’s Guide
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Installing and Starting ABBYY Screenshot Reader
Installing ABBYY Screenshot Reader
By default, ABBYY Screenshot Reader is installed on your computer together with ABBYY FineReader 8.0. If during custom installation
you chose not to install ABBYY Screenshot Reader, you can install the application by following the instructions below:
1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start and then select Settings>Control Panel.
2. In the list of installed programs, select ABBYY FineReader 8.0 and then click Change.
3. In the Custom Setup dialog box, select ABBYY Screenshot Reader.
4. Follow the instructions of the setup program.
Activating ABBYY Screenshot Reader
Note: Activation is only required for users of ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Professional Edition.
You must be a registered ABBYY FineReader user to be able to use ABBYY Screenshot Reader. Upon registration, you will be provided
with an ABBYY Screenshot Reader Code. To activate ABBYY Screenshot Reader, enter this code into the dialog that opens when
you launch the application and click OK.
Starting ABBYY Screenshot Reader
To start ABBYY Screenshot Reader, go to Start>Programs>ABBYY FineReader 8.0 and select ABBYY Screenshot Reader.
ABBYY Screenshot Reader Toolbar
When you start ABBYY Screenshot Reader, its toolbar is displayed.
The ABBYY Screenshot Reader toolbar contains tools for recognizing text and tables on the screen of your computer, creating
screenshots of selected areas on the screen, and for setting up ABBYY Screenshot Reader.
Clicking this button turns on the selection tool which allows you to select an area on the screen. The selected area will be enclosed in a
frame and depending on your settings the program will either automatically start recognizing the text in the selected area or create a
screenshot of the selected area. The resulting text or screenshot will be saved to a file, copied to the Clipboard or sent to another
application, depending on which option you choose from the drop–down list to the right.
In this drop–down list, select a screen object to capture and a destination where it should be saved.
Opens the Options – ABBYY Screenshot Reader dialog where you can select a recognition language, toggle between the two
display modes of the ABBYY Screenshot Reader toolbar, and select a sound and/or a message which ABBYY Screenshot Reader will
use to signal that a screenshot has been copied to the Clipboard.
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This button toggles between two display modes of the ABBYY Screenshot Reader toolbar. If you select
, the ABBYY
Screenshot Reader toolbar will always be displayed above the windows of the other running applications.
Capturing Text and Tables from the Computer Screen
ABBYY Screenshot Reader can recognize text and tables on the screen of your computer and save the results to a file, copy them to
the Clipboard or send them to another application.
To recognize text:
1. In the drop–down list on the ABBYY Screenshot Reader toolbar, select one of the following:
Text to Clipboard
Table to Clipboard
Text to Microsoft Word