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ABBYY FineReader 8.0 User’s Guide
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Activation – The process of obtaining a special code from ABBYY which allows the user to use his copy of the software in full–
function mode on a given computer.
Activation Code – A code that is issued by ABBYY to each user of ABBYY FineReader Professional Edition during the activation
procedure. The Activation Code is required to activate ABBYY FineReader on the computer that generated the Installation ID.
Activation File – A file issued by ABBYY to each user of ABBYY FineReader Corporate Edition during the activation procedure. The
Activation File contains information required to activate the software on the server or on a standalone computer as the case may be.
From the server, the product will be activated on workstations.
Active block – Indicates the block that is currently ready to have actions (e.g. deleting, changing type, etc.) applied to it. The active
block frame is bold and there are "squares" in its corners.
ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) – A device that automatically feeds documents through a scanner. A scanner with an ADF can scan
any number of pages without manual intervention. ABBYY FineReader also supports scanning multiple images.
Automated task – A sequence of steps, each corresponding to a particular processing routine. ABBYY FineReader 8.0 includes three
automated tasks which are ready for use and do not required additional tweaking. You can also create your own automated tasks to
suit your needs. Automated tasks are launched from the menu of the Scan&Read button.
Automation Manager – A built–in manager which allows you to run an automated task, to create and modify automated tasks, and
delete custom automated tasks which you no longer use.
B
Background recognition – A special recognition mode that allows the user to edit and save already recognized pages while ABBYY
FineReader recognizes other pages.
Barcode – A block that is used for barcode image areas.
Batch – A folder that contains image files, recognized text files and other ABBYY FineReader information files. There may be up to
9,999 pages in a batch. It is useful to save similar pages (such as all pages from the same book, those in the same language, or images
with the same layout) in the same batch to streamline the work process.
Block – a framed image area.
Block type – Each block has a type. The following block types are available in ABBYY FineReader: Recognition Area, Text, Picture,
Table and Barcode.
Blocks template – a description of blocks sizes and location on the page. A particular blocks template can be used to recognize pages
of similar layout.
Brightness – A scanning parameter that indicates the contrast between black and white image areas. Setting correct brightness
increases recognition quality.
Brightness autotuning – Automatic brightness tuning performed either by the scanner or by ABBYY FineReader. The autotuning
process sets the brightness for every image area separately.
C
Code page – A table that sets the interrelation between the character codes and the characters themselves. Users can select the
characters they need from the set found in the code page.
Compound word – A word made up of two or more stems (general meaning); a word not found in the dictionary, but potentially
made up of two or more terms found in the dictionary (ABBYY FineReader meaning).
D
Despeckle image – Delete excess small black dots from an image.
Document Open password – A password which prevents the users from opening a PDF document unless they type the password
the author specified.
Document properties – Properties which are assigned to a document and allow the user to sort or find files. These properties
contain the title of the document, the name of its author, its subject and keywords.
dpi (Dots per Inch) – How resolution is measured.
Driver – A program controlling a computer peripheral (e.g., a scanner, a monitor, etc).
F
Font effects – Certain variations of a font outlook (i.e. bold, italic, underlined, strikethrough, subscript, superscript, small caps).
I
Ignored characters – Any non–letter characters found in words (e.g. syllable characters or stress marks). These characters are
ignored during the spell check.
Image type – A scanning parameter that determines whether an image must be scanned in black and white, gray or color mode.
Installation ID – A computer code that is generated on the basis of the PC hardware parameters.
Inverted image – An image with white characters against a dark background.
L
License Manager – A utility used for managing ABBYY FineReader licenses and activating ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Corporate Edition.
Ligature – A combination of two or more "glued" characters, for example, fi, fl, ffi, etc. These characters are difficult to separate
because they are usually "glued" in print. Treating them as a single compound character improves scanning accuracy.
M
Monospaced font – A font (such as Courier New) in which all characters are equally spaced. Select the Typewriter item on the
Print Type group (Recognition tab) to increase the recognition quality of documents set in monospaced fonts.
O
Omnifont system – A recognition system that recognizes characters set in any font and font size without prior training.
Option set – the total of option values specified on the Scan/Open, Read, Check Spelling and Save tabs of the Options,
Formats Settings and Legacy Options dialog boxes. Option sets also include user languages and patterns. Option sets can be saved
and then used (loaded) in other ABBYY FineReader batches.