9.0

ABBYY FineReader 9.0 User’s Guide
Selecting a Scanning Interface
ABBYY FineReader can communicate with a scanner in two ways:
● via the ABBYY FineReader interface
In this case, select scanning options (including resolution, brightness, and color mode) from the ABBYY FineReader dialog box.
Additionally, the following options are available:
● scanning multi–page documents on a scanner without an automatic document feeder
● duplex scanning (if supported by scanner)
Note: When using some scanner models, the option Use ABBYY FineReader interface may be unavailable.
● via the TWAIN or WIA driver of the scanner
In this case, select scanning options from the dialog box provided by the driver of the scanner. Consult the technical
documentation that came with your scanner for further information about the dialog box and its elements.
Important! Consult your scanner's documentation to ensure it is set up correctly. Be sure to install the software provided with
your scanner.
By default, the scanner driver interface is used.
Switching between modes is easy:
1. Select Tools>Options… and click the 1. Scan/Open tab.
2. Under Scanner, select either Use ABBYY FineReader interface or Use native interface.
Font Is Too Small
For optimal OCR results, scan documents printed in very small fonts at higher resolutions.
1. Click the Scan button.
2. In the dialog box, specify the desired resolution.
Depending on which scanning interface is being used, either the ABBYY FineReader scanning dialog box or the scanner driver
dialog box will open.
3. Proceed to scan the document.
You may wish to compare the images of the same document obtained at different resolutions by opening them in the Zoom window
in Pixel–to–Pixel mode (View>Zoom Window>Scale>Pixel–to–Pixel):
Source image Recommended resolution
300 dpi for typical texts (printed in fonts of size 10pt or larger)
400–600 dpi for texts printed in smaller fonts (9pt or smaller)
Tuning Brightness
ABBYY FineReader will display a warning message during scanning if the brightness setting is incorrect. You may also need to adjust
the brightness setting when scanning in black–and–white mode.
To adjust the brightness:
1. Click the Scan button.
2. In the dialog box, specify the desired brightness.
Depending on which scanning interface is being used, either the ABBYY FineReader scanning dialog box or the scanner driver
dialog box will open. A medium value of around 50% should suffice in most cases.
3. Proceed to scan the document.
If the resulting image contains too many "torn" or "glued" letters, troubleshoot using the table below.
Your image looks like this Recommendations
This image is suitable for OCR.
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