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ABBYY FineReader 9.0 User’s Guide
Complex Structure of Paper Document Not Reproduced in
Electronic Document
Before ABBYY FineReader performs OCR on your document, it detects areas containing text, pictures, tables, and barcodes. The
program than relies on this analysis to determine the areas and order of recognition. This information is also used to recreate the
original formatting.
When new pages are added to an ABBYY FineReader document, the program automatically analyzes their formatting. With very
complex formatting, some areas may be detected incorrectly. You can adjust only these areas rather than drawing all the areas
manually.
To adjust areas:
1. Use the area tools located on the toolbar at the top of the Image window to modify areas.
2. Re–launch the OCR process.
Table Not Detected
Table areas mark tables or text fragments arranged in a tabular form. If the program fails to detect a table automatically, use the Table
tool to draw a table area around the table manually.
1. On the toolbar at the top of the Image window, select the tool and then use the mouse to draw a rectangle around the table
on your image.
2. Right–click inside the rectangle and select Analyze Table Structure from the shortcut menu. If desired, adjust the results.
3. Re–launch the OCR process.
You can change the type of any area to Table: right–click inside the area and select Change Area Type>Table.
Table Cells Detected Incorrectly
If ABBYY FineReader has detected the rows and columns in a table incorrectly, you may adjust the results of the automatic analysis and
re–run the OCR process. Example of a complex table...
To adjust a table area, use:
● Tools in the Image window
● You can add or remove vertical and horizontal lines in your table. On the toolbar at the top of the Image window, select
, or .
● If a table cell contains only a picture, on the Area Properties panel (right–click the area and select Area Properties to make
the panel visible), select Treat selected cells as picture.
If the cell contains text as well as a picture, draw a separate area for the picture inside the cell.
● Shortcut menu commands
Right–click the desired table area and from the shortcut menu select:
● Analyze Table Structure to automatically detect and draw vertical and horizontal lines inside the table. If desired, adjust the
lines using the tools on the toolbar of the Image window.
● Merge Cells, Split Cells, or Merge Rows to merge or split the selected cells.
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