9.0

ABBYY FineReader 9.0 User’s Guide
Adjusting area borders
1. Click the area border and hold down the left mouse button. The mouse pointer will become a twoheaded arrow.
2. Drag the pointer in the desired direction.
3. Release the mouse button.
Note: If you click an area corner, you can move both horizontal and vertical borders of the area simultaneously.
Adding/removing area parts
1. Select the
/ tool.
2. Place the mouse pointer inside the area and draw a rectangle. The rectangular part will be added to the area or removed from the
area once you release the mouse.
3. If desired, adjust the area border.
Note:
1. You cannot use these tools to add/remove parts in table areas.
2. You can alter area borders by adding new nodes (splitting points). Use the mouse to move split border segments in any
direction. To add a new node, press CTRL+SHIFT, place the mouse pointer to where you want a new node (the pointer will
change to a cross) and click the border.
3. ABBYY FineReader restricts area shapes. To be successfully recognized, text lines within areas must be unbroken. To enforce
these requirements, ABBYY FineReader automatically corrects area borders as area parts are added or deleted. The program
will also forbid certain operations that involve moving the segments that form area borders.
Selecting one or more areas
● Select the , , or tool and, while holding down the CTRL button, click the desired areas. Click an area again to undo
the selection.
Moving an area
● Select the desired area and, while holding down the CTRL button, move the area to the desired location.
Renumbering an area
1. Select the tool.
2. Click the areas in the desired order. The contents of the areas will be displayed in the output text in the same order.
Deleting an area
To delete an area:
● Select the
tool and click the area you wish to delete or
● Rightclick the area and select Delete Area from the shortcut menu or
● Select the area you wish to delete and press DEL
To delete all the areas:
● Rightclick anywhere in the Image window and select Delete All Areas and Text from the shortcut menu.
Important! If you delete a previously recognized area, the associated text in the Text window will also be deleted.
Changing text orientation
● On the Area Properties panel (rightclick the area and select Area Properties to make the panel visible), select the desired text
orientation from the Orientation dropdown list.
Checking and Editing the Recognized Text
Once the OCR process is complete, the recognized text appears in the Text window for review and editing. This section provides you
with information on working with recognized text.
● Checking the Text in the Text Window
● Checking the Text in the Check Spelling Dialog Box
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