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ABBYY FineReader 9.0 User’s Guide
To add a word to the dictionary while checking the spelling:
1. In the Check Spelling dialog box, click the Add… button.
2. In the Primary form dialog box enter the following information:
● Part of speech (Noun, Adjective, Verb, Uninflected)
● If the word is always capitalized, select the Sentence case item
● The primary form of the word
3. Click OK. The Create Paradigm dialog box will open.
ABBYY FineReader will ask you questions about the possible forms of the word in order to construct the paradigm of the new
word. Click Yes or No to answer these questions. If you make a mistake, click the Anew button and ABBYY FineReader will repeat
the question. The created paradigm will be displayed in the Paradigm dialog box.
4. Important! Paradigms can only be created for words added in the following languages: English, Spanish, Italian, German (old and
new spelling), Russian, Ukrainian, and French.
When adding English words, you have the option of entering them in their uninflected form rather than creating a paradigm. On the
Advanced tab, click Spell Checker Settings… and select Skip prompting for word forms (English dictionary only).
To add or remove a word while viewing the dictionary:
1. From the Tools menu, select View Dictionaries…
2. In the Select Dictionary dialog box, select the desired language and click View…
3. In the Dictionary dialog box, type a word and click Add… or select a word and click Delete.
The program will notify you if the desired word is already in the dictionary. You may then wish to view its paradigm. If the paradigm is
incorrect, create a new paradigm by clicking the Add… button in the Add Word dialog box.
You can import user dictionaries created in previous versions of ABBYY FineReader (versions 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 are supported).
1. From the Tools menu, select View Dictionaries…, select the desired language, and click View…
2. In the Dictionary dialog box, click the Import… button and select the dictionary file you wish to import (it must have the
extension *.pmd, *.txt, or *.dic).
Using Styles
ABBYY FineReader allows you to create and edit styles for your texts. In the style editor, you can create a named group that outlines a
set of formatting parameters. You can then use the created style to quickly adjust the formatting of the recognized text in the Text
window.
To apply a style to a selected text fragment:
1. In the Text window, select the desired text fragment.
2. Right–click the selection and select Properties from the shortcut menu.
3. On the Text Properties panel, select the desired style.
Note: When saving recognized texts in RTF, DOC, WordML, and DOCX formats, all styles are preserved.
To create, edit, view, or delete a style:
1. From the Tools menu. select Styles Editor…
2. In the Styles Editor dialog box, select the desired style from the list of available styles and make any necessary changes.
Note:
● To create a new style, click New, type a name for your style, and then select the desired options. Click OK. The created style
will be added to the list of available styles.
● To remove all the styles, click the Remove All button.
Editing Hyperlinks
ABBYY FineReader detects hyperlinks and recreates their destination addresses in the output document. Detected hyperlinks are
underlined and displayed in blue.
When viewing the recognized document in the Text window, rest the mouse pointer on a hyperlink to view its address. To follow a
hyperlink, hold down the CTRL button and click the hyperlink.
To change the text or address of a hyperlink:
1. In the Text window, select the desired hyperlink.
Tip: To remove a hyperlink, right–click it and select Remove Hyperlink from the shortcut menu.
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