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ABBYY FineReader 9.0 User’s Guide
Contents
Introducing ABBYY FineReader........................................................................................ 6
What Is ABBYY FineReader?................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
What's New in ABBYY FineReader 9.0 ............................................................................... 7
Working with ABBYY FineReader 9.0................................................................................ 9
Using ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Step–by–Step...........................................................................................................................................................................9
Getting a Document Image....................................................................................................................................... 9
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) ....................................................................................................................10
Checking and Editing the Recognized Text.............................................................................................................10
Saving the Recognized Text ....................................................................................................................................11
Converting Paper Documents into Microsoft Word Documents..........................................................................................................................11
Converting Images or PDF Documents into Microsoft Word Documents.....................................................................................................11
Converting Paper Documents into Microsoft Excel Worksheets..........................................................................................................................12
Scanning Paper Documents to Create PDF Documents ..............................................................................................................................................12
Converting Digital Photos into Microsoft Word Documents...................................................................................................................................12
Scanning and Saving Images.............................................................................................................................................................................................................12
Running ABBYY FineReader from Another Program.....................................................................................................................................................13
Improving OCR Quality .................................................................................................. 14
Taking Into Account Some of the Features of Your Paper Document..............................................................................................................15
Print Type...............................................................................................................................................................15
Print Quality...........................................................................................................................................................15
Document Languages .............................................................................................................................................16
Getting Images............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
Selecting a Scanning Interface................................................................................................................................17
Font Is Too Small ....................................................................................................................................................17
Tuning Brightness...................................................................................................................................................17
Adjusting Image Resolution ....................................................................................................................................18
Scanning Facing Pages ...........................................................................................................................................18
Straightening Text Lines..........................................................................................................................................18
Editing Images ........................................................................................................................................................19
Photographing Documents ..................................................................................................................................... 19
Reducing Image Size...............................................................................................................................................21
Tips for Improving OCR Quality....................................................................................................................................................................................................21
OCR Options...........................................................................................................................................................21
Incorrect Font in Recognized Text or Some Characters Are Replaced with"?" or "□" ............................................22
Paper Document Contains Decorative (Non–Standard) Fonts..............................................................................22
Complex Structure of Paper Document Not Reproduced in Electronic Document................................................. 23
Table Not Detected ................................................................................................................................................. 23
Table Cells Detected Incorrectly.............................................................................................................................. 23
Picture Not Detected...............................................................................................................................................24
Barcode Not Detected.............................................................................................................................................24
Vertical or Inverted Text Not Recognized Properly.................................................................................................25
Adjusting Area Types and Area Borders.................................................................................................................25
Checking and Editing the Recognized Text..........................................................................................................................................................................26
Checking the Text in the Text Window ...................................................................................................................27
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