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ABBYY FineReader 9.0 User’s Guide
Working with ABBYY FineReader 9.0
This chapter will teach you to use ABBYY FineReader 9.0 to get an editable electronic version of your paper or PDF documents.
Chapter Contents
● Using ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Step–by–Step
● Converting Paper Documents into Microsoft Word Documents
● Converting Images or PDF Documents into Microsoft Word Documents
● Converting Paper Documents into Microsoft Excel Worksheets
● Scanning Paper Documents to Create PDF Documents
● Converting Digital Photos into Microsoft Word Documents
● Scanning and Saving Images
● Running ABBYY FineReader from Another Program
Using ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Step–by–Step
Four simple steps convert a paper or PDF document into an editable file:
● getting an image of your document
● performing OCR
● checking the results and
● saving the document in an editable format
Getting a Document Image
To begin, ABBYY FineReader needs an image of your document to perform OCR on it. There are several ways to create an image,
including:
● scanning your paper document
● opening existing image files or PDF documents
● photographing your paper document
Scanning Paper Documents
1. Make sure that your scanner is connected and turned on.
Consult your scanner's documentation to ensure it is set up correctly. Be sure to install the software provided with your scanner.
Some scanner models must be turned on prior to turning on your computer.
2. Place your document face down on the scanner.
3. In ABBYY FineReader, click Scan or select Scan Pages… from the File menu.
Soon, an image of the scanned page will appear in the ABBYY FineReader main window.
Tip: Typical office documents are best scanned at 300 dpi.
Document quality and the selection of scanning options greatly affect the quality of OCR. Work to achieve the best results possible,
since recognition reliability can be adversely affected when recognizing poor quality images.
Opening Image Files and PDF Documents
Once you have scanned or photographed your document, you can open the resulting image in ABBYY FineReader (see Supported
Image Formats for the complete list of supported formats). Open PDF files in the same way.
There are several ways to open an image file or a PDF document:
● In ABBYY FineReader, click Open or select Open PDF File/Image… from the File menu.
In the Open Image dialog box, select one or more images. The images will appear as thumbnails in the Document window.
● In Windows Explorer, right–click the desired image file and then select Open with ABBYY FineReader from the shortcut menu.
● In Microsoft Outlook, select the e–mail message with the image or PDF attachments you wish to open and then click
on the
toolbar. In the dialog box, select one file.
● In Microsoft Outlook or Windows Explorer, drag the desired image file into the ABBYY FineReader main window. The image will
be added to the current ABBYY FineReader document.
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