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Dear User,
This guide explains the core principles behind ABBYY FlexiCapture 8.0 Professional. Please read this guide
carefully before using the program.
For more information, please consult the following documentation:
• Online help can be accessed from the menu or by pressing F1. The help file can also be accessed from
Start > Programs > ABBYY FlexiCapture 8.0 Professional > Helps.
• The ABBYY FlexiCapture 8.0 Professional System Administrator’s Guide can be accessed from Start >
Programs > ABBYY FlexiCapture 8.0 Professional > Guides > Administrator's guide.
• The operator’s guide can be accessed from Start > Programs > ABBYY FlexiCapture 8.0 Professional >
Guides > Operator's guide.
• The guide for creating machine readable forms can be accessed from Start > Programs > ABBYY
FlexiCapture 8.0 Professional > Guides > Creating a Machine-Readable Form.
• Online help for FlexiLayout Studio 8.0 and FormDesigner 8.0 can be accessed from the menu of the
corresponding application or by pressing F1. The help file can also be accessed from Start > Programs >
ABBYY FlexiCapture 8.0 Professional > Helps.
• The ABBYY FlexiLayout Studio tutorials can be accessed from Start > Programs > ABBYY
FlexiCapture 8.0 Professional > Guides > Tutorials.
To learn how to use the program effectively, we recommend that, in addition to reading the help files, you also set
up a project for processing documents of a certain type. As an example, you can use a special User Questionnaire,
a copy of which is located on the <disk name>:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\
ABBYY\FlexiCapture\ 8.0\Samples\FormDesigner\English\Questionnaire (For
Microsoft Windows Vista
<disk name>:\\Users\Public\ABBYY\FlexiCapture8.0\Samples
\FormDesigner\English\Questionnaire). As
you go through this guide, you will see instructions in boxes. These will teach you the main steps involved in
program set-up and document processing, and allow you to view the results once the completed questionnaire has
been processed. If you experience difficulties setting up the project, open a ready-made project called
Questionnaire.fcproj, which can be found in <disk name>:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\ABBYY\ FlexiCapture\8.0\Samples\FlexiCapture\English\Questionnaire (For Microsoft Windows Vista
<disk name>:\\Users\Public\ABBYY\FlexiCapture8.0\Samples\FormDesigner\English\Questionnaire).
This and other project samples can be accessed from Start > Programs > ABBYY FlexiCapture 8.0 Professional >
Helps > FlexiCapture sample projects.
Please export the results to XML format and send them to us. Your feedback will help us learn more about our
users and improve the product to better meet your requirements.
We trust that you will find our program pleasant to work with and enjoy using it.