Creating a Task

The ABBYY Hot Folder Wizard will guide you through the steps required to set up a hot folder.

To set up a task:

  1. In the main window, click the New button. In the Hot Folder - Step 1 of 3: Open Images dialog box, select the folder to be monitored and then specify how often ABBYY FineReader should check this folder.

    More about Step 1

  2. Click Next. In the Hot Folder - Step 2 of 3: Read All Images dialog box, select a recognition language and a recognition mode.

    More about Step 2

  3. Click Next. In the Hot Folder - Step 3 of 3: Save Document dialog box, specify where the recognized text should be saved and in which format.

    More about Step 3

  4. Click Finish.
    The set-up task will be displayed in the ABBYY Hot Folder main window.

Note:

Important! For tasks to start, your computer must be turned on and you must be logged on.