ABBYY FineReader recognizes both mono- and multi-lingual (e.g. written in two languages) documents. For multi-lingual documents, you must select several recognition languages.
To set the document recognition language, in the Pages window (or the New Task window, if you are using quick tasks), use the Document Languages drop-down list, and select one of the following:
In the Language Editor dialog box, select the Specify languages manually option and then select the desired language or languages by checking the appropriate boxes. If you often use a particular language combination, you can create a new group for these languages.
There are several reasons that a language may not be listed:
For details, see Supported Languages.
To install additional recognition languages: