The RTF/DOC/Word XML Tab in the Formats Settings Dialog

Important! Saving in Word XML is only available for Microsoft Word 2003.

Set parameters for saving the recognized text into RTF/DOC/Word XML files and sending it to Microsoft Word:

Default paper size group
Option name	Option description
Retain layout	Set the layout retention. The following choices are available: Original layout Select this option if you wish the recognition results look exactly like the original document. Note: This option will not allow a lot of editing in the recognized text. It is most suitable for short artistic or brochure-like documents. Columns, tables, paragraphs, fonts This option will retain the original layout in full, but in some cases there might be a slight difference from the original layout. Tables, paragraphs, fonts Select this option if you need the content of the original document, but do not need to retain the exact layout of the document. Tip. If you wish to retain pictures in the recognition results, make sure that the Keep pictures option is selected in the Picture settings group.
Paper size (drop-down list)	Sets the paper size for saving in RTF, DOC or Word XML format. Tip. If you do not find a suitable paper size in the list, you can add your own - custom - paper size. In order to this, select the Add custom paper size item from the list and in the dialog that appears specify the name, height and width for the custom paper size.
Increase paper size if content does not fit	Set this option if you wish the size of the page to be automatically increased to fit the recognized text.
Text settings
Keep line breaks	Set this option if you want the original arrangement into lines to be retained the RTF/DOC/Word XML format.
Keep page breaks	Set this option if you want the original document page arrangement to be retained in RTF/DOC/Word XML format.
Retain text color	Set this option if you want the original character color to be retained. Note: Word 6.0, 7.0 and 97 (8.0) have a limited text and background color palette. The original document colors may so be replaced with the ones from the Word palette. Word 2000 (9.0) or later, on the contrary, retains the source document colors in full.
Remove optional hyphens	Removes the optional hyphen sign (¬) from the recognized text. If the Keep line breaks option is set, the optional hyphen signs will be replaced with the hyphen signs (-).
Highlight uncertain characters	Set this option if you wish uncertainly recognized characters to be highlighted in recognized text. Note: The color used for highlighting uncertain characters can be changed in the Options dialog (Tools>Options) on the View tab.
Enable compatibility with Microsoft Word 95	Set this option if you wish the recognition results to be saved in Microsoft Word 95. Note: When saving in Microsoft Word 95, only the BMP image format is available for saving pictures.
Enable ABBYY FineReader's Zoom window in Microsoft Word 2003	Set this option if you wish to view the image of the recognized page in the Zoom window in Microsoft Word when saving results in Word XML format. In the Zoom window, you will see a magnified image of the current line or portion of the document.
Picture settings
Keep pictures	Set this option to keep pictures in the recognized text. The option is set by default.
Quality	Set the quality for saving pictures. Select one of the following values: High if you are planning to print the recognition results. Medium if the recognition results are intended for viewing on the screen. This value is set by default. Low if you are planning to place the recognition results on the Web. The higher the value you specify in this field, the higher will be the quality of the pictures you save. The size of the file is also affected by this value: the higher the value, the larger the file you get. Tip. In order to tune the best proportion size/quality, try to save the recognition results with different Quality values, and then open them in an image viewing application. Note: This option is disabled if the Keep pictures option is not selected.
Format	Specify the format for saving pictures. The following choices are available: Automatic, If this option is selected ABBYY FineReader will automatically select the most suitable format. This value is set by default. JPEG, Color (for photos), JPEG, Gray (for photos), PNG, Color (for charts, diagrams), PNG, Gray (for charts, diagrams), PNG, Black and white. Note: This option is disabled if the Keep pictures option is not selected.