The ABBYY FineReader Dialog

Click the ABBYY FineReader icon in Microsoft Word to display this dialog.

Option name

Option description
How will you get PDF/image? Specify how you wish to get image:
  • From scanner, if you want to scan and recognize paper documents;
  • From file, if you want to open and recognize an image file.
Recognition language
 (drop-down list)		 Make sure that the recognition language set in the list corresponds to the language of your documents. If not, select the required language.
Tips:
  • If your documents are written in several languages, select the (Select multiple languages...) item in the list.
    Important! Using multiple languages can lower recognition quality. We do not recommend using more than two or three languages.
  • If you have not found the required language in the list, select the (Choose more languages...) item in the Recognition language drop-down list.
Retain layout group
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.
Tip. If you wish to retain pictures in the recognition results, make sure that the Keep pictures option is selected.
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. This option is set by default.
 Tip. If you wish to retain pictures in the recognition results, make sure that the Keep pictures option is selected.
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.
Keep pictures Set this option to keep pictures in the recognized text.
Insert recognized text into new document Check this option to insert the recognized text into a new Microsoft Word document. The option is set by default. Otherwise the recognized text will be inserted under the cursor in the current document.
Options
 (button)		 Opens the Options dialog with the General, View, Scan/Open, Read, Check Spelling and Save tabs where you can find the other options.
Start
 (button)		 Starts processing an image using the options set in this dialog.