Capturing Text and Tables from the Computer Screen

ABBYY Screenshot Reader can recognize text and tables on the screen of your computer and save the results to a file, copy them to the Clipboard or send them to another application.

To recognize text:

1. In the drop-down list on the ABBYY Screenshot Reader toolbar, select one of the following:
    Text to Clipboard
       Table to Clipboard
       Text to Microsoft Word
       Table to Microsoft Excel
       Text to File
       Table to File
2. Click . The mouse cursor will change to .
3. Place the mouse cursor in a corner of the area you wish to select. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the cursor diagonally to the opposite corner of the area you wish to select. The selected area will be enclosed in a frame and the program will automatically start the OCR procedure.
4. Once the text has been recognized, it will be saved to a file, copied to the Clipboard or sent to another application, depending on the action you selected in the drop-down list on the ABBYY Screenshot Reader toolbar. If you selected Text to File or Table to File, the Save As dialog will open. In this dialog, provide the name and format of the file into which the text must be saved.

Note:
To cancel the recognition, click Stop or press Esc.

What do I do if ...

I work with texts written in several languages

Before starting the recognition procedure, make sure that the language you selected in Options - ABBYY Screenshot Reader dialog is the same as the language of your text. Select a different recognition language if required.
Note: To open the Options- ABBYY Screenshot Reader dialog, click .

The text on the screen appears to be written in several languages

I have not found the required language in the list

The selected area contains both text and pictures