User Guide

46
ABBYY FineReader 7.0 User’s Guide
To create a new block:
1. Select one of the following tools:
– to draw a recognition area;
– to draw a text block;
– to draw a picture block;
– to draw a table block.
2. Position the mouse where you want a corner of your block to be. Hold down
the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer to the point where you
want the opposite block corner to be.
3. Release the mouse button.
A frame will enclose the image area selected.
You may change the drawn block type to any of the following: Recognition Area, Text, Table,
Picture, or Barcode. To change a block type:
● Rightclick the block and select the Block Type item followed by the corre
sponding block type in the local menu.
Modifying blocks
To move the block borders:
1. Click the block border and hold down the left mouse button. The mouse
pointer will become a twoheaded arrow.
2. Drag the pointer in the desired direction.
3. Release the mouse button.
Note: you click a block corner, you can move both horizontal and vertical borders of the
block simultaneously.
To add a rectangular block part:
1. Select the tool.
2. Click the block you wish to add to. Press and hold down the left mouse but
ton and drag the mouse pointer diagonally. Select the desired image area and
release the button. The resulting rectangle will be added to the block.
3. If necessary, move the block border.