User Guide

To cut a rectangular block part:
1. Select the tool.
2. Click on the portion of the block you wish to cut. Press and hold down the
left mouse button then drag the mouse pointer diagonally. Select the desired
area and release the button. The selected rectangle will be cut from the block.
3. If necessary, move the block border.
Note:
1. You can alter block borders by adding new nodes (splitting points). Use the
mouse to move split border segments in any direction.
To add a new node, press Shift, place the mouse pointer to where you want a
new node (the pointer will become a cross) and click on the border. A new
node will be created.
2. ABBYY FineReader imposes certain limitations on block form. To be success
fully recognized, text lines within blocks must be unbroken. To enforce these
requirements, ABBYY FineReader automatically corrects block borders as parts
are added or deleted. For example, if you delete a portion from the top or
bottom of a block, a whole block corner will automatically be cut. Similarly, if
you try to cut off a part from between the two upper or lower corners, the
application will cut the right block corner (upper or lower) as well. The pro
gram will also forbid operations that involve moving the segments that form
the block borders.
To select a block or a group of blocks:
● Select the tool and click on the desired block or press the left mouse but
ton and draw a rectangle around all the blocks you want to select.
Note: You can select one or more blocks using the block drawing tools. To select several
blocks at once, hold down SHIFT or CTRL when one of the following tools is activated: ,
, or Drag the arrow over the blocks you want to select. To invert the
selection (i.e. to select an unselected block or vice versa), hold down the CTRL key while one
of the tools is activated: , , or and drag the arrow over the desired blocks.
To move blocks:
l Hold down ALT with one of the tools activated:
, ,
or
and move the blocks.
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