User Guide
Correct spaces before and after punctuation marks
This option will automatically correct spacing before or after punctuation marks without stop
ping the spell check.
Adding and Deleting Words to/from the User
Dictionary
Adding words to the user dictionary
Enlarging the dictionary increases recognition quality. During recognition, ABBYY FineReader
checks every word it encounters for possible dictionary entries. Add new words that are likely
to come up frequently (e.g. specialized terms, abbreviations, names etc.) to the user dictionary.
A distinctive feature of ABBYY FineReader’s spell checker is that, in addition to adding each
word in its original form, the program also adds its paradigm (i.e. the set of all of its forms). This
feature allows ABBYY FineReader to recognize an entered word in all of its forms.
To add a word to the dictionary during the spell check:
● Click Add in the Check Spelling dialog.
Set the following parameters in the Primary Form dialog:
1. Part of speech (Noun, Adjective, Verb, Uninflected).
2. If a capital letter always begins the word, select Proper name. If you add an
abbreviation, select the Abbreviation item.
3. The primary form of the word.
Click OK. The Create Paradigm dialog will open. ABBYY FineReader will query you about
the word forms in order to construct a paradigm for the new word. Select Ye s or No to
answer these questions. If you make a mistake, click Anew to have ABBYY FineReader ask the
question again. The Paradigm dialog will display the constructed paradigm.
Note:
1. If you want to add uninflected words rather than creating a paradigm, select
the Add without prompting for word forms option (English dictionary
only) on the Check Spelling tab (Tools>Options menu).
2. You may also add words when you view the list of added words. Simply select
View Dictionaries in the Tools menu. The Select Dictionary dialog will
open. Select the desired language in the Select Language dialog and click
View. The dictionary with the list of the added words will open. Add words by
clicking on the Add button.
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Chapter 7. Checking and Editing Text