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ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac. User’s Guide Contents What Is ABBYY FineReader Express .................................................................................. 4 What is OCR? .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Working with ABBYY FineReader Express ................................
ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac. User’s Guide What Is ABBYY FineReader Express ABBYY FineReader Express is a one–click OCR and conversion utility that accurately converts your paper documents and image files into various electronic formats. ABBYY FineReader Express preserves the layout and formatting of the original, reducing the need to retype and store paper documents.
ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac. User’s Guide Working with ABBYY FineReader Express With ABBYY FineReader Express, you can quickly get an electronic copy of your paper document or convert an image into text, spreadsheet, HTML or searchable PDF file. 1. Launch ABBYY FineReader Express using any of the methods below: Important! When launching ABBYY FineReader Express for the first time, enter the serial number you received with the application. The application will not run without the serial number.
ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac. User’s Guide 1. Converting images from the Finder When you install ABBYY FineReader Express on your computer it is integrated with the Finder. As a result, an ABBYY FineReader Express item is added to the shortcut menu of supported files, enabling you to convert image or PDF files directly from the Finder. 1. Open the Finder. 2. Select the image or PDF file(s) you want to convert. 3.
ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac. User’s Guide Creates an HTML file. Creates a PDF file. The conversion process starts automatically. Once the conversion is complete, the program prompts you to save the file in the selected format. To change the output format, wait until the conversion process ends and click Cancel in the Save Converted File As dialog and select a different output format in the output extension drop–down list.
ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac. User’s Guide Tips and Tricks This section provides advice on scanning documents, photographing documents, and improving conversion quality. ● Scanning tips ● Photographing documents ● Improving conversion quality Scanning tips ● Make sure that your scanner is connected properly and switched on. Consult your scanner's documentation to ensure it is set up correctly. Be sure to install the software provided with your scanner.
ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac. User’s Guide ● 2. Make sure the correct language is selected in the Document Language drop–down list. See the "Selecting the document language" section for more information. Click the Convert button. Rotating the image Incorrect orientation of the text may result in poor conversion quality. Make sure that the text on the image has the normal reading orientation, i.e the lines are horizontal and the text begins at the top.
ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac. User’s Guide Note: ● Alternatively, you can remove an area by choosing Delete Area in the shortcut menu. ● To remove all areas from an image, choose Delete All Areasin the Areas menu. Working with table cells If ABBYY FineReader Express fails to detect the rows and columns of a table correctly, you can specify them manually and convert the image anew. The following operations are available: 1.
ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac. User’s Guide Registration We invite you to register ABBYY FineReader Express. Registration is optional. Registration benefits: • Free technical support • E mail notifications about new ABBYY releases The following registration methods are available: • From the ABBYY FineReader Express menu, select Register Now...
ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac. User’s Guide Appendix ● Supported text formats ● Supported image formats ● Keyboard shortcuts Supported text formats ABBYY FineReader Express can save conversion results in the following formats: ● Rich Text Format (*.rtf) ● Microsoft Excel worksheet (*.xls) ● HTML document (*.htm) ● Adobe Acrobat document (*.pdf) ● Text document (*.txt) Supported image formats The table below lists the image formats supported in ABBYY FineReader Express.
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ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac. User’s Guide About ABBYY ABBYY is a leading provider of document recognition, data capture and linguistic software. Its products include the ABBYY FineReader line of optical character recognition (OCR) applications, ABBYY FlexiCapture line of data capture solutions, ABBYY Lingvo dictionary software, and development tools.
ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac. User’s Guide Technical Support Should you have any questions regarding the use of ABBYY FineReader Express and its features, please consult the help file or visit the technical support section on the ABBYY website at www.abbyy.com/support. If you cannot find answers to your questions there, please contact the ABBYY technical support service (menu Help>Technical Support).
