Operation Manual

Readiris 16 - User Guide
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Font Dictionaries
As stated above, it is recommended to use the Teaching Mode combined with a Font Dictionary, in order to
store the teaching results permanently.
When you are using the Teaching Mode for the first time and you haven't created a Font Dictionary yet,
select New Font Dictionary. Now enter a name for the dictionary in the window that opens, and click
Open.
Note: do not modify the .dus extension of the dictionary.
Note: Font Dictionaries are limited to 500 shapes. You are recommended to create separate
dictionaries for specific applications.
To use an existing Font Dictionary afterwards, either select Append Font Dictionary or Read Font
Dictionary.
When you select Append Font Dictionary, make sure to enable the Teaching Mode. In this mode Readiris
recognizes the characters shapes stored in the dictionary and adds the new teaching results.
When you select Read Font Dictionary, Readiris only recognizes the character shapes stored in the
dictionary but doesn't add the new teaching results, even if the Teaching Mode is enabled. Note however
that it can still be useful to use the Teaching Mode to check, and if necessary, correct the recognition
results which are not saved in the font dictionary.
Caution: make sure you do not open an existing dictionary while the dictionary mode is set to New
Dictionary. This will erase the contents of the existing dictionary and create a new one using the same
name.