Introducing ABBYY FineReader
ABBYY FineReader is an optical character recognition (OCR) system that
converts scanned documents, PDFs, and image files (including digital photos)
into editable formats.
Installing ABBYY FineReader
Place the ABBYY FineReader setup disk into a CD/DVD-ROM drive. The setup
program will start automatically.
If the setup program does not start automatically, double-click the Setup.exe file
on the disk.
Activating ABBYY FineReader
You may need to activate ABBYY FineReader 12 to be able to use it in full mode.
Activation is completely secure and anonymous.
The easiest way to activate your copy is over the Internet. Alternatively, you can
activate your copy by e-mail. Please visit www.ABBYY.com/activation for more
information about the activation process.
Quick Reference Card
Click Install ABBYY
FineReader 12
and follow the
instructions of the
setup program
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Processing scans and photos of documents
Distortion of lines, the presence of noise and other imperfections that are inherent
in scanned images and digital photographs may adversely affect recognition
quality. To eliminate these defects, the program provides tools for automatic image
preprocessing. If they are disabled, you can improve the quality of the original
document manually, using an Image Editor.
Registering your product
Registration benefits:
• ABBYY Screenshot Reader (bonus application available to registered users)
• Access to technical support
• Recovery of lost serial numbers
• Automatic updates
• Special offers on ABBYY products
You can register your copy when you activate it or by selecting Help > Register
Alternatively, you can register your copy on the ABBYY website.
Visit: http://registration.abbyy.com
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Technical support
If you have questions about using ABBYY FineReader 12, please
check out our help site before contacting technical support. Visit:
• help.abbyy.com
• http://www.abbyy.com/support/
You must be a registered user to qualify for free technical support.
Apply Recommended
Preprocessing
Remove trapezium
distortions
Split facing book and
magazine pages
Adjust brightness
and contrast
Remove skew
Adjust tonal levels
Bonus application
Screenshot Reader (available to registered users only)
ABBYY Screenshot Reader is an easy-
to-use application that takes snapshots
of your screen and recognizes text and
tables found on the screenshots.
Quick start
ABBYY FineReader converts scanned documents, PDFs, and image files (including
digital photos) into editable formats.
To process a document with ABBYY FineReader, you need to complete the following four steps:
• Acquire an image of the document
• Recognize the document
• Verify the results
• Save the results in a format of your choice
One-click OCR
Running the most common tasks
With a single click
on the Task button,
you can:
Extracting text and images
You can easily copy text, pictures or tables to other applications.
Step 1. Scan a document or open a
document image
You can obtain document images by:
• Scanning paper documents
• Taking photos of paper documents
You can also open existing PDF or image files.
You can select recognized portions
of content – text, pictures, graphs,
tables, etc. – before the entire
document is converted and paste it
into your clipboard for use elsewhere.
The Pages window
shows a preview of
the pages of your
document.
To open a page,
click its thumbnail
or double-click
its number.
Convert documents
to Microsoft Word
Convert documents
to Microsoft Excel
Convert files to PDF
or searchable PDF
Select the “Copy”
button on the
toolbar or from the
right-click menu
Basic tools
A single, intuitive menu lets you get more done with fewer steps:
Step 3. Save or e-mail the results
You can save the results in the format of your
choice, e-mail the results, or send them to a
Kindle.com account.
Step 2. Recognize the text and check the results
OCR is performed automatically by default. You can edit the results
in the Text window or via an interactive dialog box, where you can
verify any uncertainly recognized characters, check the spelling, add
new words to the dictionary, or select a different dictionary language.
Start a new task
Select languages of
your document
Select how much
formatting to retain
Edit an image
The Image window shows the image of the current page, with
text, picture, table, and barcode areas identified by the program.
Tools on the Image window toolbar are intended for manual
adjustment of areas.
The Text window shows your OCR results.
In this window, you can edit text and
change its formatting.