USER’S GUIDE ABBYY FineReader Engine 10 User's Guide Contents Introducing ABBYY FineReader Engine 10........................................................................ 4 Basic Usage Scenarios Overview.......................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Key Features.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Document Scanning and Image Import ................................................................................................................... 9 Image Preprocessing...............................................................................................................................................10 Document Analysis .................................................................................................................................................12 OCR and Other Recognition Technologies .............................................................................................................. 13 PDF Conversion......................................................................................................................................................16 Advanced Development Tools ................................................................................................................................18 Receiving and Exporting Recognized Text..............................................................................................................19 MultiCPU Recognition Architecture .......................................................................................................................20 Benefits.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 Short Specifications.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 Getting Started............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21 Guided Tour.................................................................................................................... 22 Basic Usage Scenarios Implementation....................................................................................................................................................................................22 Document Conversion............................................................................................................................................22 Document Archiving...............................................................................................................................................27 Book Archiving ....................................................................................................................................................... 32 Text Extraction....................................................................................................................................................... 37 FieldLevel Recognition...........................................................................................................................................41 Barcode Recognition...............................................................................................................................................45 Image Preprocessing...............................................................................................................................................49 Scanning................................................................................................................................................................. 53 Advanced Techniques............................................................................................................................................................................................................................57 Programming Aspects.............................................................................................................................................58 Error Handling .......................................................................................................................................................59 Working with Properties .........................................................................................................................................59 Working with Connectable Objects.........................................................................................................................62 Working with COM Interfaces from a Scripting Language...................................................................................... 63 Using ABBYY FineReader Engine in Delphi.............................................................................................................64 Working with Profiles..............................................................................................................................................65 Tuning Analysis, Recognition, and Synthesis Parameters.......................................................................................66 Tuning Export Parameters .....................................................................................................................................68 Working with Images ..............................................................................................................................................70 Working with Languages ........................................................................................................................................71 Working with Layout and Blocks ............................................................................................................................ 73 Working with Text ..................................................................................................................................................75 Working with the Logical Structure of a Document ................................................................................................76 Using Voting API......................................................................................................................................................79 Using Text Type Autodetection ...............................................................................................................................82 Recognizing Checkmarks........................................................................................................................................82 Recognizing Handprinted Texts .............................................................................................................................85 Recognizing Hieroglyphic Languages......................................................................................................................87 1 ABBYY FineReader Engine 10 User's Guide Recognizing with Training......................................................................................................................................88 Training User Patterns............................................................................................................................................90 Pattern Training Dialog Box ..................................................................................................................................91 Working with Dictionaries...................................................................................................................................... 93 Working with ABBYY FineReader Engine Regular Expressions...............................................................................96 Recognizing Words with Spaces..............................................................................................................................97 Setting up Scanning Options...................................................................................................................................99 Best Practices ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................100 Tips for Document Scanning ................................................................................................................................101 Tips for Taking Photos..........................................................................................................................................102 Improving Recognition Quality.............................................................................................................................104 Description of the ABBYY FineReader Engine Samples............................................................................................................................................105