General Information on Working with Batches
By default, a new batch is created at
FineReader startup. A batch may contain up to 9,999 pages.
Tip: You may find it useful to save similar-type pages (e.g. pages
from the same book, written in the same language, or with a similar layout) in
the same batch. By doing this you will find your work much easier to do.
The Batch window displays a list of the pages contained in the open
batch. To view a page, just click on its icon or double-click its page number.
All files related to this batch page will open in their respective windows, i.e.
text file (if the page has been recognized) in the Text window, the image
file in the Image window, etc.
There are two main ways of displaying pages in the Batch window:
Batch View |
Description |
Thumbnails |
Batch pages are displayed as thumbnails, a thumbnail being a miniature
image of the original page. Additional icons appear on the thumbnails as
you process the images. These inform you of the actions that have been
performed on them, e.g. recognition, saving, etc. Thumbnail images are
particularly useful when searching for a particular batch page. To open an
image, just click on its thumbnail.
|
Details |
Here detailed information is displayed on each batch page in the batch
window, and page lists created according to any feature specified. This is
useful in the case of large batches, as the batch window can accommodate a
much greater number of pages in this view than in Thumbnail view.
Double-click on a page to open it. |
To choose the page view in the Batch window:
- Click
either
or
on the Standard toolbar, or
- Right-click the Batch window and select the View>...
item in the local menu.
To customize the Batch window, i.e. choose the features that are to be
displayed, the way in which pages are sorted, etc:
- Right-click the Batch window and select the Batch
View>Customize item in the local menu. A dialog will open. Select the
options of your choice on the Thumbnails
and Details tabs of
the dialog.
You may select several different pages, or a
number of consecutive pages, or all batch pages in a row:
- To select a number of pages in a row, hold down the SHIFT
key and click the first and then the last page of the group you wishant to
select.
- To select several pages, hold down the
CTRL key and click the pages of your choice.
- To select all batch pages, activate the Batch window and choose
the Select All item in the Edit menu or
press CTRL+A.