FineReader : New Task
FineReader’s opening screen presents four standard automated tasks that convert scanned images to PDF, Excel, Word, and HTML formats, or let you scan images and then decide on the output format and other options. Notice the “Show All” button at the upper right.
FineReader : Other Tasks
The “Show All” button on the opening screen leads to a full list of available output formats, including ePub and the FB2 format used by many low-end document readers.
FineReader : Scan Interface
FineReader’s scanning interface offers the usual OCR options for setting resolution, color depth, and other options. For multipage documents, you click the Scan button for each page, then the Finish Import button to return to the main FineReader interface.
FineReader : Image Editor
FineReader’s image editor lets you make adjustments like fixing skew, cropping, and other fixes before performing OCR.
FineReader : Recognizing
FineReader dispalys its progress while reading scanned images. Each page read turns blue in the sidebar.
FineReader : PDF Options
FineReader has an elegant options dialog for setting output options for various formats, including PDF as shown here.
FineReader : Epub Options
Export options for the ePub format includes all the fields needed to create a complete ePub document.
FineReader : Table Recognition
FineReader’s layout recognition uses a spacious toolbar for specifying table, text, and pictures in case the app doesn’t recognize layout correctly.