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ABBYY FineReader Tutorial

A guide to using ABBYY FineReader for text extraction from documents using OCR (Optical Character Recognition).

Module 1: Uploading a Document

Success with ABBYY FineReader is improved when helpful practices are followed in producing or capturing the original images from which text will be extracted. That is why it is important that you upload documents that are of a good and clear quality.

In this module, we will look at:

  • Ways to ensure your documents and images will allow you to improve OCR accuracy
  • Scanning options at NYU for producing images of documents
  • Mobile apps that also enable scanning of documents