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# ParagraphExtractionModeEnum

ParagraphExtractionModeEnum enumeration constants describe different modes of paragraph extraction.

```
typedef enum {
 PEM_NormalExtraction,
 PEM_RoughExtraction,
 PEM_SingleLineParagraphsWithWordSeparationOnly
} ParagraphExtractionModeEnum;
```

## Elements

| Name                                              | Description                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| PEM\\\_NormalExtraction                           | Normal paragraph extraction.                                                                                                      |
| PEM\\\_RoughExtraction                            | Extracts the minimal number of paragraphs (either one paragraph per block or only paragraphs which start with a dropped capital). |
| PEM\\\_SingleLineParagraphsWithWordSeparationOnly | Each line is extracted to a separate paragraph without space formatting, blank spaces are to separate words only.                 |

## Used in

[ISynthesisParamsForPage::ParagraphExtractionMode](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/parameter-objects/preprocessing-analysis-recognition-and-synthesis-parameters/synthesisparamsforpage#paragraphextractionmode)