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# Starting the recognition process and analyzing and applying a Document Definition

> Start recognition manually, analyze images, and match a Document Definition to pages or documents in ABBYY FlexiCapture when automatic matching fails.

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    Usually documents are recognized, analyzed, and Document Definitions are applied automatically. However, these operations can be started manually on the Verification Station and on the Project Setup Station.

    To recognize the images, select **Recognition →** Recognize from the main menu.

    To analyze the images, select **Recognition →** Analyze from the main menu. If a Document Definition matches a document, the page and its document will have the corresponding names. If one of the Document Definitions in the project does not match an image, the page is marked as unknown.

    The system also allows you to apply a particular Document Definition to a page or to the entire document. In most cases, a correctly created Document Definition will be matched with its pages automatically, but in some cases this may need to be done manually. To match a Document Definition, select the page or document with which you want to match the Document Definition and then select **Recognition →** Match Document Definition... from the main menu.

    ## See also:

    [Recognition](/flexi-capture/operator-work/operator-recognize)
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    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/abbyy/39LtOHLEp1q7pm1x/images/flexi-capture/Button_Recognize_menu.gif?s=7a34ba7e51dd59d84bc95ed319748699" alt="" width="307" height="142" data-path="images/flexi-capture/Button_Recognize_menu.gif" />

    To perform recognition, click Recognize.

    To perform preliminary analysis of images, click the arrow to the right of the Recognize button and select Match Document Definition.... If a Document Definition can be applied, the page and the document it belongs to will be named accordingly.

    You can also apply a selected Document Definition to a page or to an entire document. In most cases, a Document Definition that has been correctly created in the program applies to pages automatically, but in some cases you may have to apply it to a Document Definition manually. To apply a Document Definition, highlight a document or page, click the arrow to the right of the Recognize button and click Match Document Definition....

    ## See also:

    [Recognition](/flexi-capture/operator-work/operator-recognize)
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