Shortcut menu commands

Every window and object in ABBYY FlexiLayout Studio has a shortcut menu that you open by right-clicking. Right-click anywhere in the Batch window to display its shortcut menu.

Command	Description
Match / Classify	Matches the FlexiLayout with the selected pages. / Classifies the selected pages.
Set Matched Result as Reference / Set Classification Result as Reference	Uses the matched alternative or the current classification result as a reference.
Set Reference FlexiLayout Alternative / Set Reference Class	Sets the reference layout alternative or reference class for the selected pages.
Clear Alternative	Clears the alternative.
Replace Training Set with Selected Pages	Creates a training set based on the selected pages.
Add Selected Pages to Training Set	Adds the selected pages to the training set.
Remove Selected Pages from Training Set	Removes the selected pages from the training set.
Add Images…	Opens the Open Images dialog box, where you can select one or more images to add to the batch.
Add Images from Folder…	Opens the Add Images from Folder… dialog box, where you can specify a folder to load the images from.
Import Pages from FLS Project…	Opens the Import Pages from FLS Project… dialog box, where you can select a FlexiLayout Studio project to import pages from.
Pre-Recognize	Pre-recognizes the selected pages.
Copy Matched Layout to Reference (only available for images that were matched with their FlexiLayouts)	Creates a reference layout for the image based on the results of FlexiLayout matching.
Copy Matched Layout to Reference	Compares the results of FlexiLayout matching against the reference layout.
Assemble to Reference Documents…	Opens the Assemble to Reference Documents dialog box, where you can set the reference assembly parameters and create a reference assembly of the selected documents.
Move Pages to Batch…	Moves the selected pages to another batch.
Export Pages to Files…	Opens the Export Images to Folder… dialog box, where you can specify export options for the selected images.
Delete Pages	Deletes the selected pages from the batch.
Delete Page Data…	Opens the Select Data to Delete dialog box, where you can select the page data to delete.
Correct Orientation	Automatically corrects the orientation of pages in the batch. The correct orientation is selected automatically based on the selected pre-recognition language and the settings made in the Options dialog box (Tools → Options…).
Create Named Parameters for Elements…	Opens a dialog box where you can select the FlexiLayout elements for which named parameters should be created.
Paste Named Parameters from Clipboard…	Pastes named parameters into the selected elements.
Test Header	Tests the header of the document.
Test Footer	Tests the footer of the document.
Properties…	Opens the Properties dialog box.

Right-click in the FlexiLayout window to display this shortcut menu.

Command	Description
Build FlexiLayout	Builds the FlexiLayout.
Save FlexiLayout	Saves the FlexiLayout.
Rename	Renames the FlexiLayout.
Add All Pages to Training Set	Adds all the batch pages to the training set.
Remove All Pages from Training Set	Removes all the batch pages from the training set.
Add FlexiLayout Alternative	Adds a layout alternative.
Import FlexiLayout Alternatives…	Opens a dialog box where you can select the projects to import layout alternatives from.
Paste	Pastes the selection from the Clipboard.
Pin FlexiLayout Alternative	Makes the FlexiLayout alternative always active. If there are no pinned FlexiLayout alternatives, the alternative currently selected in the FlexiLayout tree is treated as active.
Properties…	Opens the Properties dialog box, where you can view the properties of the FlexiLayout.

The appearance of the Training window depends on whether reference elements are marked up manually or automatically. When manual editing of reference elements is enabled, the Training window contains the Fields list and the Static elements list. When the program detects reference elements automatically, the Training window contains only the Static elements list.

Fields list commands

Command	Description
Not Present	Specifies that the field is not present on the page.
Required	Specifies that the field is required.
Add Group	Adds a field group.
Add Field	Adds a field.
Initialize Fields By Blocks	Uses pre-recognition results to create fields.
Rename	Renames a field.
Delete	Deletes a field.
Delete All Fields	Deletes all fields.

Static elements list commands

Command	Description
Not Present	Specifies that the element is not present on the page.
Required	Specifies that the field is required.
Add Autoreferences	Creates reference elements based on the existing field layout and adds them to the current set.
Create Identifiers	Creates identifiers (required static elements that are based on frequently occurring keywords).
Add Anchor Text	Creates a Static Text element.
Add Separator	Creates a Separator element.
Add Barcode	Creates a Barcode element.
Rename	Renames an element.
Delete	Deletes an element.
Delete All Static Elements	Deletes all static elements.

Right-click a block in the FlexiLayout tree to display its shortcut menu.

Command	Description
Cut	Removes the block and copies it to the Clipboard.
Copy	Copies the block to the Clipboard.
Paste	Pastes the block into the FlexiLayout.
Delete	Deletes the selected block.
Disable	Disables the selected element or block (that is, makes it temporarily unavailable).
Build FlexiLayout	Builds the FlexiLayout.
Save FlexiLayout	Saves the FlexiLayout. When you build a FlexiLayout, any changes you have made are saved automatically.
Show Matching Statistics	Shows in the Log window the number of pages in the current batch that have been matched with the selected block.
Show Block References	Opens the dependency browser, where you can view the dependencies of the selected block.
Properties…	Opens the Properties dialog box, where you can view the properties of the block.

Add a block

Point to Add block and select the type of block to create: Text, Table, Barcode, Checkmark, Checkmark Group, Picture, Non-Recognized, Group, or Repeating Group. The following table describes the commands on the shortcut menu of layout alternatives.

Command	Description
Add Element	Creates an element in the selected layout alternative.
Autocreate identifiers	Creates identifiers for the layout alternative currently being trained.
Train Alternative	Trains the layout alternative.
Train and Test Alternative	Trains a layout alternative and applies it to all pages of the current layout alternative.
Cut, Copy, Paste	These commands cut, copy, and paste the current selection.
Disable / Enable	Disables or enables the layout alternative.
Rename	Renames the layout alternative.
Delete	Deletes the layout alternative.
Delete All Child Elements	Deletes all child elements of the layout alternative.
Import Alternative Elements…	Imports elements of a layout alternative into the FSP project.
Find in Code	Searches the code of FlexiLayout elements.
Properties…	Opens the Properties dialog box of a layout alternative.

Right-click an element in the FlexiLayout tree to display its shortcut menu.

Command	Description
Cut	Removes the element and copies it to the Clipboard.
Copy	Copies the element to the Clipboard.
Paste	Pastes the element from the Clipboard into the FlexiLayout.
Disable	Disables the selected element (that is, makes it temporarily unavailable).
Rename	Renames the selected element.
Delete	Deletes the selected element.
Test Element	Tests the selected element.
Find in Code	Finds and replaces text in the code on the Advanced tab of the selected element and its subelements.
Show Element References	Opens the dependency browser, where you can view the dependencies of the selected element.
Properties…	Opens the Properties dialog box, where you can view the properties of the selected element.

Add an element

Point to Add Element and select the type of element to create in the elements branch: Group, Labeled Field, Line of Elements, First Found, Static Text, Character String, Paragraph, Date, Currency, Phone, Separator, White Gap, Barcode, Object Collection, Region, Table, or Repeating Group. Two element types mark document boundaries: Header indicates the start of a new document, and Footer indicates the end.

Convert an element

Point to Convert Element To and select the type to convert the element to: Header, Footer, Group, First Found, Repeating Group, Static Text, Labeled Field, Character String, Paragraph, Date, Currency, Phone, Separator, Barcode, Object Collection, White Gap, Region, or Table.

Train an element

Command	Description
Train Element Parameters	Opens the Choose Trained Element Parameters dialog box, where you can compare the new and old values of the element parameters.
Generate Element Relations	Selects elements for which to create relations.
Create Relation Offsets	Creates relation offsets.

Right-click anywhere in the Image window to display its shortcut menu.

Command	Description
Match (FlexiLayout projects only)	Matches the FlexiLayout against the open image. The results of FlexiLayout matching appear as detected regions of elements and blocks in the Image window, and as element hypotheses in the Hypotheses window.
Match Reference Document (FlexiLayout projects only)	Matches the reference document with the image.
Classify (Classifier projects only)	Classifies the current image.
Show Reference Alternative in Tree (available only if a reference alternative is available for the pages)	Shows the reference alternative in the project tree.
Set Reference FlexiLayout Alternative	Specifies a reference FlexiLayout alternative for the selected pages.
Clear Alternative	Clears the FlexiLayout alternative of all the detected elements and blocks on the selected pages.
Go to Page…	Goes to the page with the specified number.
Pre-Recognize	Pre-recognizes the selected pages.
Copy Matched Layout to Reference (only available for images that were matched with their FlexiLayouts)	Creates a reference layout for the image.
Hide Active Blocks or Elements	Hides the selected blocks or elements on the image.
Show Search Area	Shows/hides the search area of an element after a FlexiLayout has been applied.
Show Pre-Recognition Area	Shows/hides a pre-recognition area.
Show Captions of Regions on Image (FlexiLayout projects only)	Shows/hides element captions after a FlexiLayout has been applied.
Show Captions of Inactive Regions (available when the Show Captions of Regions on Image* option is selected)*	Shows/hides the captions of all non-selected elements.
Delete Pages (Matched layout only)	Deletes the selected pages. To select multiple pages, press and hold the Ctrl key.
Test Element	Tests the selected element.
Properties…	Opens the Properties dialog box.

Scale the image

Command	Description
10% … 800%	Sets the scale of the Image window from 10% to 800%.
Fit Width	Fits the width of the image to the window.
Fit Height	Fits the height of the image to the window.
Fit Page	Fits the entire image to the window.
Zoom In	Makes the image 25% larger.
Zoom Out	Makes the image 25% smaller.

Show image objects

Command	Description
Show All Objects	Displays all the objects detected during pre-recognition.
Hide All Objects	Hides all the objects detected during pre-recognition.
Recognized Words	Displays only the objects classified as Text during pre-recognition.
Recognized Lines	Displays only the objects classified as Recognized Lines during pre-recognition.
Separators	Displays only the objects classified as Separators during pre-recognition.
Barcodes	Displays only the objects classified as Barcodes during pre-recognition.
Raw Objects	Displays all objects identified by pre-recognition.

To select multiple types of objects, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the buttons on the toolbar or selecting the menu items.

Image tools

Command	Description
Select	Selects an existing block on the image.
Scroll	Scrolls images.
Measure Rectangle	Detects the coordinates and sizes of objects on the image and copies them to the Clipboard.
Create Block	Draws an area on the image and creates a new block.
Create Element	Draws an area on the image and creates a new element.
Draw Location (FlexiLayout projects only)	Selects the image area that corresponds to the selected block or element.
Add Region Part (only available if you have selected the Reference layout* option)*	Adds a rectangular area to the selected block.
Cut Region Part (only available if you have selected the Reference layout* option)*	Cuts a segment from the selected block.
Delete Region (only available if you have selected the Reference layout* option)*	Deletes the selected block.
Add Vertical Separator (only available if you have selected the Reference layout* option)*	Adds a vertical separator to the selected Table block.
Add Horizontal Separator (only available if you have selected the Reference layout* option)*	Adds a horizontal separator to the selected Table block.
Delete Separator (only available if you have selected the Reference layout* option)*	Deletes a separator from the selected Table block.

Image operations

Command	Description
Correct Orientation	Automatically corrects the orientation of pages. The correct orientation is selected automatically based on the selected pre-recognition language and the settings made in the Options dialog box (Tools → Options…).
Rotate Clockwise	Rotates the image by 90° clockwise.
Rotate Counter Clockwise	Rotates the image by 90° counter-clockwise.
Rotate Upside Down	Rotates the image by 180°.
Flip Horizontally	Flips the image horizontally.
Flip Vertically	Flips the image vertically.
Invert	Inverts the image (turns black into white and vice versa).
Despeckle	Removes excess dots from the image.

Right-click anywhere in the right-hand pane of the Hypothesis window to display its shortcut menu.

Command	Description
Show Details	Displays the hypotheses for the subelements in the selected Group and Table element.
Go One Level Up	Goes one level up the tree and displays the hypotheses of the parent Group element. Available for all hypotheses except those for the root element (SearchElements).
Expand Active	Displays all the hypotheses for the next element that originate from the current hypothesis. Available for hypotheses that have more than one child hypothesis for the next element.
Expand All	Displays all the hypotheses, including those that are not from the best path. Available for any hypothesis for any element.
Collapse All	Hides all the hypotheses that are not from the best path. Available for any hypothesis for any element.
Show Search Area	Shows/hides the search area for the element that the hypothesis has been formulated for.
Element Properties…	Opens the Properties dialog box, where you can view the properties of the element that the hypothesis was formulated for.

Right-click the Classifier Log window to open its shortcut menu.

Command	Description
Display Hypotheses	Displays the hypotheses generated for the elements of the classifier.
Copy Selected Text	Copies the selected text to the Clipboard.
Export Log	Opens the Export classification log dialog box, where you can save the log as a text file.
Clear Log	Clears the log.

Introducing ABBYY FlexiLayout Studio

Program interface

Projects

Batches

FlexiLayouts

Multi-page FlexiLayout

Pre-recognition

Elements

Blocks

Working with tables

Hypotheses and trees of hypotheses

Debugging the FlexiLayout

Classification

Export

FlexiLayout language

Tips and tricks

Appendix

Tutorial

Batch shortcut menu

FlexiLayout shortcut menu

Training shortcut menu

Fields list commands

Static elements list commands

Block shortcut menu

Add a block

Layout alternative shortcut menu

Element shortcut menu

Add an element

Convert an element

Train an element

Image shortcut menu

Scale the image

Show image objects

Image tools

Image operations

Hypothesis shortcut menu

Classifier Log window shortcut menu

​Batch shortcut menu

​FlexiLayout shortcut menu

​Training shortcut menu

​Fields list commands

​Static elements list commands

​Block shortcut menu

​Add a block

​Layout alternative shortcut menu

​Element shortcut menu

​Add an element

​Convert an element

​Train an element

​Image shortcut menu

​Scale the image

​Show image objects

​Image tools

​Image operations

​Hypothesis shortcut menu

​Classifier Log window shortcut menu

Batch shortcut menu

FlexiLayout shortcut menu

Training shortcut menu

Fields list commands

Static elements list commands

Block shortcut menu

Add a block

Layout alternative shortcut menu

Element shortcut menu

Add an element

Convert an element

Train an element

Image shortcut menu

Scale the image

Show image objects

Image tools

Image operations

Hypothesis shortcut menu

Classifier Log window shortcut menu