Menu commands

This reference lists the commands in each ABBYY FlexiLayout Studio menu.

Command	Description
New Project…	Opens the Create New Project dialog box, where you can specify a name and location for your new FlexiLayout or Classifier project.
Open Project…	Opens the Open Project dialog box, where you can select a project file.
Close Project	Closes the current project.
Save	Saves the current project.
Save Project as…	Opens the Save Copy dialog box, where you can save the current project under a new name.
Export…	Opens the Export FlexiLayout dialog box for FlexiLayout projects or the Export Classifier dialog box for Classifier projects, where you can enter a name for the export file. For FlexiLayout projects, the file is exported in the `.afl` format. For Classifier projects, the export file has the `.cfl` format.
Recent Projects	Displays a list of recent projects.
Exit	Closes FlexiLayout Studio.

Command	Description
Cut	Cuts the selection and places it into the Clipboard.
Copy	Copies the selection (text in the Text window, blocks in the Image window, pages in the Batch window, blocks or elements in the FlexiLayout window) and places it into the Clipboard.
Paste	Pastes the selection from the Clipboard.
Delete	Deletes the selection.
Delete Page Data	Opens the Select Data to Delete dialog box, where you can select the page data to delete.
Select All	Selects all the pages in the Batch window or all the blocks and elements on the image.
Find in Code…	Finds and replaces strings in the entire code on all the Advanced tabs. For more information, see Find and replace code strings on the Advanced tab.
Go to Page…	Opens the Go to Page dialog box, where you can enter the number of the page to which you want to go.

Image operations

The Image submenu provides these operations:

Command	Description
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 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.

The View menu shows or hides windows and controls how images appear. Most of its commands are grouped under the Images submenu.

Images submenu

The Images submenu provides these commands, plus the Scale, Objects, and Tool groups in the following sections:

Command	Description
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 (only available if you have selected the Show Captions of Regions on Image* option)*	Shows/hides the captions of all non-selected elements.
Hide Active Blocks or Elements	Hides the blocks or elements marked on the image, making it easier to review images where both the image objects and the regions of the elements and blocks have been marked. By temporarily hiding a selected element, you can see the image object obscured by the element.
Show Image in Black and White	Displays color images in black and white.

Scale the image

Command	Description
10% … 800%	Sets the scale of the Image window from 10% to 800%.
Fit to Width	Fits the width of the image to the window.
Fit to Height	Fits the height of the image to the window.
Best Fit	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.
Separator	Displays only the objects classified as Separators during pre-recognition.
Barcodes	Displays only the objects classified as Barcodes during pre-recognition.
Raw Objects	Displays only the objects that the program managed to classify during 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 rectangular area 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 the selected separator from the selected Table block.

Other View commands

Command	Description
Hypotheses	Opens the Hypotheses window. This window opens after you match your FlexiLayout with an image (the Match command in the Image menu) with the Matched Layout mode selected ( button on the toolbar).
Log	Opens the Classifier Log window.
Reference browser	Opens the dependency browser, where you can search for elements and view their dependencies.
Status Bar	Displays/hides the status bar in the program’s main window.

The contents of this menu depend on the type of project you select.

Command	Description
Batches…	Opens the Batches dialog box, where you can create a new batch or edit an existing one.
Set Reference FlexiLayout Alternative / Set Reference Class	Sets a Reference layout alternative or reference class for 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.
Add Images…	Opens the Open Images dialog box, where you can select one or several images to add to the batch.
Add Images from Folder…	Opens the Add Images from Folder dialog box, where you can specify the 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.
Move Selected Pages to Another 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 Duplicates	Suggests deleting duplicate images if they are found.
Next Page	Opens the next image in the batch.
Previous Page	Opens the previous image in the batch.
Next Document	Opens the next document in the project.
Previous Document	Opens the previous document in the project.
Match on Navigation	Automatically applies the FlexiLayout when you go to the next document.
Copy Matched Layout to Reference	FlexiLayout project: creates a reference layout for the image based on the results of FlexiLayout matching. This command is only available for images that were matched with their FlexiLayouts. Classifier project: copies a classification result to the page properties.
Assemble to Reference Documents… (FlexiLayout projects only)	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.
Disassemble Reference Documents	Disassembles the selected reference documents.
Change Reference Header/Footer…	Changes headers/footers in the selected documents if they are used to determine boundaries.
Properties…	Activates the Properties window.

Command	Description
Match / Classify	Matches the FlexiLayout with the selected pages. / Classifies 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.
Replace Training Set with Selected Pages	Creates a training set based on the selected pages.
Add All Pages to Training Set	Adds all the batch pages to the training set.
Remove All Pages from Training Set	Deletes all the batch pages from the training set.
Import Alternative Elements…	Imports a FlexiLayout from FlexiLayout Studio.
Export…	Exports the FlexiLayout.
Properties…	Opens the Properties dialog box, where you can view the properties of the FlexiLayout.

Add a block

Point to Add Block and select the type of block to create in the blocks branch: Text, Table, Barcode, Checkmark, Checkmark Group, Picture, Non-Recognized, Group, or Repeating Group.

Elements submenu

Point to Elements → 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. The Elements submenu also provides these commands:

Command	Description
Convert Element to…	Changes the type of the selected element.
Disable Element	Disables the selected element or block (that is, makes it temporarily unavailable). If there are elements or blocks in the FlexiLayout tree that refer to disabled elements, either disable those elements or blocks or remove the references to the disabled elements. Otherwise, the program fails to build the FlexiLayout.
Test Element	Tests the selected element.

Command	Description
Training Mode	Switches to training mode. The General tab is replaced with the Training tab.
Add Field	Adds a new field to the list of fields on the Training tab.
Add Group Field	Adds a group field to the list of elements on the Training tab.
Add AnchorText	Adds a new anchor text element to the list of elements on the Training tab.
Add Separator	Adds a new separator element to the list of elements on the Training tab.
Add Barcode	Adds a new barcode element to the list of elements on the Training tab.

Command	Description
Create Backup…	Opens the Create New Backup dialog box, where you can create a backup copy of your FlexiLayout.
Backup Manager…	Opens the Backup Manager, which lets you manage the backup copies of your FlexiLayout.
Project Settings…	Opens the Properties dialog box, where you can view the properties of the project.

Command	Description
Correct Orientation	Auto-corrects the orientation of pages in the batch. The correct orientation is selected automatically based on the selected pre-recognition language and the settings in the Options dialog box (Tools → Options…).
Pre-Recognize	Pre-recognizes the selected pages.
Delete Blank Pages…	Opens a dialog box for deleting blank pages from the batch.
Fuzzy Interval Editor…	Opens the fuzzy interval visual editor.
Options…	Opens the Options… dialog box, where you can select colors of objects and highlighted lexemes, possible page orientation, units of measurement, training settings, and other options.

Command	Description
Help Topics	Opens the Help file.
Tutorial	Opens the “Tutorial” section of the Help file.
Technical Support	Opens the “Technical Support” section of the Help file.
How to Buy ABBYY Products	Opens the “How to Buy ABBYY Products” section of the Help file.
ABBYY Website	Opens the ABBYY website.
Send Feedback…	Opens the Send your feedback page on the ABBYY website.
About	Opens the About dialog box, which contains brief information about ABBYY FlexiLayout Studio.

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

File menu

Edit menu

Image operations

View menu

Images submenu

Scale the image

Show image objects

Image tools

Other View commands

Batch menu

FlexiLayout / Classifier menu

Add a block

Elements submenu

Training menu

Project menu

Tools menu

Help menu

​File menu

​Edit menu

​Image operations

​View menu

​Images submenu

​Scale the image

​Show image objects

​Image tools

​Other View commands

​Batch menu

​FlexiLayout / Classifier menu

​Add a block

​Elements submenu

​Training menu

​Project menu

​Tools menu

​Help menu

File menu

Edit menu

Image operations

View menu

Images submenu

Scale the image

Show image objects

Image tools

Other View commands

Batch menu

FlexiLayout / Classifier menu

Add a block

Elements submenu

Training menu

Project menu

Tools menu

Help menu