> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.abbyy.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Auto-create a FlexiLayout > Train ABBYY FlexiLayout Studio on marked-up fields and static elements to auto-create FlexiLayouts, generate layout alternatives, and set training options. ABBYY FlexiLayout Studio lets you create [FlexiLayouts](/flexi-capture/fls/template/ftemplate) by training it on marked-up fields and static elements. Static elements are elements that appear on documents of the same type. The most common type of static element is static text (a word, a part of a word, or a line of text). Less common examples include separators and barcodes. Fields are the blocks that FlexiLayout Studio must detect to extract text (a word, a part of a word, a line, or a paragraph) or a barcode. FlexiLayouts created this way can be used in ABBYY FlexiCapture to detect fields on document images based on their positions relative to static elements. Using training to create FlexiLayouts can be much easier than creating them manually. ABBYY FlexiLayout Studio also lets you create several [layout alternatives](/flexi-capture/fls/template/alternative-layout). Layout alternatives are versions of a FlexiLayout that have different static element settings but share the same set of fields. They can be trained using the training mode or while editing a FlexiLayout. ## FlexiLayout training considerations * FlexiLayout Studio uses images from the training set. You can add images to the training set at any point before you generate a FlexiLayout. The training set must contain at least 3 pages. * You can only edit the static elements of a layout alternative. All alternatives of a FlexiLayout have the same fields. * If the page contains unmarked fields or static elements when you edit a layout alternative, the FlexiLayout is automatically applied to the page. Any new field blocks detected this way are added to the FlexiLayout, while existing field regions are not changed. * If you add blocks to an existing FlexiLayout, these blocks do not appear in the training mode. You can create these blocks using the **Initialize Fields By Blocks** command on the shortcut menu of the FlexiLayout. ## Create a FlexiLayout in the training mode Create a new project, or open an existing project that already contains a FlexiLayout. Click the

button, or select **Training Mode** from the **Training** menu. Select all images, right-click them, and click **Pre-Recognize** on the shortcut menu. Alternatively, open the **Batch** menu and click **Pre-Recognize**. Double-click any image to open it. Study the [recognition results](/flexi-capture/fls/batch/prerecognition-run), and then specify the fields and static elements that you want to use for training the FlexiLayout. Select a layout alternative from the **Reference Alternative** drop-down list, or create a new one. To generate reference elements automatically, leave the **Auto references** option enabled. If this option is disabled, you must specify reference elements manually. * If the **Auto references** option is disabled, automatically generated reference elements are added to the **Static elements** list, and their positions are marked on pages. You can remove unnecessary elements or add new ones. If the **Auto references** option is enabled, manually added elements are deleted. * The contents of the **Training** window depend on whether the **Auto references** option is enabled or disabled. If it is disabled, the **Training** window contains two areas: the **Fields** area with a list of fields and the **Static elements** area with a list of static elements. If the **Auto references** option is enabled, only the **Fields** area is present in the **Training** window. Use the following tools to mark the areas: * Use the **Create Block**

tool to mark areas of blocks on the image. The names of the blocks you have marked appear in the **Fields** list. * Use the **Create Element**

tool to mark areas of static elements. The names of marked elements appear in the **Static elements** list. - FlexiLayout Studio uses recognized text near marked fields and elements to generate their names. These names appear in bold font when the area of the field or element is detected on the page. - The **Create Block** and **Create Element** tools can be used when viewing a **Reference Layout** or **Difference Layout**, but the **Create Element** tool is only available when creating reference elements manually. You can also use commands on the [shortcut menu](/flexi-capture/fls/interface/local-menu#training) to mark fields and static elements. Use the **Draw Location**

tool to mark a field or element, right-click the marked area, and then click the command on the shortcut menu. Select the pages in the **Used For Training** column of the **Batch** window. Click **Predict Draft Layout** on the shortcut menu of images. Check whether fields and elements were detected correctly on all images in the batch, and correct the markup where necessary. Add all pages where FlexiLayout Studio failed to detect fields or elements to the training set. To mark an element that is not present on the page, click **Not Present** on the shortcut menu of the element, click the

button, or click the middle mouse button on the area of the element. The names of elements marked as not present are displayed in strike-through font. The status of pages is indicated by icons in the **Training Layout State** column: * No elements marked status icon

**No elements marked** – No fields or reference elements have been marked on the page. * Has unmarked elements status icon

**Has unmarked elements** – Some fields or reference elements have not been marked on the page, or not all unmarked elements have been marked as not present. *

Has unmarked required element status icon

**Has unmarked required element** – A required element has not been marked on the page. * All elements marked status icon

**All elements marked** – All elements have been marked on the page or marked as not present. * No reference class set status icon

**No reference class set** – The reference class of the training page has not been specified. Click the

button. If the project uses more than one reference alternative, specify which layout alternatives you want to update. ## Train FlexiLayouts during debugging ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 lets you train FlexiLayouts while debugging them. To do so, use the **Train Alternative** command [on the context menu of a layout alternative](/flexi-capture/fls/interface/local-menu#alternative). The reference layout is used to generate the new layout alternative, and reference elements are created automatically. The **Train and Test Alternative** command trains a new layout alternative and applies it to all pages of its class. ## Training mode options The **Training** tab of the [Options...](/flexi-capture/fls/batch/options) dialog box contains training settings. Settings in the **Navigation** group determine how the program navigates pages when you click the

buttons: * **any unmarked element** – Cycles pages that contain any unmarked element. This is the default setting. * **unmarked selected element** – Cycles pages that contain the currently selected unmarked element. The **Draft layout prediction** group contains settings that determine how layout alternatives are applied during training: * **Predict layout automatically on navigation** (

| Enables or disables the training mode. | |

| Creates a field and marks its area. | |

| Creates an element and marks its area. | |

| Draws an area. | |

| Edits an existing area. | |

| Deletes an area. | |

| Creates layout alternatives using pages from the training set. | |

| Automatically generates fields based on existing areas in the FlexiLayout. | |

| Marks the selected element as not present on the page. | |

| Marks an element as required. |