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A Line of Elements is a group-type element for detecting simple child elements of various types when they are positioned in one line. Detectable child elements are Static Text, Character String, Date, Currency, Phone, fragments of text (Any Text), and numbers (Number). Use a Line of Elements to detect:
  • Table headings
  • Headings in documents whose content is almost identical
Lines of Elements are represented by the Line of Elements icon icon in the project tree. When the program searches for elements, it examines Recognized Words objects that were found during pre-recognition and are located in an element’s search area. The search area of the Line of Elements element is the area between the left-most and right-most child elements (these child elements are included in the search area).

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Edit Line of Elements properties

You can edit the properties of a Line of Elements on the Line of Elements and Child Elements tabs of the element’s Properties dialog box. To open it, right-click an element in the FlexiLayout window and then click Properties… on the shortcut menu.

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Line of Elements tab

This tab contains the following settings:
  • Elements line accuracy – Determines the maximum vertical offset between child elements. The default setting is 20 units.
  • Allow text between elements – If this option is enabled, the program detects the child elements described in the Line of Elements element even if there is text between them.

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Child Elements tab

Specify the child elements of a Line of Elements and their properties on the Child Elements tab. Child elements are listed in the Child Elements field.
1

Add a child element

Click the Add new button. In the Add New SubElement dialog box, enter a name for the child element and select its type from the drop-down list.
2

Set the detection order

When a FlexiLayout is applied, the program attempts to detect the child elements in the same order in which they are described in the Line of Elements. Change the order with the Up button up and Down button down buttons.
3

Edit an element's properties

Select a child element to display its properties in the Element parameters group. The appearance of the element properties editor changes depending on the type of element selected. Changes to a child element’s parameters are applied when you select a different child element or tab.
4

Delete a child element

Select the element and click the Delete button.
5

Apply the changes

Click the Apply button to save all changes to the list and to the child element properties.
The following subelement types are available:
A subelement’s type can only be specified when the subelement is created and cannot be changed later.