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# Object Collection

> Object Collection elements search for sets of mixed-type objects in a FlexiLayout, such as pictures, checkmarks, punctuation marks, and inverted text.

**Object Collection** is an element of a FlexiLayout that searches for sets of [objects](/flexi-capture/fls/batch/prerecognition) of different types, each of which meets the search criteria.

**Object Collection** elements are marked with <img src="https://mintcdn.com/abbyy/lqYknuOmCa79141v/images/flexi-capture/fls/el_object_collection.gif?s=0f6bc3187aa6b49f2e9e034197ee8bad" alt="Object Collection element icon" style={{display:"inline-block",verticalAlign:"middle",margin:0}} width="17" height="17" data-path="images/flexi-capture/fls/el_object_collection.gif" /> in the FlexiLayout tree.

**Object Collection** elements are usually used to look for objects that cannot be found using other elements. For example, you can use an **Object Collection** element to look for punctuation marks that stand apart and are not marked as text objects. You can also use this element to look for non-text objects, such as pictures and checkmarks.

## Object Collection element properties

Click the **Object Collection** tab in the **Properties** dialog box to describe the corresponding object.

To open the **Properties** dialog box, right-click the element in the **FlexiLayout** tree and select **Properties...** on the shortcut menu.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/abbyy/fmgRWFNHKYN2MLSg/images/flexi-capture/fls/Object_collection_tab.gif?fit=max&auto=format&n=fmgRWFNHKYN2MLSg&q=85&s=9e548b233aa669805d5a3335f2149c67" alt="Screenshot of the Object Collection tab of the element's Properties dialog box in ABBYY FlexiLayout Studio." width="431" height="455" data-path="images/flexi-capture/fls/Object_collection_tab.gif" />
</Frame>

* **Type** — Specifies the type of objects to search for: **Text**, **Punctuation mark**, **Picture**, **Inverted text**, **Checkmark**, **Separator**, and **Barcode**. When you match the FlexiLayout against the images, the program detects only objects of the specified types and ignores all others.
* **Object size** — Sets the minimum and maximum widths and lengths of the objects in the user-defined [units of measurement](/flexi-capture/fls/template/units). To select values for these properties, first look at the sizes of the objects in the **Properties** window.

## Related topics

* [Create, copy, and delete elements](/flexi-capture/fls/template/elements-simple)
* [An overview of element properties](/flexi-capture/fls/template/elements-properties)
* [Search area](/flexi-capture/fls/template/search-constraints)
* [Object Collection](/flexi-capture/fls/language/object-collection-language)