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# Paragraph
> Paragraph elements detect multi-line text blocks of unknown content, with FlexiLayout properties for line count, alignment, indents, and stamp removal.
**Paragraph** is an element that describes a paragraph. When searching for the paragraph, the program considers all text objects wholly or partially contained within the search area.
A **Paragraph** element is marked with 
in the tree of elements.
This element is used to search for text paragraphs whose text is unknown. The program considers the **Recognized Words** and **Recognized Lines** objects detected by [pre-recognition](/flexi-capture/fls/batch/prerecognition) that fall within the element's search area.
## Paragraph element properties
Specify the properties of a **Paragraph** element on the **Paragraph** tab of the element's **Properties** dialog box.
To open the element's **Properties** dialog box, in the **FlexiLayout** window, right-click the element and select **Properties...** on the shortcut menu.
The following table describes the properties on the **Paragraph** tab. The **Remove stamp** option is covered in its own section.
| Property | Description |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Min line count** | Specifies the minimum number of lines in the paragraph (a fuzzy interval is used). |
| **Max line count** | Specifies the maximum number of lines in the paragraph (a fuzzy interval is used). |
| **Alignment** | Specifies the type of alignment. |
| **Max disalignment** | Specifies the maximum disalignment value in [user-defined units of measurement](/flexi-capture/fls/template/units). |
| **Allow first line indent** | Specifies whether to allow a first-line indent. The indent value is measured in [user-defined units of measurement](/flexi-capture/fls/template/units). |
| **Allow "hanging" line** | Specifies whether to include hanging lines in paragraphs. |
| **Max space in line** | Specifies, in [user-defined units of measurement](/flexi-capture/fls/template/units), the maximum allowed absolute length of the space inside the detected object. When searching for the text, characters are added to the string until the distance between the neighboring characters becomes greater than the value in **Max space in line**. |
| **Max interline space** | Specifies the maximum distance between the lines in [user-defined units of measurement](/flexi-capture/fls/template/units). |
| **Max relative interline space** | Specifies the maximum distance between the two lines relative to the height of the top line. If the distance between the lines is greater than this value, the second line does not make it into the hypothesis. |
| **Min line height** | Specifies the minimum line height (a fuzzy interval is used). |
| **Max line height** | Specifies the maximum line height (a fuzzy interval is used). |
| **Min line width** | Specifies the minimum line width (a fuzzy interval is used). |
| **Max line width** | Specifies the maximum line width (a fuzzy interval is used). |
| **Whole words only** | Specifies whether the hypothesis should include the parts of words that are partially contained within the search area. Enable this option to exclude word fragments from the hypothesis. |
| **Ignore separators** | Specifies whether separators should be ignored when searching for the paragraph. Disable this option if the paragraphs are marked off by separators. |
### Remove stamp
When recognizing payment documents, stamps placed over text can pose a problem. Typically, a stamp is placed in the bottom right corner of the text. The text fragment with a superimposed stamp is practically illegible and is recognized by the program as bits of phrases that make no sense.
To avoid this, do not include the stamped text fragment in the block and key in the text manually from the image. This way, you will not have to remove the incorrectly recognized text.
If **Remove stamp** is enabled, the program analyzes the bottom right corner of the search area and removes any bits of text that may have been caused by a superimposed stamp.
## 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)
* [Paragraph](/flexi-capture/fls/language/text-fragment)