The Document Definition editor menu

Document Definition

Menu item		Description
Add Pages…		Adds a new page image to the Document Definition.
Add Document Section…		Adds a new section to the batch.
Add Summary Section…		Adds a summary section to the batch
Import Document Section…		Imports the selected document section.
Add Link to Document…		Adds a link to another Document Definition to the Document Definition.
Script Modules	Rule Script…	Opens the Rule Global Script Module of the Script Editor. For more about script modules, see Using scripts in FlexiCapture.
Script Modules	Export Script…	Opens the Export Global Script Module of the Script Editor. For more about script modules, see Using scripts in FlexiCapture.
Export Settings…		Opens the Export Settings dialog box, where you can configure data export options.
Document Definition Properties…		Opens a dialog box where you can view and edit the properties of the Document Definition.
Localization	Localizable Script Messages…	Opens a dialog box where you can view and edit error messages. For more information, see Localizing a Document Definition.
Localization	Localization Options…	Opens the localization options for the Document Definition. For more information, see Localizing a Document Definition.
Save		Saves your changes.
Close		Closes the Document Definition editor.

Edit

Menu item		Description
Undo		Undoes the previous action.
Redo		Redoes the undone action.
Cut		Cuts highlighted objects.
Copy		Copies highlighted objects to the Clipboard.
Paste		Pastes the Clipboard contents to the user-specified location.
Delete		Deletes highlighted objects.
Delete Region		Removes regions from the images of highlighted objects.
Select All		Selects all.
Select Regions by Type…		Detects objects of a certain type.
Select Fields by Type…		Highlights fields of a specific type on the image.
Create Field	Text	Adds a text entry field to the document structure (without adding a region on the image).
	Checkmark	Adds a checkmark field to the document structure (without adding a region on the image).
	Checkmark Group	Adds a checkmark group field to the document structure (without adding a region on the image).
	Barcode	Adds a barcode field to the document structure (without adding a region on the image).
	Picture	Adds a picture field to the document structure (without adding a region on the image).
	Table	Adds a table field to the document structure (without adding a region on the image).
	Group	Adds a group of fields to the document structure (without adding a region on the image).
	Service Field	Adds a service field to the document structure (without adding a region on the image).
	Link to Existing Field	Adds a link to an existing field
Copy Text from Image…		Gets text from a region and stores it in the Clipboard. After selecting this command, highlight the region where the desired text is located.
Image…	Despeckle	Removes noise from the image.
	Invert	Inverts the image.
	Rotate 90° Clockwise	Rotates the image 90° clockwise.
	Rotate 90° Counterclockwise	Rotates the image 90° counterclockwise.
	Rotate 180°	Rotates the image 180°.
	Change Resolution…	Opens the Set Resolution dialog box, where you can specify a new image resolution value.
	Save As…	Saves the image to a file.
	Replace…	Replaces the image with another one.

View

Menu item		Description
Image Layout	Static Elements	Switches to Static Elements mode.
Image Layout	Field Regions	Switches to Field Regions mode.
Document Structure	Show Document Structure	Shows/hides the document structure window.
	Fields	Switches the Document Structure window to the Fields mode.
	Pages	Switches the Document Structure window to the Pages mode.
Data Form		Shows/hides the data form.
Data Form Text Size	Very Large	Selects the largest font for the text displayed in the data from.
	Large	Selects a large-sized font for the text displayed in the data from.
	Medium	Selects a medium-sized font for the text displayed in the data from.
	Small	Selects a small-sized font for the text displayed in the data from.
	Very Small	Select the smallest font for the text displayed in the data from.
Layout Toolbar	Horizontal	Docks the toolbar of the image layout window horizontally.
Layout Toolbar	Vertical	Docks the toolbar of the image layout window vertically.
Errors Window	Top	Places the errors window at the top of the screen.
	Bottom	Places the errors window at the bottom of the screen.
	Left	Places the errors window on the left.
	Right	Places the errors window on the right.
	Show Assembly Errors	Shows / hides the assembly errors.
	Show Multi-Field Rule Errors	Shows / hides the multi field rule errors.
	Show Single-Field Rule Errors	Shows / hides the single field rule errors.
	Show Unmatched Region Errors	Shows / hides the unmatched regions errors.
Status Bar		Shows / hides the status bar.
Show Image in Black and White		Shows color and grayscale images in black-and-white.
Image Scale	Fit to Width	Fits the width of the page to the display area.
	Fit to Height	Fits the height of the page to the display area.
	Best Fit	Fits the entire page to the display area.
	400%	Scales the image to 400% of the original size.
	200%	Scales the image to 200% of the original size.
	100%	Scales the image to 100% of the original size.
	75%	Scales the image to 75% of the original size.
	50%	Scales the image to 50% of the original size.
	25%	Scales the image to 25% of the original size.
	Custom…	Lets you select your own custom scaling setting.
	Zoom in	Makes the image larger.
	Zoom out	Makes the image smaller.
Properties…		Opens a dialog box where you can view and edit the properties of the highlighted object.

Layout

Menu item		Description
Adjust Region		Adjusts the positions of the selected form elements.
Align Regions	Left	Aligns the selected form elements along the left-hand side of the last selected element.
	Right	Aligns the selected form elements along the right-hand side of the last selected element.
	Top	Aligns the selected form elements along the top side of the last selected element.
	Bottom	Aligns the selected form elements along the bottom side of the last selected element.
Space Evenly	Across	Evenly distributes the selected elements horizontally.
Space Evenly	Down	Evenly distributes the selected elements vertically.
Suggest Name		Suggests the explanatory text that is closest to the field region to be used as the name of the field.
Get Name from Image…		Changes the name of the field to a recognized text fragment located anywhere on the page.
Group		Groups highlighted objects.
Ungroup		Ungroups highlighted objects.
Duplicate Field		Creates a copy of a field or group of fields.
Continue Region…		Creates a field with multiple regions.
New Instance…		Creates a field with multiple instances.

Form

Menu item		Description
Restore Default Size		Restores the default size of the selected form element.
Margins	Adjust	Sets the same margin size for all the selected elements.
	Reset All to Default	Restores the default margin size for the selected elements.
	Delete All	Deletes the margins for the selected elements.
	Reset Left to Default	Restores the default left margin size for the selected elements.
	Delete Left	Deletes the left margin for the selected elements.
	Reset Right to Default	Restores the default right margin size for the selected elements.
	Delete Right	Deletes the right margin for the selected elements.
	Reset Top to Default	Restores the default top margin size for the selected elements.
	Delete Top	Deletes the top margin for the selected elements.
	Reset Bottom to Default	Restores the default bottom margin size for the selected elements.
	Delete Bottom	Deletes the bottom margin for the selected elements.
Horizontal Alignment	Left	Aligns the selected form elements along the left-hand side of the last selected element.
	Right	Aligns the selected form elements along the right-hand side of the last selected element.
	Center	Aligns the selected form elements along the center of the last selected element, without shifting the elements vertically.
	Stretched	Evenly distributes the selected elements horizontally.
Vertical Alignment	Top	Aligns the selected form elements along the top side of the last selected element.
	Bottom	Aligns the selected form elements along the bottom side of the last selected element.
	Center	Aligns the selected form elements along the center of the last selected element, without shifting the elements horizontally.
	Stretched	Evenly distributes the selected elements vertically.
Select	Select Form Control	Selects the control element of the field.
	Select Cell	Selects the cell that contains the selected field.
	Select Caption	Selects the caption related to the field.
	Select Field Picture	Selects the picture related to the field.
	Select Field	Selects the field related to the caption.
	Select All Cells	Selects all the cells on the form.
	Select Row Cells	Selects all the cells in the row that contains the selected cell.
	Select Columns Cells	Selects all the cells in the column that contains the selected cell.
	Deselect Cells	Clears cell selection.
Group	Group	Groups the selected elements.
	Ungroup	Ungroups the selected elements.
	Lock Group	Locks the selected group of fields. Locked elements cannot be moved.
	Unlock Group	Unlocks the selected group of fields.
Add Caption		Adds the caption of the selected field which corresponds to the document structure.
Add Field Picture		Adds the picture of the selected field.
Insert Control	Text	Adds explanatory text to the data form.
	Button	Adds a button to the data form. The button opens a dialog box enabling the user to check the field value against a database using a rule.
	Field	Adds a field to the data form. This command is only available if at least one of the fields is missing in the data form.
Show as Table		Displays the selected repeating group of fields as a table on the form.
Columns and Rows	Create Columns and Rows…	Creates a table in an empty data form. Range of allowed values: 1 to 1000.
	Add Rows Above…	Adds 1 to 10 rows above the row that contains the selected cell.
	Add Rows Below…	Adds 1 to 10 rows below the row that contains the selected cell.
	Add Columns Left…	Adds 1 to 10 rows to the left of the row that contains the selected cell.
	Add Columns Right…	Adds 1 to 10 rows to the right of the row that contains the selected cell.
	Remove Row	Deletes the row that contains the selected cell.
	Remove Column	Deletes the column that contains the selected cell.
	Remove Empty Columns and Rows	Deletes any columns and rows that contain no elements.
	Restore Column Sizes	Restores the default column sizes.
	Restore Default View	Restores the default row sizes.
Merge Cells		Merges adjoining cells.
Split Cells		Splits previously merged cells.
Tab Order…		Opens the Tab Order… dialog box, where you can view or edit the order in which the TAB key moves the input focus from one field to another during verification.
Restore Default View		Restores the original appearance of the form. Note: All the changes made by the user will be lost.

Testing

Menu item			Description
Run Test			Starts testing the Document Definition on a document image.
Finish Test			Stops testing the Document Definition.
Image Mode			Enables the default document image viewing mode.
Data Mode			Enables the default document data viewing mode.
Layout	Image Window	Top	Places the image window at the top of the screen.
		Bottom	Places the image window at the bottom of the screen.
		Left	Places the image window on the left.
		Right	Places the image window on the right.
	Show Toolbar		Shows/hides the toolbar in data mode. In the image mode, the toolbar is always displayed and cannot be hidden.
Show error message for active field			Changes the way errors are displayed for the current field.
Verification		Next Item to Verify	Goes to the next item to be verified.
		Previous Item to Verify	Goes to the previous item to be verified.
		Next Uncertain Character	Goes to the next low-confidence character.
		Previous Uncertain Character	Goes to the previous low-confidence character.
		Next Rule Error	Goes to the next rule error.
		Previous Rule Error	Goes to the previous rule error.

Batch

Menu item		Description
Switch to Test Batch…		Allows testing the Document Definition using test batches.
Close Test Batch…		Closes the test batch.
View	Details	Switches to Details view.
	Thumbnails	Switches to Thumbnails view.
	Customize Documents Table…	Opens the Choose Columns dialog box, where you can select columns to display and customize their view.
Load Images…		Opens the Load Images dialog box, where you can select images to be loaded and specify image pre-processing options.
Scan Images…		Opens a dialog box where you can scan images to be added to the batch.
Import Images…		Opens a dialog box where you can select an image import profile.
Recognize		Recognizes the batch.
Run Data Verification…		Runs verification on the batch.
Export		Exports the batch.
Export to	Data to Files…	Opens a dialog box where you can specify data saving options.
	Images to Files…	Opens a dialog box where you can specify image saving options.
	Database…	Opens a dialog box where you can configure the database connection settings.

Tools

Menu item	Description
Autodetect Objects by Type…	Automatically detects and highlights fields and static elements of a certain type (depending on the mode).
Update Index Fields	Updates links to existing fields
Check Document Definition	Checks the Document Definition.
Match Section	Checks the matching of a Document Definition section.
Update FlexiLayouts…	Allows updating used FlexiLayouts.
Update Definition with XFD…	Updates a Document Definition created from an XML Form Definition. For more information, see Using XFD files to update Document Definitions.
Options…	Opens a dialog box where you can select GUI colors and view or modify the keyboard shortcuts.

Help

Menu item	Description
Help Topics	Opens ABBYY FlexiCapture help file.
Web Help	Opens ABBYY FlexiCapture help website.
Send Feedback…	Allows users to send comments and suggestions to ABBYY.