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The main window has the following toolbars.

Scan & Send Tools

The buttons on this toolbar perform the basic operations: scanning, stopping scanning, exporting scanned documents, and rescanning.
Screenshot of the Scan & Send toolbar in the ABBYY FlexiCapture Scanning Station main window.
ButtonDescription
Scan PagesStarts scanning with the last used scanner source. To select one of the available scanner sources, click the arrow to the right of the button and select the Select and Scan… item. In the Select and Scan dialog box, select one of the available scanner sources.
Stop ScanningStops the scanning process. This button replaces the Scan button when scanning is in progress.
Send toExports the documents to the selected export destination. The name of the current destination is displayed when you point the mouse to the button. Click the arrow next to the button and select a destination: Send to Folder… (local folder), Send to FTP Folder… (FTP folder), Send to FlexiCapture… (ABBYY FlexiCapture), or Send by Script… (using a script). When you select a profile, a dialog box appears where you can select sending options for this profile. Select the options and click OK to start exporting your documents.
Rescanning TasksOpens the Rescanning Tasks dialog box.

Batch Type Tools

The buttons on this toolbar select a batch type, display its properties, and change the appearance of the Batches window.
Screenshot of the Batch Type toolbar in the ABBYY FlexiCapture Scanning Station main window.
ButtonDescription
Selected Batch Type (drop-down list)Selects a batch type and makes it current. The default batch type is Unsorted.
Batch Type Properties buttonOpens the Batch Type Properties dialog box, where you can view and edit the settings of the selected batch type. This button is unavailable for Unsorted batches. To view the default options, select Tools → Options…
Show batches of current type buttonClick this button to display only the batches of the current type in the Batches window.
This toolbar is hidden if there are no user-created batch types.

Batch Editing Tools

The buttons on this toolbar make changes to the structure of a batch.
Screenshot of the Batch Editing toolbar in the ABBYY FlexiCapture Scanning Station main window.
CommandButtonDescription
Create New BatchCreates a new batch of the current type. The name of the new batch is determined by the batch naming rule specified in the batch type properties. To change the name of a batch, select the batch in the Batches window and then click its name or press F2.
Create New DocumentCreates a new document in the current batch that contains the selected pages. The name of the new document is determined by the document naming rule specified in the batch type properties. To change the name of a document, select the document in the Batches window and then click its name or press F2.
Disassemble DocumentDisassembles a document: the pages of the document are placed in the current batch and the document itself is deleted.
DeleteDeletes the selected items.

Image Editing Tools

Use these buttons to edit images.
Screenshot of the Image Editing Tools toolbar in the ABBYY FlexiCapture Scanning Station main window, with buttons for rescanning pages, inserting pages, and enhancing images.
CommandButtonDescription
Rescan PagesRescans the selected pages.
Insert PagesScans images and places the scans into the selected batch.
Enhance ImageOpens the image enhancement panel.

Document Navigation Tools

Use these buttons to move between documents.
Screenshot of the Document Navigation toolbar in the ABBYY FlexiCapture Scanning Station main window.
CommandButtonDescription
Go to Previous DocumentMoves the selection to the previous document.
Go to Next DocumentMoves the selection to the next document.

Rescan Tools

Use these buttons to move between documents in a rescanning task, confirm rescanning results, and open the Rescanning Tasks dialog box.
Screenshot of the Rescan toolbar in the ABBYY FlexiCapture Scanning Station main window.
Screenshot of the New rescanning tasks are available notification link in the ABBYY FlexiCapture Scanning Station.
CommandButtonDescription
Previous Document to RescanOpens the previous document of the current batch.
Next Document to RescanOpens the next document of the current batch.
Confirm Rescanned DocumentConfirms results of rescanning a document.
The message New rescanning tasks are available. appears when information about newly added rescanning tasks is received from the server. Clicking the link opens the Rescanning Tasks dialog box.

Scripts toolbar

Use these buttons to run the scripts associated with each button.
Screenshot of the Scripts toolbar in the ABBYY FlexiCapture Scanning Station main window.
You can customize the Scripts toolbar in the Toolbar Customization dialog box.