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Configure Paragraph element properties to search for multi-line text blocks with specific alignment, line count, and spacing parameters. The Paragraph element has the following properties in the What to search for section:

Basic Properties

  • Text alignment specifies the alignment type for the text in the paragraph. The following values are allowed: Any, Left, Right, Justified, Center.
  • Line count specifies the minimum and maximum number of lines of text in the paragraph.

Advanced Properties

  • Max. space in line specifies, in user-defined units of measurement, 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.
  • 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.
  • Line height specifies the minimum and maximum line height.
  • Line width specifies the minimum and maximum line width.
  • Search for parts of words specifies whether the hypothesis should include word parts contained only partially within the search area. Disable this option if you need to exclude word fragments from the hypothesis.
  • Remove stamps. When recognizing payment documents, stamps placed over text may 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 usually make no sense. To avoid this, do not include the stamped text fragment into the block and key in the text manually from the image (and you won’t have to remove the incorrectly recognized text). If Remove stamp is enabled, the program will analyze the bottom right corner of the search area and remove any bits of text that may have been caused by a superimposed stamp.
  • Ignore separators specifies whether separators should be ignored when searching for the paragraph. Disable this option if the paragraphs are marked off by separators.
To display advanced properties, click the advanced mode icon on the Properties pane.