> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.abbyy.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Main window menus

> Reference for every main window menu item.

Every menu item in the Scanning Station main window is listed below.

## File

| Menu Item                   | Description                                                                                                                                           |
| :-------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **New Batch**               | Creates a new batch.                                                                                                                                  |
| **Create Document**         | Creates a document from pages.                                                                                                                        |
| **Disassemble Document**    | Disassembles a document, i.e., the pages from this document are placed in the current batch and the document itself is deleted.                       |
| **Scan Pages**              | Scans images and places the scans into a new batch of the current type.                                                                               |
| **Select and Scan...**      | Opens the **Select and Scan** dialog box, where you can launch the scanning process after selecting one of the available scanner sources.             |
| **Insert Pages**            | Scans images and places the scans into the selected batch.                                                                                            |
| **Stop**                    | Stops the scanning or image import process.                                                                                                           |
| **Load Images...**          | Imports images from files.                                                                                                                            |
| **Check Batch Integrity**   | Verify the batch meets all requirements before export. See [Check batch integrity](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/operator/check-integrity). |
| **Send Batch → to Vantage** | Exports a batch to ABBYY Vantage.                                                                                                                     |
| **Sending Options...**      | Opens the **Send to ABBYY Vantage** dialog box, where export options can be selected.                                                                 |
| **Exit**                    | Quits ABBYY Vantage Scanning Station.                                                                                                                 |

## Edit

| Menu Item              | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| :--------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Undo**               | Undoes the previous action.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Redo**               | Redoes the previously undone action.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **Cut**                | Cuts the selected items.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| **Copy**               | Copies the selected items to the Clipboard.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Paste**              | Pastes the items contained in the Clipboard.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **Delete**             | Deletes the selected items.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Select All**         | Selects all items.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Delete Blank Pages** | Deletes all blank pages in the batch.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Separate Documents** | Separates pages into documents using the options on the **Batch Properties** tab of the **Options** dialog box and the batch type's properties. See [Document and batch separation](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/interface/doc-and-batch-separation). |
| **Run Script**         | Runs execution of a selected script.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

## View

| Menu Item                            | Description                                                                 |
| :----------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Show Batches**                     | Shows/hides the **Batches** window.                                         |
| **Show Processing Profiles**         | Shows/hides the **Processing Profiles** window.                             |
| **Show Registration Parameters**     | Shows/hides the **Registration Parameters** window.                         |
| **Batch Registration Parameters**    | Switches to the **Batch** tab in the **Registration Parameters** window.    |
| **Document Registration Parameters** | Switches to the **Document** tab in the **Registration Parameters** window. |

### Toolbars

| Menu Item               | Description                                      |
| :---------------------- | :----------------------------------------------- |
| **Scan and Send**       | Shows/hides the **Scan and Send** toolbar.       |
| **Batch Editing**       | Shows/hides the **Batch Editing** toolbar.       |
| **Image Import**        | Shows/hides the **Image Import** toolbar.        |
| **Document Navigation** | Shows/hides the **Document Navigation** toolbar. |
| **Image Editing**       | Shows/hides the **Image Editing** toolbar.       |
| **Scripts**             | Shows/hides the **Scripts** toolbar.             |
| **Customize...**        | Opens the **Toolbar Customization** dialog box.  |

### View Options

| Menu Item                                | Description                                                                             |
| :--------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Status Bar**                           | Shows/hides the **Status** bar.                                                         |
| **Show Batches of Selected Type**        | Toggles between showing only the selected batch type's batches and showing all batches. |
| **Show Document Types instead of Names** | Shows document types instead of default numerical names.                                |
| **Collapse**                             | Collapses the tree diagram in the **Batches** window.                                   |
| **Expand All**                           | Expands the tree diagram in the **Batches** window.                                     |

### Navigation

| Menu Item                   | Description                                   |
| :-------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------- |
| **Go to Previous Page**     | Moves the selection to the previous page.     |
| **Go to Next Page**         | Moves the selection to the next page.         |
| **Go to Previous Document** | Moves the selection to the previous document. |
| **Go to Next Document**     | Moves the selection to the next document.     |

### Scale

| Menu Item                  | Description                                      |
| :------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------- |
| **Zoom In**                | Makes the image twice as large.                  |
| **Zoom Out**               | Halves the image size.                           |
| **Scaled Up**              | Displays one scaled-up page.                     |
| **One Page**               | Displays only one page.                          |
| **Large Thumbnails**       | Displays pages as large thumbnail images.        |
| **Medium Thumbnails**      | Displays pages as medium-sized thumbnail images. |
| **Small Thumbnails**       | Displays pages as small thumbnail images.        |
| **Extra-Small Thumbnails** | Displays pages as very small thumbnail images.   |

## Page

| Menu Item                          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| :--------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Autocrop**                       | Automatically searches for page boundaries on an image, crops the area that contains data for extraction, corrects skews and distortions.                                                   |
| **Crop**                           | Crops the selected page.                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **Split**                          | Splits an image horizontally/vertically for the selected number of separate pages.                                                                                                          |
| **Redact**                         | Obscures an area on a page with a color rectangle. You can select the color in **Tools > Options... > General > Redaction color**.                                                          |
| **Rotate 90° Clockwise**           | Rotates the selected pages 90° clockwise.                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Rotate 90° Counterclockwise**    | Rotates the selected pages 90° counterclockwise.                                                                                                                                            |
| **Rotate 180°**                    | Rotates the selected pages by 180°.                                                                                                                                                         |
| **Flip Horizontally**              | Flips the selected pages relative to the vertical axis.                                                                                                                                     |
| **Flip Vertically**                | Flips the selected pages relative to the horizontal axis.                                                                                                                                   |
| **Invert**                         | Inverts the colors on the selected pages.                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Remove ISO noise**               | Removes noise from an image.                                                                                                                                                                |
| **Remove Motion Blur**             | Removes blur that occurs when moving a document or a camera/scanner.                                                                                                                        |
| **Whiten Background**              | Whitens the background of an image.                                                                                                                                                         |
| **Equalize Brightness**            | Equalizes brightness of an image.                                                                                                                                                           |
| **Remove Color Marks**             | Removes all color marks from an image.                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Deskew**                         | Corrects the skew on the selected pages.                                                                                                                                                    |
| **Remove Geometrical Distortions** | Removes geometrical distortions.                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Remove Scanner Shadow**          | Removes scanner shadow from an image.                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Brightness and Contrast**        | Opens a dialog to configure brightness and contrast.                                                                                                                                        |
| **Autoadjust Levels**              | Automatically adjusts the color levels of the image in order to improve readability.                                                                                                        |
| **Black & White**                  | Converts the selected pages to black and white.                                                                                                                                             |
| **Despeckle**                      | Removes small extra elements (specks) from the selected images.                                                                                                                             |
| **Change Resolution...**           | Sets a new image resolution (in DPI) for the selected page(s).                                                                                                                              |
| **Apply Processing Profile**       | Opens the **Select Processing Profile** dialog box, where you can pick a [processing profile](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/operator/processing-profiles) to apply.               |
| **Load Full-Size Thumbnail**       | Loads thumbnails for selected page(s).                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Properties...**                  | Displays properties of the selected item: <br />• Page → **Page Properties** dialog box<br />• Document → **Document Properties** dialog box<br />• Batch → **Batch Properties** dialog box |

## Tools

| Menu Item                  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| :------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Batch Types...**         | Opens the [Batch Types](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/interface/batch-types-dialog-box) dialog box, where you can manage batch types: create new batch types, adjust existing batch types, import batch types, and export batch types. |
| **Processing Profiles...** | Opens the **Processing Profiles** dialog box, where you can manage existing [processing profiles](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/operator/processing-profiles) and create new ones.                                                     |
| **Options...**             | Opens the **Options** dialog box, where you can select various program options for batch creation and export, background processing, and others.                                                                                                 |

## Help

| Menu Item         | Description                                                                            |
| :---------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Help Topics**   | Opens ABBYY Vantage Scanning Station help file.                                        |
| **ABBYY Website** | Opens the ABBYY website in your browser.                                               |
| **About**         | Opens the **About...** dialog box, which displays brief information about the program. |

## Related topics

* [Main window toolbars](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/interface/main-window-toolbars)
* [Keyboard shortcuts](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/appendix/keyboard-shortcuts)
* [Toolbar Customization dialog box](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/interface/toolbar-customization-dialog-box)
* [Interface](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/interface/interface)
