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How to install ABBYY FineReader free trial

Deploying ABBYY FineReader on your PC is not difficult. Once you get hold of the installer, launch it, and follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard. You only need to configure simple options, such as choosing the destination folder or toggling shortcut creation.

It’s worth mentioning that this tool also offers you a trial. That way, you can get to know its capabilities and even try them before purchasing a license. However, in order to access the trial, you need to submit a form. The form should include your salutation, full name, email address, country, and industry.

ABBYY FineReader has plenty of features in store

As opposed to other PDF tools on the market, ABBYY FineReader is more of a Swiss Army Knife. Meaning that you can’t only use it to view PDF files, which is something any modern web browser can do.

In reality, ABBYY FineReader is an all-in-one, complex tool for all your PDF needs. You can use it to modify existing PDFs, create PDFs from hard copies, protect documents, you name it. As a matter of fact, let’s take a closer look at ABBYY FineReader’s key features:

• View, organize and navigate PDF files
• Retrieve information from PDFs by using AI-powered OCR
• Add watermarks, bookmarks, headers, footers, and page numbers to your documents
• Extract text fragments and/or tables from any PDFs while keeping the formatting
• Modify and update PDFs, or create entirely new ones
• Fill out fields on PDFs or scanned forms
• Annotate any part of PDFs by using the Text Box, Notes, as well as other drawing features
• Comment and discuss documents
• Search by keywords, filter, sort, and assign statuses to comments
• Send PDFs to others for approval
• Collect multiple digital signatures on documents
• Secure PDF documents against disclosure of sensitive information
• Remove hidden data and objects from PDFs with one click
• Add password protection to documents
• Sign PDFs with digital signature certificates
• Create PDFs from over 25 different file formats, using a PDF printer or directly from physical documents
• Merge multiple documents into a single PDF file
• Convert PDFs into various formats that support editing natively (TXT, XLS, DOC, etc)
• Compare PDF content between multiple documents quickly
• Detect relevant changes between multiple versions of the same document
• Filter out insignificant differences between documents such as breaks or formatting
• Export PDFs with differences marked up as comments for debating
• Perform text comparison analysis in 38 languages
• Generate searchable PDF content
• Compress documents by using MRC compression
• Automate document conversion tasks by using a Hot Folder feature
• Create fully-customizable automated tasks

As you can see, you can perform a lot of operations with just one tool. Long story short, ABBYY FineReader can probably handle everything PDF-related. But there are differences between the ABBYY FineReader Standard and ABBYY FineReader Corporate editions, which we described below.

ABBYY FineReader FAQ

• How do you change fonts in ABBYY FineReader?

In order to customize a text fragment by changing its font, select the text, right-click your selection, and click Properties. Select the desired font from the Font dropdown menu. You can also change the Windows font packs.

• Can I clone an operating system that has ABBYY FineReader 15 installed?

Yes, you can transfer ABBYY FineReader when you clone your Windows PC. However, after performing the OS cloning operation, you need to activate ABBYY FineReader.

• How do I repair ABBYY FineReader in interactive mode?

On the target PC, open the Control Panel and navigate to the Programs and Features section. Once you’re there, right-click ABBYY FineReader and select Change in the context menu. In the newly-opened dialog box select Repair and press the Next button. Follow the on-screen instructions. Here are more details on how to fix the ABBYY FineReader activation failed error.