ABBYY FineReader

About ABBYY FineReader

ABBYY FineReader PDF is used to view, interact with and edit PDF files. The software allows the conversion of image documents (photos, scans, PDF files) into editable electronic formats. It also enables highly controlled editing of these, such as stripping out the reading fields, changing reading order and merging documents. It also enables you to create screen readable redacted PDF documents. It is commonly used to convert documents into editable and machine-readable formats, to enable use of documents with screen readers. 

Please note that the ability to print and use editing features, such as form completion and commenting, are dependent on the settings selected when the PDF is created.

ABBYY FineReader is available on IT Services managed PCs. For further information, see the Obtaining the software tab.

Obtaining the software

ABBYY FineReader is available on all university managed PCs. You can install it on managed devices from the Software Center, use it on classroom PCs, or access it via the Virtual Desktop Service (VDS). 

Documentation, training and support

Documentation

• ABBYY FineReader full feature list - overview provided by the manufacturer about the features available in ABBYY Finereader. The university is using version 16 and has an ABBYY FineReader PDF Corporate licence. 
• Accessibility information: ABBYY FineReader meets Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. The Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) provided by the manufacturers gives full details about the accessibility of the software.

Training

• Our ABBY FineReader - user guidance document has details on how to do some common tasks in ABBYY Finereader such as creating accessible PDFs, converting and combining files into PDFs, and editing PDFs to change text and add bookmarks and headers.
• ABBYY FineReader How-To Videos provides video tutorials for the following topics:
  
  • Edit and Organize PDFs
  • Collaborate on and Approve PDFs
  • Create and Convert PDFs
  • Compare PDFs, Scanned, and Digital Documents
  • Protect and Sign PDFs

Support

• ABBYY Help Center