ABBYY FineReader Engine 9.0 CLI for Linux
Export to PDF

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Key Parameters Default Description

-pku

--pdfWriteUncertainWordsAsText

no

 

Uncertainly recognised words will not be replaced with their image during export into PDF format.

-prc

--pdfReleaseTextAndBackgroundcolor

no

 

The original colors of the text and background will not be retained during export of the recognised text into PDF format.

-pre

--pdfReleaseEmbedFonts

no

 

The fonts should not be embedded during export to PDF.

-pem

--pdfExportMode

TextOnly
The recognised text will be saved as text, and the pictures will be saved as pictures. The original document layout will not be retained.

TextOnImage
The entire page image will be saved as a picture. Text areas will be saved as text over the picture.

ImageOnText
The entire page image will be saved as a picture. The recognised text is 'written' under the picture. This option is useful if you export text to document archives: the full page layout will be retained and the full-text search will be available.

ImageOnly
The entire page image will be saved as a picture.

TextOnly

Specifies the mode of exporting recognised text into PDF format.

-pfm

--pdfFontMode

UseStandardFonts
The PDF file refers to the standard system fonts Times, Helvetica and CourierNew.

UseFontsFromIText
During export, the names of the fonts are taken from the Text object, which represents the recognised text.

UseFontsFromIText

Specifies the mode of font usage for export of recognised text into PDF format.

-pph

--pdfPaperHeight

paper height in twips

height of an A4 page

Specifies paper height in twips (1/1440 of inch)

-ppw

--pdfPaperWidth

paper width in twips

width of an A4 page

Specifies paper width in twips (1/1440 of inch).

-pfpf

--pdfPictureFormat

Automatic
Jpegcolor
JpegGray
LZWcolor
LZWGray
Zipcolor
ZipGray
CCITT4
JBIG2
(see descriptions in ExportPictureFormatEnum)

Automatic

Specifies the image format to be used during export to a PDF file with embedded pictures.

-pfpr

--pdfPictureResolution

picture resolution in dpi or original string parameter

96

Specifies the picture resolution that will be used for exporting pictures into PDF format.

-pfq

--pdfQuality

JPEG quality in percent

50

Specifies the JPEG quality for color pictures saved to PDF format.

-pfa

--pdfAuthor

name

empty string

Stores the author's name of the PDF document. You may set this property to the name of the user.

-pfc

--pdfCreator

name

empty string

Specifies the creator's name of the PDF document. You may set this property to the name of the program that uses the ABBYY FineReader Engine.

-pfk

--pdfKeywords

keywords

empty string

Specifies the keywords of the PDF document.

-pfp

--pdfProducer

name

empty string

Specifies the producer's name of the PDF document.

-pfs

--pdfSubject

subject

empty string

Specifies the subject of the PDF document.

-prs

--pdfReleasePageSizeByLayoutSize

no

 

The values of the -pph and -ppw keys define the page size.

-pft

--pdfTitle

title

empty string

Specifies the title of the PDF document.

-prl

--pdfReleaseLinks

no

 

Specifies that the hyperlinks are exported as text.

-pkt

--pdfWriteTaggedPDF

no

 

Specifies that the recognised text is exported to tagged PDF.

Note: Full keys are marked by italic.

See also

ABBYYOCR