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      type="topic"
      id="deskewing">

<info>
    <link type="guide" xref="index#configuration"/>
    <link type="seealso" xref="manualeditionandcorrection"/>
    <desc>Correcting the skew in the images</desc>
</info>

<title>Deskewing</title>

<p>Some images, especially if they were added from a scanner device,
may be skewed and this makes it harder to recognize the image.</p>

<p><app>OCRFeeder</app> offers a way to automatically deskew an
image. To deskew a loaded image, click
<guiseq><gui>Tools</gui><gui>Image Deskewer</gui></guiseq>.</p>

<p>This operation can also be set to be performed automatically
every time an image is added. To set it, simply open the
<gui>Preferences</gui> dialog from
<guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Preferences</gui></guiseq> and check
<gui>Deskew images</gui> under the <gui>Tools</gui> tab.</p>

<note type="warning"><p>Depending on the size and characteristics
of the image, deskewing an image may take some time.</p></note>

</page>
