I.R.I.S. Readiris 14 for Mac User Guide - Manual (Page 100)

Readiris TM 14 – User Guide
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Example of body text
 The option Retain word and paragraph formatting keeps the
general format structure of your scanned document.
The font type, size and type style are maintained across the
recognition process.
The tabs and the alignment of each block are recreated.
The text blocks and columns aren't recreated; the paragraphs just
follow each other.
Tables are recaptured correctly.
Example of word and paragraph formatting
 The option Recreate source document tries to stay as close to
the original layout as possible.
The text blocks, tables and pictures are re-created in the same place as
the original.