# Executing the Extract Marked Area Plug-in

This topic explains how to extract the specified areas by using the Extract Marked Area plug-in. A DocuWorks document or a DocuWorks binder can be selected. Multiple selection is also possible.

## Preparing the document for extraction

### For a paper document in black & white

Mark the areas you want to extract with highlighter, and scan the document in color mode to create a DocuWorks document.

### For a DocuWorks document or DocuWorks binder

Mark the areas you want to extract with annotations such as Marker, Line and Square.

### How to mark areas

The following are examples of how to mark areas:

- Marker
  Highlight the characters you want to extract with Marker.
- Square, ellipse, polygon and so on
  Draw a shape around the area you want to extract.
- Line
  When [Shape of Extraction Area] is set to [Auto], by drawing a diagonal stroke for the area you want to extract, the rectangle area around the diagonal stroke will be extracted.

## Executing the Extract Marked Area Plug-in

Procedure
1.
Select a DocuWorks document or a DocuWorks binder, and click the [Extract Marked Area] plug-in button.
2.
If the [Select Extraction Area] dialog box is displayed, select the method to extract.
For a DocuWorks document generated from a paper document marked with highlighter, select [Area marked by highlighter or annotation]. For a file marked with annotations, select [Area marked by annotation].
3.
Click [OK].
4.
If the [Check Extraction Area] dialog box is displayed, check to see if the area displayed on the preview with dotted line is acceptable.
Clicking [Add Area] allows you to add areas to extract.
When [Shape of Extraction Area] is set to [Auto] in the plug-in properties, you can also select the dotted line to move, resize or delete the area.
5.
Click [OK].
A DocuWorks document on which the marked areas are pasted is created.