# Label the Characters

The next major step is the labeling of the characters. At least one instance of each character must be labeled. The process of Labeling provides a useful mechanism to determine if the tool is interpreting the characters correctly, prior to training.

1. Expand the Database Overview window. The table lists all of the characters found by the tool.
   1. Go through the table, character by character, and select an instance of each found character:
   2. In the table, select a character, then double-click it, which will change the Display window to display only the instances of that character.
   3. From the displayed characters, select a good instance of the character.
2. The main display will switch to that image. Right-click the image and select Accept View.
3. That will create a Label of that instance of the character.
4. Also delete any instances where the tool incorrectly labeled a character, by selecting the character, right-clicking and selecting Delete Feature.

Note: By labeling and accepting more than one instance of a character, the tool will have more trained results when the tool is trained. See Applying Labels and Blue Read Tool – Labeling for the details of labeling.