Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) is the legacy pipeline ABBYY uses to send data to Office. Modern versions of Word and Excel block this by default for security. Open (or Excel) independently. Go to File > Options > Advanced . Scroll down to the General section.
A " fixed " 1-click conversion means:
: In earlier iterations, the link between the scanner driver and the Office plugin often broke, or the software would fail to recognize font sizes and table structures during the "1-click" process. abbyy scanto office 1033 1click convert to msoffice fixed