# Recover from an interrupted scan

Retain partial input as incomplete, inspect the provisional result and capture a complete replacement.

Source: https://help.smartfact.ai/scannerbench/guides/focus-recovery

Audience: Operator

## Recover from an interrupted scan

1. **Start capture in the focused box**

   Start capture in the focused box.

   Start capture explicitly. Only this box collects keyboard input. These keystrokes are simulated; the course does not measure a physical scanner.

2. **Enter only part of the value**

   Enter only part of the value.

   This input is unfinished. Moving focus must retain it as an incomplete observation instead of treating it as a successful scan.

3. **Move focus away from capture**

   Move focus away from capture.

   Focus loss pauses collection and retains the partial text. Do not use an incomplete record as production confirmation.

4. **Inspect a provisional comparison**

   Inspect a provisional comparison.

   Even when the text happens to agree, an incomplete capture has only a provisional result. Start again before accepting a check.

5. **Start capture in the focused box**

   Start capture in the focused box.

   Start capture explicitly. Only this box collects keyboard input. These keystrokes are simulated; the course does not measure a physical scanner.

6. **Capture the complete replacement value**

   Capture the complete replacement value.

   Restarting capture focuses the box. This complete value replaces the partial observation for comparison; the incomplete history remains visible.

7. **Confirm the recovered exact value**

   Confirm the recovered exact value.

   Check against the complete known value. A successful recovery does not delete the incomplete observation or its reason.

[Watch or practise this chapter](https://help.smartfact.ai/scannerbench/demo?guide=focus-recovery&chapter=focus-recovery)