Microsoft Excel for iPhone Now Lets You Convert Paper-Based Tables Into Digital Spreadsheets 325z5z

Microsoft Excel for iPhone will now let you easily import spreadsheets and tables directly using the built-in camera. The new feature, which Microsoft calls the Insert Data from Picture, is backed by artificial intelligence (AI) to enable a quick conversion of a paper-based data table into an editable table in the Excel app. Once imported, the imported spreadsheets and tables can be sent to desktops using Excel for Windows or Mac for further editing. Notably, the Redmond company brought the feature initially to Android back in March.

By combining advanced optical character recognition (OCR) technology, layout understanding techniques, and machine learning models, the Insert Data from Picture feature transforms paper-based information into digital data.

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To begin with the new experience, you will be required to install the latest Excel app on your Office 365 . The app will provide the Insert Data from Picture button at the bottom of the screen through which you can launch your iPhone camera and then point it at the data you want to import. You will need to narrow in on your data until it's been surrounded by a red border. After that, hit the capture button. There will also the options to crop the image before converting it into a digital format in the Excel app.

The overall experience is identical to what was Microsoft says that the feature s 21 languages on both Android and iPhone devices. An official page has listed all the ed languages.

You can iOS 11 and above.