Microsoft today announced that the Excel app for iOS is gaining the Insert Data from Picture feature that was previously made available on Android devices.
Insert Data from Picture lets you take a photo of data in a table format and convert it to a digital format in Excel. You can capture financial spreadsheets, work schedules, task lists, time tables, and more, so long as it's in a table format to begin with.
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According to Microsoft, Insert Data from Picture combines optical character recognition technology, layout understanding techniques, and machine learning to convert information written on paper into digital data.
As of today, the Insert Data from Picture feature also supports 21 languages on both iOS and Android.
The Excel iOS app from Microsoft can be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct Link]
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1. Who prints spreadsheet table data?
Often information is shared with others in a printed form. Consider a presentation where attendees are given papers to view while the presenter talks.2. Who would ever have a printout of table data to scan?
Spreadsheets live on computers
Or, even publicly distributed information in packet or booklet form.
Or even historical books and charts with data.
Now you can just take a picture to import the data and start working with it.
Sounds like an interesting feature.
1. Who prints spreadsheet table data?
It doesn’t have to be actually printed.2. Who would ever have a printout of table data to scan?
Spreadsheets live on computers
Because there is simply no easy way to copy a file from Windows PC to iPhone or even so-called “professional” and “PC replacement” iPad, now you can just take a photo of the screen.
Wow! Lets easily email sensitive data for sale!
That can be done anyway with a camera, the app wouldn't prevent it1. Who prints spreadsheet table data?
Hmmm I see someone doesn’t work in a corporate environment.2. Who would ever have a printout of table data to scan?
Spreadsheets live on computers