Converting documents to Microsoft Excel format

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Victoria Dvornikova

Question

How to convert a document to Microsoft Excel format in FineReader PDF? 

Answer

To convert a document to Microsoft Excel with a quick conversion task follow the steps below:

  1. Open FineReader PDF.
  2. Click the Convert to Microsoft Excel task.
  3. Select a PDF or an image file and click Open.
  4. Specify the conversion settings.
  5. Click Convert to Excel.
  6. Specify a name and a destination folder for the output file.

It is also possible to convert a document to Microsoft Excel using the advanced conversion in the OCR Editor where more OCR information is available (e.g. text verification or image preprocessing) for improving OCR accuracy before saving a document.

To convert a document in the OCR Editor, follow the steps below:

  1. Open FineReader PDF.
  2. Select the OCR Editor task (select the Open in OCR Editor task in FineReader PDF 15). 
  3. Select a PDF or an image file and click Open.
  4. A document will be analyzed and recognized.
    It is possible to adjust the recognition areas in the Image pane and check and edit the recognized text in the Text pane.
  5. Click the arrow next to the Save button > Save as Microsoft Excel Workbook....
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Additional information 

Quick conversion

Advanced conversion

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    Roman

    Hello. FineReader does not create real Excel tables while converting. I have a big document where text is mixed with pictures and tables. I format each table manually in the OCR editor. How do I force FR to create tables in Excel as a result? Actually, I need quickly select all tables afterward. Thank you in advance

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