How Do You Convert An OCR PDF To Excel?
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology can “read” a scanned document and convert it into a PDF that lets you copy and paste words (or the entire page), as opposed to a conventional PDF, which preserves text and formatting at the expense of being easily easily editable. While OCR is great for converting PDFs into Word-compatible formats, it’s not as great at moving data into a spreadsheet-friendly Excel format. However, using Adobe’s free PDF conversion tool and Excel’s built-in Text Import Wizard, you can easily change an OCRed PDF into an Excel spreadsheet. Save your PDF file in a location on your computer where you can easily find it. Send an email to pdf2txt@adobe.com and attach your PDF file. This address is for Adobe’s automatic PDF conversion system. It will email you back a *.txt file equivalent of your PDF within a few minutes. Check your email. Once you receive a response from Adobe, save the attached *.txt file someone on your computer where you can find it, like the
