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Extract tables from a vendor's Word report so I can import the assay data into our tracking spreadsheet without retyping.
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Execute — do the immediate task
+Extract all tables from Vendor_Assay_Report.pdf into an editable Excel workbook and deliver a sheet…
Execute — do the immediate task
+Extract all tables from Vendor_Assay_Report.pdf into an editable Excel workbook and deliver a sheet per table named by table number so I can import the assay data into our tracking spreadsheet without retyping.
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Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before converting, check the PDF pages for rotated scans, run OCR on the entire…
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before converting, check the PDF pages for rotated scans, run OCR on the entire Vendor_Assay_Report.pdf, keep original table headers in the output, and produce a single Excel file with separate sheets named Table_1, Table_2 etc., plus a text file listing any cells with OCR confidence below 80%.
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Regulatory Affairs AnalystAdobe Acrobat ProMicrosoft Excelalso: Convert Tables To Spreadsheetalso: Prepare Assay Data Import
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