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Turn raw scanned questionnaires into searchable text so I can run statistical tests on open‑ended responses.
2 ready prompts
Written for the moment this actually comes up.
Execute — do the immediate task
+Run OCR on the folder of scanned questionnaires, export a searchable PDF and a plain‑text export…
Execute — do the immediate task
+Run OCR on the folder of scanned questionnaires, export a searchable PDF and a plain‑text export per file, and verify that open‑ended answers are searchable so I can run text analysis.
Pasted it? When the reply comes back, push once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part. — Did this prompt help?
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Convert scans to searchable text and export machine‑readable files: OCR each questionnaire, correct…
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Convert scans to searchable text and export machine‑readable files: OCR each questionnaire, correct obvious recognition errors in respondent IDs, export a searchable PDF plus a single combined CSV of open‑ended responses, and flag pages with low OCR confidence for manual review.
Pasted it? When the reply comes back, push once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part. — Did this prompt help?
Who does this, and with what
The same task is different work inside a different job.
Political ScientistAdobe Acrobat ProABBYY FineReaderMicrosoft Excelalso: Convert Scans to Textalso: Prepare Data for Analysis
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