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Convert a scanned vendor invoice set into searchable text so I can extract dates and amounts
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Execute — do the immediate task
+Run OCR on the scanned vendor invoice set, convert the output into an editable Excel or searchable…
Execute — do the immediate task
+Run OCR on the scanned vendor invoice set, convert the output into an editable Excel or searchable PDF, and save it to my [folder=procurements folder] so I can extract dates and amounts—verify all pages were recognized correctly first.
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Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before extracting amounts, prepare the scanned invoices for reliable parsing—run OCR, correct any…
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before extracting amounts, prepare the scanned invoices for reliable parsing—run OCR, correct any low-confidence lines on invoices with small fonts, produce a single searchable PDF plus an exported CSV of date/amount columns, and flag pages with recognition errors for manual review.
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Who does this, and with what
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Business Intelligence AnalystAdobe Acrobat ProABBYY FineReaderalso: Extract Dates And Amountsalso: Create Searchable Archive
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