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Data Extraction

Convert architects' hand-sketched dimension text into a clean numeric column: trim spaces, split off units where prese…

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AExecute — “help me do it”Convert architects' hand-sketched dimension text into a clean numeric column: trim spaces,…+
Convert architects' hand-sketched dimension text into a clean numeric column: trim spaces, split off units where present, and convert any text that looks like numbers into numeric values for takeoff use.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Before I hand the dimensions to estimators, standardise them so they won't break takeoffs:…+
Before I hand the dimensions to estimators, standardise them so they won't break takeoffs: remove leading and trailing characters, split feet/inches or mm into a single millimetre column, flag ambiguous entries for review, and add a column showing original text for traceability.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

2 of them
Turn the architects’ hand-sketched dimensions into a consistent column of numbers I can use in takeoffs.
Extract addresses and contact fields from pasted email exports so I can print labels for mailings.

Who does this

2 roles
Architectural Project ManagerOffice Clerk

Questions people ask

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Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Excel — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.