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May
2016

How to extract text from PDF, JPG, BMP, TIFF, GIF and convert into editable format (Word, Excel and Text)

categories: Free Tools, How-To's, Imaging Tools, PDF
How to extract text from PDF, JPG, BMP, TIFF, GIF and convert into editable Word, Excel and Text format
How to extract text from PDF, JPG, BMP, TIFF, GIF and convert into editable Word, Excel and Text format

Sometime back, while I was working for one of my clients, she sent me an email with an attachment. It was a printed letter that she had received in regular mail, and she had scanned it as JPG. She asked me to reproduce an exact copy of that letter so that she could edit it.

It was a long letter, and I was already in the middle of working on a project with a close deadline. So I went to see my old friend “Google” and asked for help. Google did not disappoint me… it never does!

While googling for a free resource that could help me convert that scanned image into an editable document, I came across this amazing website that converts PDF, JPG, BMP, TIFF, GIF and convert into editable formats for FREE!

Since it was only a single page, all I had to do was upload the JPG, select the language, select the output format and click on the convert button. That’s it. In less than 20 seconds, the converted document was downloaded to my computer. Other than 2 wrong spellings (the words were a bit blurry due to paper fold marks) it was perfect! Did I mention that my eyes were all watery with tears of joy!!!

OnlineOCR extracts text from PDF, JPG, BMP, TIFF, GIF and convert into editable Word, Excel and Text format

OnlineOCR is a free service. It supports 46 recognition languages. You do not have to download or install anything. All you need is an internet connection and your computer. It works beautifully on mobile devices as well. You do not have to register or share your email address. Converted documents look exactly like the original with all the tables, columns and graphics etc. As a guest visitor, OnlineOCR  allows you to convert 15 images per hour and the size of the uploaded file cannot be more than 5 MB. If you decide to register (registration is free), you may convert multipage PDF documents.  As a registered user, you may convert upto 25 pages and the size of the uploaded file can be up to 100 MB. If you need to convert more than 25 pages, you may purchase additional pages from OnlineOCR.net. Also, as a registered user, You can upload more than one file at once by placing the files in a ZIP archive.

Registered users may also convert only selected pages from the uploaded file. For example, if you want to convert only the first 2 pages from a 10 page PDF document, you can specify that before converting so that you only get first 2 pages converted into editable format.

I am a huge fan of OnlineOCR.net and have been using it for quite some time now. If you are looking for a fast and accurate (well almost accurate) solution for converting scanned documents into editable formats, do try OnlineOCR.net, and thank me later 😉

Here is the link: http://www.onlineocr.net/

Please share your experience in the comments below, I’d be happy to know what you think about this free resource.


May
2016

Free Tool for Capturing and Editing Screen Shots Easily

categories: Free Tools, How-To's, Imaging Tools
How to take Cropped Screen Shots for Free with Snipping Tool
Snipping Tool for Windows

Ever found yourself wondering if there is an easy way to add something onto a screen shot image without having to paste it into MS Paint or other image editing softwares? Or, you may want to take a screen shot of only a certain portion of your screen without having to go through the trouble of cropping.

If you are a MS Windows user, there is an incredibly easy way to doodle or highlight anything directly on to the Print Screen Image. It also allows you to take cropped screen shots.

The “Snipping Tool” comes with MS Windows. You do not have to download or install anything. You can find it in your Accessories folder. (Snipping tool comes with Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, Server 2008, and Server 2012. The only versions of Windows that do not include Snipping Tool are Windows 7 Starter and Windows 7 Home Basic.)

Got to Start Button > All Programs > Accessories > Snipping Tool

Snipping Tool is Easy Free Screen Capture for WindowsSnipping Tool is Easy Free Screen Capture for Windows
Free Snipping Tool for Windows

It gives you the choice to take Free-form, Rectangular, Window and Full-Screen screen shots.You may also doodle directly on the screen shot. You can change ink color and line thickness as well. There are 16 different colors to choose from.  If you want to highlight anything on the screenshot, you may do so using the Highlighter feature.

Snipping Tool can Highlight or Write on Screen Shots Easily and Free
Highlight or Write on Screen Shots Directly

And once you are done, you may email the screen shot directly from the snipping tool, or copy/paste it in your document or, save it on your computer in JPG, PNG, GIF or MHT format. How cool is that!!! One little tool to capture screen shots and edit them at the same time! No installation or downloading required!

I had no idea that a lot of people doesn’t know about this neat little tool that comes free with MS Windows. But when a couple of my clients shouted “Eureka!!!!!!” after I told them about this, I thought I should share it with my readers too.

Happy reading everyone!