Converting large paper-based data into a spreadsheet is arguably the most mundane of tasks. In an era where AI can make Donald Trump sing a Taylor Swift song with perfect vocals, the manual drudgery of feeding data into a spreadsheet feels menial, to say the least. If your job involves constantly tossing around paper and digital data, Excel's latest offering - Data from Pictures - might just be a lifesaver. The feature uses a blend of AI and optical character recognition (OCR) to identify the contents of an image and turns them into an editable spreadsheet.

While machines generally perform better at automating repetitive tasks such, the OCR tech can make mistakes if the image is blurry or due to an interpretation error. Hence, rechecking your data and identifying mistakes is crucial for correctly using the Data from Pictures feature. Here's a quick walkthrough on how you can instantly turn images into proper spreadsheets and rectify errors using Excel.