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Occasional insights into developments in the world of handwriting to text conversion.

How to convert a PDF to Word DocX

One of the most requested features from our customers is to convert PDF documents to Word format. With our online handwriting to text converter, you can effortlessly extract all text — typed or handwritten — from a PDF and export it to Microsoft Word's .docx format in just a few clicks. Here's how it works.

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The big test: what's the best handwriting to text OCR in 2024?

Accurate handwriting to text conversion remains one of the toughest challenges in OCR today. But with the massive steps forward in AI over the last few years, OCR has also improved at even the most difficult challenges. In this article, we're going to look at the leaders in handwriting to text conversion, comparing their performance against a typical handwritten input. Read on - or head straight to the results!

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HIPAA Compliance: A Crucial Consideration for Document Processing in Healthcare and Beyond

HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is a federal law enacted in 1996 to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge. It sets the standard for sensitive patient data protection and applies to healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and business associates of these entities.

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Extract tables from PDF to Excel with Handwriting OCR

Extracting tables from a PDF to Excel is one of the most challenging jobs for any OCR. Handwriting OCR handles this effortlessly, preserving the correct structure of even the most complicated tables. Our AI-powered OCRE engine will extract tables from any document, including invoices, forms, timesheets, and any other document. Here's how to do it.

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