In this article, we’ll show you how to OCR a PDF to text on your Mac using the Lido app. It’s quick and simple—just follow these steps!
To OCR a PDF on Mac, we will walk you through the process using Lido. Lido excels at converting complex layouts and tables from a PDF file into structured and readable text, making it a powerful tool for managing and automating your document tasks.
Lido works well on both Windows and Mac. You can sign up for a free account using this link: https://www.lido.app/go/signup.
In this guide, we will use Lido’s custom formula IMPORTPDF, which extracts everything from the PDF at once.
First, log into your Google Drive account. Click “New” and then “File upload” to upload your PDF. This step ensures that Lido can access your file online.
Log into your Lido account and go to the Files page. Click “New file” to create a new spreadsheet for organizing the data you’ll extract from your PDF.
In cell A1, type =IMPORTPDF(GOOGLEDRIVEFILE("your-email@example.com","your-drive-credential"),"Sheet1!B2") without the quotation marks to connect to your Google Drive account.
Click “Add Credential” and follow the instructions to link the Google account where your PDF is stored. This connection allows Lido to access your file. Ensure you complete all the steps to set up your account properly.
After linking your Google account, press the comma key to continue the formula. Click “Select a file” to open your Google Drive files.
Find and select the PDF you uploaded in Google Drive. This action links the selected PDF to your spreadsheet formula.
Finish the formula by closing the parentheses after the Google Drive URL and specifying the output cell, like Sheet1!B2. The complete formula looks like this:
=IMPORTPDF(GOOGLEDRIVEFILE("your-email@example.com","your-drive-credential"),"Sheet1!B2")
Press ENTER to apply the formula.
Right-click on cell A1 and select “Run action” from the context menu. This will execute the IMPORTPDF formula and start converting the PDF to text.
Review the converted data. Ensure all information is accurately displayed and correctly formatted within the cells.
After confirming the data extraction is correct, select and copy the data from the Lido worksheet. Open a new Word document or text editor on your Mac and paste the copied data into the document.
We hope you now have a better understanding of how to convert pdf to Word on Mac.