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Bill OCR Tool

Lido's bill OCR app allows you to extract bill data directly into a spreadsheet without the need for manual data entry, saving your team valuable time and money.

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Why you should use this

This bill OCR application converts PDF bill documents to a spreadsheet and can dramatically streamline your accounting processes, making it easier to manage, analyze, and report bill information. Lido's PDF importer tool allows for quick data extraction from a bill document, ensuring that all entries are accurately reflected in a spreadsheet format suitable for processing and analysis. This reduces the administrative burden and minimizes errors associated with manual data entry.

How it Works

Copying data from a bill document to a spreadsheet has never been easier with Lido's bill OCR tool. Either draw a box around the section of the bill data you want to add to your spreadsheet, or copy all of the bill document (including multiple pages) at once to a spreadsheet.

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Upload a Bill PDF to Lido

Use Lido's PDF Import Tool or the built in Google Drive connector and select the bill you want to convert.

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Use the PDF importer or EXTRACTTABLESFROMPDF formula

Either draw a box visually around the section of the bill to extract, or use Lido's EXTRACTTABLESFROMPDF formula to pull tabular data from the bill OCR into Lido's spreadsheet.

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EXTRACTTABLESFROMPDF(<drive-credential>,"path to file",<output cell>)

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Export Bill Recognition Data to your Spreadsheet

Use Lido's OCR bill to copy your unstructured or structured bill data into your spreadsheet.

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Tutorials to help you get started

Step-by-step instructions to guide you through setting up this automation in Lido.
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Who should use this

This tool is ideal for small business owners, freelance professionals, and legal teams who use Google Sheets and regularly handle a high volume of bill. If your manage multiple client accounts and you need a quick, accurate way to translate bill information into a more manageable format, this automation is perfect for you. It's particularly valuable for those who need to maintain organized compliance records for easy access, reporting, and analysis purposes. Whether you are streamlining bill document processes, or conducting reviews, converting your bill document to Google Sheets with this tool reduces manual data entry and increases accuracy.
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