A short and sweet post about software services and tech tools…

Who: Free Online OCR

What: Online conversion service from image or pdf to text

Where: http://NewOCR.com/

How Much: Currently free

Why: I serve on the chapter board of my professional association and had a PDF that required updating but did not have a copy of the text version of the file…and I will do just about anything to avoid retyping a document.  Of course, I only support using this tool for good and not evil- it should be used on documents that you own the copyright to.  It’s quick and easy to convert a document:

1. Browse to attach file

2. Select the language

3. Select whether to rotate the document

4. Click ’send file’

Viola! Within seconds, you’ll have access to download the file as a text file or Word document!

For converting other types of document check out this Tech Toolkit tip.

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