Microsoft has launched a new update to the Excel application for Android devices that provides a lot of time and effort to private users whose work is linked to converting data from printed graphs to digital formats.
With the new update, data entry is much easier. The latest version of the Excel application allows Android users to take a picture of a spreadsheet printed using their phone, which Excel can convert into a fully editable extended table.
The new image recognition function eliminates the need for manual data entry and saves a lot of time, especially for those who work with printed tables continuously.
The feature is named "Insert Data from Picture", and Microsoft first reviewed it at its annual developer conference last year as one of four new artificial intelligence features designed to make Excel more useful.
According to Tech Spot, it is only a matter of time before Microsoft uses image recognition, machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to bring similar advantages and enhancements to other Office applications.
If the company continues to make useful additions that can actually help users improve their business quality or do more in less time, users will be very happy with those additions.
The company began to introduce the feature of "insert data from the image" to the application of Excel on Android devices, and will be introduced later for devices running Apple OS.