How to Use Excel Application to Photograph and Import Spreadsheets

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(Pocket-lint) – Microsoft’s Excel app on Android and iOS devices allows you to easily import spreadsheets and tables into the app using your phone’s camera. The feature, which debuted in 2019, allows Excel users to take a photo of a printed spreadsheet or table and make it instantly editable in the app.

Besides being able to import the printed spreadsheet with the Excel mobile app and then edit it on your phone, you can also access it later and continue editing using the Excel app for Windows or Mac.

Here is a quick explanation on how to do it.

How to Use Excel Application to Photograph and Import Spreadsheets

Here’s how to use the Excel mobile app to import a paper spreadsheet and edit it on screen:

1. Open the latest version of the Excel app on your iPhone or Android.
2. Open a new spreadsheet
3. At the bottom of the worksheet, find the camera icon above the table.
4. From the camera screen that opens, take a photo of what you want to transfer.
5. Crop your image so that only graphic information is visible.
6. Click Done and the import will take a second.
7. There may be items to review. Click on it to ensure accuracy.

Here ! You’ve managed to cut down on the time you would have spent copying this by hand by using this cool feature that takes less than a minute.

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When will this feature be available?

It was deployed in the Excel app on Android and iOS devices in 2019.

Written by Maggie Tillman. Edited by Britta O’Boyle. Originally published on May 29, 2019.