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In today's world, access to information is a basic necessity. Information must be searchable and properly indexed, so that finding it becomes very easy and quick. Unfortunately, not every file format allows searching, thereby making it extremely difficult to find the right information.
Suppose you have a book which is getting old, and you want to convert it into electronic format so that you can store it forever. When you scan the book, it will either get converted into an image format or a non-searchable PDF. Retrieval of information from this file will become a big problem, unless it is converted into a file format from which information can be searched easily.
This conversion from a non-searchable file format into a searchable one is done by a process called Optical Character Recognition or OCR through software that is specially designed for this. These applications can recognize the text from images, and thereafter transfer it into a searchable file format that is readable by Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and many others. There is an advanced technology which works under the hood to achieve this. However, as long as we have access to the right kind of software either hosted online, or installed on your computer, we can all go for optical character recognition of the valuable books and documents that we want to store for a long time.
Though OCR has its undeniable advantages, the process itself is often complicated and laborious. If you are scanning a document or a book which is voluminous, then unless you have loads of time in your hand, doing this by yourself will prove to be extremely tedious.
Most people leave this work to the specialists. There are many optical character recognition experts who render their services to anyone who might be willing to hire them. Wondering where to find these people? Just head on to Freelancer.com, an online platform which brings employers and freelancers together. Here you can register for free and post a project to get started.
So, how do you start? Well, its pretty easy. Just post a project with your requirements and sit back and relax. Once the OCR experts from across the world notice your project, they will bid for it. You can see the credentials of the OCR experts and then award the project to the person who you feel will do the best work within your budget.
If you need help with recruiting, choose the Recruiter option while posting your project. You don’t need to do anything else after this. The Freelancer.com Recruiter team finds the best freelancers who suit your requirement and helps you hire the freelancer. Recruiter option is sealed with a Freelancer.com guarantee. If you are not happy with the service of the preferred freelancers within 24 hours, the freelancer team replaces the freelancer at no extra cost.
Once the project gets completed and you are satisfied with the outcome, the payment will be released to the freelancer. At any point of time, the freelancer and you can interact with each other in order to ensure that the outcome does not deviate from the standards that you expect.
So what are you waiting for? Give your optical character recognition project wings with the Freelancer.com advantage.
 
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