Ongoing PDF Text Entry
Budget: $15 – $25 USD
I have a continuous flow of scanned documents in PDF format that need to be converted into clean, well-structured text. Each file contains straightforward paragraphs—no tables or complex layouts—yet accuracy is critical because the content feeds directly into our internal knowledge base.
My current process is simple: I drop new PDFs into a shared folder, and I need you to extract the text, proof it for OCR or typing errors, and return it in a Word doc (or Google Doc) that mirrors the original order and basic headings. Turnaround is usually 24 – 48 hours per batch, and volume can range from a handful of pages to a few hundred each week.
If you have experience with reliable OCR tools like Adobe Acrobat, ABBYY FineReader, or equivalent—and you’re comfortable double-checking the output by eye—this should be a smooth collaboration. Confidential handling is a must because many files contain internal notes.
Deliverables for each batch:
• Clean, editable text file matching the source order
• Quick summary of any unreadable sections or anomalies
• Confirmation of completion with page count and date
I’m looking for someone who can stay responsive over the long term, keep errors to an absolute minimum, and scale with the workload. Let me know your usual process for ensuring accuracy and your typical daily capacity so we can get started right away.
My current process is simple: I drop new PDFs into a shared folder, and I need you to extract the text, proof it for OCR or typing errors, and return it in a Word doc (or Google Doc) that mirrors the original order and basic headings. Turnaround is usually 24 – 48 hours per batch, and volume can range from a handful of pages to a few hundred each week.
If you have experience with reliable OCR tools like Adobe Acrobat, ABBYY FineReader, or equivalent—and you’re comfortable double-checking the output by eye—this should be a smooth collaboration. Confidential handling is a must because many files contain internal notes.
Deliverables for each batch:
• Clean, editable text file matching the source order
• Quick summary of any unreadable sections or anomalies
• Confirmation of completion with page count and date
I’m looking for someone who can stay responsive over the long term, keep errors to an absolute minimum, and scale with the workload. Let me know your usual process for ensuring accuracy and your typical daily capacity so we can get started right away.
Related categories:
Data Entry
Proofreading
Excel
PDF
Word
ABBYY FineReader
Adobe Acrobat
Microsoft Word