PDFs, scans and photos

Open it like any file

A PDF opens as pages. A scanned page or a photo of a bill opens as the picture. In both cases Dataweaver reads the text on your computer, so you can search it and Weaver can use it. A photo taken at an angle is straightened first.

Long scans

A scan is read in the background as soon as you open it. The line above the box where you type shows how many pages are read and how long is left. Pages that are read can already be searched.

After the first reading, every scanned page is read again, carefully. This fixes misread words, finds lines the first reading missed and turns upside-down pages the right way up. The ⋮ menu on the page shows how far it has got. You can keep working.

If you ask for a total across a scan that is still being read, Weaver says how far it has got and answers in the same chat once every page is done. Press Stop waiting to cancel.

Search inside

Press ⌘F (Ctrl+F on Windows) and type. Each match is outlined on the page.

Ask about it

Every number in Weaver's answer is a link. Move your mouse over it to see the line it came from. Select it and the page opens with that line outlined. Under the answer, a Sources line lists every document and page Weaver used.

Many documents at once

Open the folder, then ask for one table across all of them. Read a folder of documents shows how.

Languages, handwriting and poor scans

Pages in English, Hindi and Telugu are read, printed or handwritten. Printed text reads well. Handwriting and very blurry photos are harder, so check those values against the page yourself.