Have you ever thought about extracting information from invoices, receipts, or classifying customer feedback? Or even recognizing objects from an image?

Within the Power Platform, there are ready-to-use templates that can be customized.

AI Model

Both in Automate and Apps, we have the AI Hub. A place where we can find ready-to-use Prompts and AI Models. I click on AI Models.

For this case, I decide to use a “Text recognition” type that extracts text from documents and images (similar to OCR).

When opened, we can see on the left that some documents have already been pre-loaded, to be used as examples.

In the center, the image being processed.

On the right, the extracted information.

By clicking on “Upload new,” I can upload a personal document and understand how the model extracts the information.

*I previously created a PDF file of a rental contract.

The model recognizes dozens of different languages and accepts the following formats:

JPG

PNG

BMP

PDF

Uploading my file, here is the result.

At this point, understanding how the model works, I can try to integrate it into a workflow or an app.

I just need to select “Use prebuilt model” at the bottom right.

For convenience, I go to Power Apps. I just click “Use in an app” and I’m redirected to a new application with the component ready to use.

And now?

Now I have all the data available to extract.

For example, I create a simple “Label” to display them.

I select the “Label” component and in the “formula bar,” I enter “TextRecognizer1.FullText”

Or I insert a “Data Table.” In the “formula bar,” I enter “TextRecognizer1.Results.Text”

Finally, on the properties, I add the text field

From my experience, we are always looking for features that can make our work easier. Sometimes small solutions like these can bring a significantly higher level of innovation compared to what we have at hand.

Imagine a device that reads business cards, collects, and saves the information.

Or maybe an application that can help people in terms of accessibility.

What would you use it for?

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