

In today’s Bluebeam tip I’ll step you thru scanning a page from an Owner’s Manual and export the part numbers to Excel.įor those who do not want to watch a video, there are two basic steps:įile | Create and choose From Scanner or Camera then follow the prompts displayed to select your scanner or camera, page size and document attributes (Black & White, Grayscale, etc)įile | Export and choose Excel Workbook | Page Region and then draw a rectangle around the data, including the column headings. If you can get it to a spreadsheet you can usually import into a database but who wants to key in all that data? There’s a better way if you have Bluebeam Revu Extreme. Sometimes you want this data entered into a database or added to spreadsheet.


When printed materials are distributed at your next seminar or meeting, or your find a magazine that contains a table that you find valuable, most people scan the document to PDF to save it for later.
