Extract all text from an image
Returns the text that appears in an image.
Sample app
See the OCRTEXT Demo app.
Sample usage
OCRTEXT([Photo]) - returns the text from the image in the Photo column.
Syntax
OCRTEXT([image-column])
image-column- Name of the column that contains the image from which you want to extract text..
Notes
To extract specific fields from an image, see Optical Character Recognition (OCR).
Limitations
Currently, OCRTEXT() has the following limitations:
- Requires an internet connection
- Can only be used as an initial value or app formula
- Cannot be nested inside of another formula. If you need to further process the output of the
OCRTEXT()results, you can useOCRTEXT([Image])in a hidden column and then use that hidden column in your formulas (see the sample app above).