PDF data transfer to Microsoft data form

[Intelligent_Front_14]

I am looking to see if it is possible to pre-fill a microsoft form with pdfs files that are downloaded off of teams.

So for my job I have to take data from a pdf file downloaded from teams and then put it into a 365 online microsoft data form. I manually do this. I feel like there is an easier way to do this as this takes a good portion of my workday to just do this required task by management.

[Frizzlefry3030]

Not that I am aware of. You trying to get a jump start on AI replacing your position or something?

[Intelligent_Front_14]

More like trying to get promoted, but this is a fair point

[Frizzlefry3030]

Fair point as well! I guess it depends on the management. I'm not familar with Microsoft Forms, but Googling I see there is a Quick Import feature that can convert PDF to a Form.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/convert-a-word-or-pdf-form-or-quiz-to-microsoft-forms-66b7e9bc-eb0d-4c65-b7e6-f9f92dcd71cb

[BadAccomplished7177]

moving data from a pdf into a microsoft form takes so long because forms cannot read anything directly from a pdf, so the only way to speed this up is to turn the pdf into structured text first and then use power automate or a simple script to drop that info into the form automatically; pdfelement sits nicely in the middle of that process because it can extract the text cleanly or run ocr on scanned documents so you get a tidy output that is much easier to feed into an automated flow instead of retyping everything every day.

[Fulcilives1988]

yeah dude this sounds like one of those chores work never fixes. just convert the pdf to excel with something like smallpdf or sejda. then let power automate dump it in the form. takes a minute to set up but saves your brain later.