PDF files (the common name for Adobe’s Portable Document Format), have been around forever, or so it seems. The format is a staple for sharing information online and is trusted as being readable no matter what device or operating system the recipient is using. Because of the way PDFs are formatted, they are also considered fairly static documents. This is great when it comes to reading, searching, or printing information. But what happens when you need to extract data from a set of PDFs containing valuable facts, figures, or other business-critical data? You will need to check for reliable Data Conversion Service providers.

Humble Beginnings to Universal Format

The PDF format has its roots in the early 1990s and, thanks to problems faced by the US Internal Revenue Service, it was a case of “right place at the right time” to become an industry standard. It had a huge industry to back its use, a viable solution, and happened to come along within a couple years of another industry-changer – the advent of the internet.

Because PDFs are essentially “printed” documents that, rather than using paper, use a digital format, they are an ideal solution for sharing information, creating business forms, and a host of other uses. You can’t turn anywhere on the internet today without running into a PDF.

Working with the Format

Despite advances over the years, PDFs aren’t a silver bullet for all business applications. There isn’t such a thing. Editing information within a PDF often requires pricey software, and often you don’t get the results you’re looking for.

Numbers and tables present even more of a problem. Sorting, performing calculations, and gaining access to most critical business information presents challenges that you probably don’t have time to deal with.

The best way to work with information you receive in a PDF is to convert back to its native format. In the case of tables and numbers, that’s usually a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. If you’ve tried to do this yourself, you’ve likely experienced formatting issues, loss of data, and errors in the information.

When you’re dealing with critical business data, this is unacceptable, leading to lost time and money.

Outsourcing to the Rescue

3Alpha Outsourcing Services offers a complete array of data conversion services to overcome these challenges, especially bringing PDF data into Excel (.xls) spreadsheets. Why outsource? You might be looking at the “Save As” dialog inside of Adobe Acrobat and thinking “It’s got to be too expensive, we can do this ourselves.”

Using innovative conversion strategies, we can turn that opinion on its head by:

• Converting PDFs to Excel fast, meeting your conversion deadlines and getting the information back in your hands faster than you’d think
• Eliminating errors and inaccuracy, instilling a level of trust in the results that you’d be hard pressed to find anywhere else
• Exceeding your expectations for results and price, making us an easy choice to answer your data conversion needs.

Today’s businesses driven by information, which requires precision and efficiency on your part. Trying to build an in-house solution or work with large sets of data manually is an invitation for mistakes and lost revenue. Find out how our data conversion services can work for you.

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