Take a picture of something with the Microsoft Excel mobile app, and it will turn the photograph into editable text inside a spreadsheet. Here's how to do it.

How to import data into an Excel sheet with your phone’s camera Importing data to an Excel spreadsheet using your phone camera is simple.

Other devices may work differently. Excel allows you to import data from an image. It’s not a perfect method — some information may not translate properly — but Excel prompts you to review data that ...