I hadn’t previously realized it, but Google Docs can take PDF and image files and turn them into searchable text. It seems to work well with printed text. It would definitely dramatically speed up the process of transcribing, compared to typing in text manually.
Author: Milan
In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. Between 2005 and 2007 I completed an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford. I worked for five years for the Canadian federal government, including completing the Accelerated Economist Training Program, and then completed a PhD in Political Science at the University of Toronto in 2023.
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