# Microsoft Excel will now let you snap a picture of a spreadsheet and import it - The Verge

<https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/1/18246429/microsoft-excel-covert-photos-data-tables-editable-table-ai-feature>

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## What Jamie wrote

What a cool idea! Kudos to Microsoft for putting something truly innovative in like this. This will be a "magic" feature for many people. It did make me wonder about security, but there isn't a new security risk here, it might just make it easier to take a picture of a screen and not have to type it in.

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