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Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Alejandro86 for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com Sept. 21, according to Windows Latest and other foreign media reports, Microsoft is now planning to integrate OCR functions into the "camera" application built into the Windows 11 operating system, and will push it "soon" to preview users.

The feature to be launched by Microsoft is based on the AI model, so the OCR built into the camera App will be "almost perfect," the report said. According to sources, users can take pictures of an open book, then copy the text, and be able to deal with text with strange formats and complex characters.

▲ drawing source Windows Central in addition, after the completion of identification, users can delete specific content, local replication, full replication and other operations, which means that "users basically do not need to use third-party App." Integrating AI-driven OCR into the camera will make desktops more practical and will be "beneficial" to tablet users.

CTOnews.com previously reported that Microsoft invited Windows Insider project members of Canary and Dev channels on September 15 to test the latest 11.2308.33.0 version of Win11 screenshot tool Snipping Tool.

This update focuses on introducing an OCR feature called "Text Actions", which is the same as the 11.2307.44.0 version that was previously invited for testing, but the new version further enhances OCR recognition.

Microsoft said that through the "Text Actions" function, the text content in the screenshot can be easily identified and converted into a digital version to share in other applications. In addition, users can also hide the sensitive information in the screenshot manually or automatically.

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