Extract data from forms with Form Recognizer

Module
11 Units

Intermediate

AI Engineer

Data Scientist

Developer

Solution Architect

Student

Cognitive Services

Form Recognizer uses machine learning technology to identify and extract key-value pairs and table data from form documents with accuracy, at scale. This module teaches you how to use the Azure Form Recognizer cognitive service.

Learning objectives

In this module, you'll learn how to:

Identify how Form Recognizer's layout service, prebuilt models, and custom service can automate processes
Use Form Recognizer's Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities with SDKs, REST API, and Form OCR Test Tool (FOTT)
Develop and test custom models using supervised and unsupervised training

Prerequisites

To complete this module, you will need:

An active Azure account
Knowledge of Azure portal navigation
Knowledge of at least one programming language (C#, Python)

Introduction min
What is Form Recognizer? min
Get started with Form Recognizer min
Understand prebuilt models min
Train custom models without labels (unsupervised) min
Train custom models with labels (supervised) min
Use Form Recognizer models min
Exercise - Extract data from custom forms min
Use the Form OCR Test Tool min
Knowledge check min
Summary min