# Zonal OCR to use for renaming of files

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**Created:** [June 29, 2019, 11:41am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/zonal-ocr-to-use-for-renaming-of-files/48549 "2019-06-29T11:41:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 12:59am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/zonal-ocr-to-use-for-renaming-of-files/48549/4 "2019-06-30T00:59:01Z")

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Oh, Hazel can extract data from an OCRed PDF and rename the file and or move it to an indexed folder. I used to have a complex system set up with Hazel that parsed bills and filed them away in appropriate folders. Have a look here… (click on the link, don’t just read what’s displayed below)

> [@Revisiting Hazel](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/revisiting-hazel/13973):
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> Hazel has been discussed a few times previously. Apparently Hazel now has the ability to recognize OCR’ed text. I did not know this, and would like to reconsider using Hazel in conjunction with DTPO. So, if anybody has any experience with this combination, a few questions: If I ScanSnap items and OCR them into my DTPO inbox, can Hazel move items out of the Inbox? Can Hazel recognize the Sorter, or otherwise move files into DTP so that they are appropriately imported? Thanks!

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