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Check that the total row was captured
A photo can cut off the last rows or the total line while the captured part still looks complete. Here is how to spot it before you export.
Why a clean grid can still be incomplete
When you photograph a long statement or price list, the bottom of the page is the part most likely to fall outside the frame, and that is usually where the total sits. The rows that were captured can form a perfectly regular table, with every row the same width and every amount readable. Nothing in that structure tells you that two more rows existed below the edge.
A width check in the browser inspector only compares the rows it was given. It is evidence about structure, not about completeness, and no tool can recover an amount that was never in the picture.
The Tablora app shows the size of each table it reads as rows × columns. Compare that count with the printed rows on the paper; it is a quick test that does not depend on checking every value first.
Signs that the bottom was cut off
- The last row in the grid is an ordinary record, but the paper document ends with a total, subtotal or balance line.
- The last row's cells are marked in amber as ones to check, which often happens with text at the edge of a photo.
- The Source · page view above the table in the Tablora app shows the table region ending at the photo edge rather than at a margin.
- A running balance column does not reach the closing balance printed elsewhere on the document.
Recovering the missing rows
- Retake the capture with the whole page in view. The app suggests shooting the page flat and up close, or using Scan to capture the paper page again.
- For a PDF, use the original file rather than a screenshot of it, so every row on the page is available to read.
- If only one row is missing and you have the paper in front of you, tap the last cell, choose Add row below and type the values, then press Save.
- Keep the printed total separate from the records while you check, so it is not counted as data.
Checking the total once rows are complete
When the rows are complete, copy the amount column into the decimal totals checker in canonical form, one value per line, and put the printed total in Expected total. Calculate shows the Calculated total and the Difference. A difference of zero tells you the entered lines add up to the printed figure; a non-zero difference tells you to look again at the page, not to invent a balancing line.