TL;DR
What did galaxyLogic use Microsoft Copilot for?
An older friend hand-wrote a letter asking the insurer to reverse a denied hospital bill. A helper scanned it and asked AI to turn it into a professional typed letter; Gemini and Perplexity didn't manage it, but Copilot did. They say it saved them a lot of time, with some up-front effort to find the app and prompt that worked.
What they did
They scanned the handwritten letter and asked AI to convert it into text for a professional-looking letter. After trying Gemini and Perplexity without success, they got it to work in Copilot.
How it went
They say it saved them a lot of time, with some up-front effort to find the app and prompt that worked.
"It did save me a lot time to use AI"
— galaxyLogic
Worth knowing
- Results differed by app, so be ready to try another one. Have the letter writer read the typed version to confirm nothing was changed or dropped, and keep a copy of the original.
- Price check: Microsoft Copilot: free plan; Microsoft 365 Personal: US$9.99/month, or US$8.33/month on a yearly plan (US$99.99/year) (checked Oct 30, 2026).
Try it yourself
Paste this into a chatbot, then add your own details underneath.
Here is a scan of a handwritten letter. First, transcribe it word for word and mark any words you can't read as [unclear]. Then format it as a professional letter with the date, recipient, a subject line and a signature block, keeping the writer's meaning and wording as close as possible. List any changes you made.
Original post
See galaxyLogic's original post on Hacker News → (Oct 24, 2026)
Filed under Writing & Content hacks
Sources
- galaxyLogic on Hacker News, Oct 24, 2026 — the original post
- Microsoft Copilot pricing — checked Oct 30, 2026