The document 118 may have a defined type, wherein the defined type is indicative of a purpose of the document 118, and it should be understood that various documents with a specified purpose have similar relevant content often in similar spatial formats. In an example, the defined type may be an educational transcript that conveys information relating to grades received by a student for classes completed by the student. In another example, the defined type may be a taxation form that includes financial information of an entity that is used in determining taxes incurred by the entity. In yet another example, the defined type may be an invoice for goods or services. In a further example, the defined type may be a medical record. In an additional example, the defined type may be a personnel record. Other defined types may include human resource related documents, financial documents, such as documents related to insurance and mortgages, business cards, identification documents, such as drivers' licenses or visa documents, ballot papers, trade documents, bills of lading, and/or bank statements. In such examples, there will be similar context and text, such as capital letters standing alone, e.g., A, B, C, D, or F, or with a plus or minus sign for a transcript, and numerical values near a side or bottom of a document for an invoice or tax form. While there are similarities in these documents, there are also substantial variations, e.g., in location and how the content is presented. These variations make errors in automatic reading and extraction of relevant information from such documents by a computing device a significant problem, which is addressed by the features disclosed herein.