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PDF to Excel

Extract tabular data from PDF into editable Microsoft Excel (XLSX) workbooks.

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Step-by-Step Guide

How to use PDF to Excel

1

Upload your PDF

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Select the PDF file you want to convert.

2

Review the file

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Confirm the filename and file size before proceeding.

3

Convert to XLSX

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Click "Convert". Processing runs in a temporary worker environment.

4

Download the XLSX

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Once conversion is complete, download your XLSX file.

Best Practices

Pro Tips

Tip 1

PDFs created from Excel spreadsheets convert more accurately than scanned tables or PDFs from other sources.

Tip 2

For scanned tables, run OCR PDF first to add a text layer before converting to Excel.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Each detected table is placed on a separate worksheet in the output XLSX file.

Not directly — scanned PDFs need an OCR text layer first. Use OCR PDF, then convert to Excel.