How to Import PDF to Excel

July 31, 20232.3K views

For several reasons, you might desire to import PDF to Excel. For instance, you could need to import a table from a PDF document into a spreadsheet layout. The table's contents may also need to be edited, which calls for a different procedure. Whatever your motivation for wanting to import PDF to Excel, you should be aware that there are various approaches you can take. Today, we'll demonstrate a flexible PDF editor called Wondershare PDFelement - PDF Editor, which can convert PDF files into Excel format as well as extract and import data from PDF to Excel. You can follow the steps that have been laid forth to quickly complete your import process by doing so. The steps have been shown so you can follow them and get your import job done in a matter of minutes.

Followin steps are involved in import of PDF to Excel

Step1. Add Files

In the main PDFelement window, select "Convert PDF" as the processing option. Navigate to your PDF file in Explorer and hit "Open" to import the file.

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Step2. Set Excel as Output Format

Next, choose your output folder and then select "Excel Files" or "Excel 97-2003 Files" as your preferred format in the "Save As" window, as shown in the screenshot below.

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Step3. Open and Import PDF to Excel

The file will be transformed into an Excel spreadsheet when you press the "Save" button. You can edit the file in MS Excel by just clicking the "Open" button after conversion. There won't be any significant concerns with layout, alignment, etc., and you'll note that data integrity has been maintained.

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Conclusion

WPS Office - PDF Editor is a fantastic tool for importing PDF files into Excel, but it can do much more. Here are only a few of the many bundled utilities. From PDF generation to PDF editing, annotations, file conversion (as we just saw), PDF protection, form-filling and e-Signing, thorough form management, and advanced tools like OCR and batch processing, it offers a wide range of capabilities. The depth and breadth of its document management capabilities can be seen by just scanning the top features.

  • Creation, Editing, and Annotations
  • Conversion To and From PDF
  • Fill, Convert, and Extract Forms and Form Data
  • Protect PDFs and Add Digital Signatures
  • Optimize PDF Size and Organize Pages and Files
  • Perform OCR in 25+ Languages (Pro)
  • Multiple Batch Processes like data extraction, OCR, combined PDF, etc. (Pro)

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