Step 1: Send your Word files using the button above or by move and place.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Export your converted XLS files.
Word to XLS Conversion FAQ
What does the Word to XLS converter actually do?
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It pulls the tables out of your Word and writes them out as XLS. This is a table extractor, not a document converter: headings, paragraphs and images in the Word are left behind, because running prose has no meaningful form as spreadsheet cells.
What if my Word has no tables in it?
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Then it cannot be converted, and the converter says so instead of pretending otherwise. Where there is no table there is nothing to put into XLS, so you get a clear error asking for a file that contains at least one table - not a valid-but-empty spreadsheet.
Where did the body text of my Word go?
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It was never part of this conversion. Only the tables are extracted into the XLS. To keep the writing, run the Word through a document conversion - DOCX, ODT or TXT - rather than a spreadsheet target.
How does the converter find the tables in my Word?
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It depends on the source. A DOCX or DOC stores its tables as real table objects, so they are read directly and exactly. A PDF stores no such structure, so the tables are detected from ruled lines and column-aligned text on every page.
Does it extract every table or only the first one?
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Every one. The full Word is scanned and each table found is written into the XLS; nothing is skipped because it appears late in the document.
Will this work on a scanned Word?
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Only if the Word has a real text layer. Table extraction reads text and its position on the page; a scan is a picture of a page, so there is nothing to read. Run OCR on it first, then convert the searchable result to XLS.
Why was I told to use .xlsx instead of .xls?
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Because the legacy .xls format physically cannot hold the table: it is capped at 256 columns and 65,536 rows. Rather than truncate your data silently, the converter names the limit you hit and points you at .xlsx, which has room for about a million rows.
Is XLS the right target for my Word?
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It is if the Word is mostly tables and you intend to work with the values. It is not if you want to read or edit the document, in which case DOCX, ODT, RTF or TXT is the conversion you are looking for.
What does Word to XLS cost?
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Nothing for ordinary use - upload the Word, get the XLS back, no sign-up. Paid plans exist for larger files and heavier batches rather than for the conversion itself.
Can I extract tables from several Word files at once?
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Several files in one job need a paid plan. Free use is one file per conversion, one conversion an hour. On a paid plan you can add several files to one job, then download each result on its own or all of them in one ZIP.
What happens to my Word after the XLS is generated?
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It is deleted automatically. Both the uploaded Word and the produced XLS are removed about 24 hours after the conversion, and no person sees the contents in the meantime. Details are at /privacy/.
