How to Copy and Paste From PDF to Excel (3 Examples)

Alternatively, you can use Ctrl+V to supersede some steps after furnishing the copied data according to your requirements.

Note that this method is not suitable for converting large or crowded PDFs into Excel files.

Method 3 – Using Microsoft Word to Extract Data From PDF to Excel

The hardest part of handling a PDF file is editing or reformatting it. To gain a better outcome from PDF files, you have to make them editable before copying and pasting them into Excel Spreadsheets. In that case, Microsoft Word can be used as a mediatory tool.

Steps:

• Launch Microsoft Word.
• Go to the File tab on the Ribbon.
• Select Open.
• Click on Browse to select your PDF file.

• Select the appropriate PDF file from your device directory and click on Open.

• Wait for Microsoft Word to open the content in an editable Word document.

• Use Ctrl+A or your mouse cursor to select the entire content.
• Press Ctrl+C or select Copy from the Context Menu.

• Open a blank Excel Spreadsheet and press Ctrl+V or click on Paste.

Things to Remember

• Only when the data can be copied into a table in a PDF file can you extract the data from PDF to Excel.
• One column or cell may include all the data that was copied and pasted from the PDF to Excel. However, the data must be cleaned up before being properly organized.

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