Step 1: Add your DOC files using the button above or by carry and plop.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Pull your converted XLS files.
DOC to XLS Conversion FAQ
Is this a document converter or a table extractor?
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A table extractor. The converter reads your DOC, finds the tables inside it, and writes those out as XLS. Everything that is not a table - body text, headings, images - does not come across, because there is no sensible way to lay prose out in spreadsheet cells.
What if my DOC 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.
Will the paragraphs and headings of my DOC appear in the XLS?
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No. Only tabular data crosses over. If you need the wording of the document itself, convert the DOC to an editable document format such as DOCX, ODT or TXT instead - that path keeps the text and drops nothing.
Are tables detected reliably?
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In a DOCX or DOC, yes - the table is a genuine object in the file and is read as-is. In a PDF there is no table object to read, so detection works from ruled borders and consistent column alignment across each page, which is accurate for ordinary reports and weaker on unusual layouts.
What happens if my DOC contains several tables?
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All of them are extracted. The converter walks the whole DOC rather than stopping at the first table, so a report with a dozen tables produces XLS output carrying all twelve.
My DOC is a scan - why does it produce nothing?
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Because a scanned page is an image. The extractor works from actual text and its coordinates, and an image contains neither. OCR the DOC into a searchable file first; that version converts to XLS normally.
Are there limits on how big the XLS can get?
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The target format sets them. The legacy .xls format tops out at 256 columns and 65,536 rows and the converter tells you when a table exceeds either - convert to .xlsx instead. XLSX itself allows about a million rows; CSV is a flat text grid with no ceiling.
When should I use DOC to XLS rather than another conversion?
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Use it when the numbers in the DOC are what you need - a price list, a results table, a financial statement - and you want to sort or calculate on them. If you want the document itself, convert it to DOCX, ODT or TXT.
Do I need an account to convert DOC to XLS?
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No. The conversion runs without registration and the XLS downloads as soon as it is ready. Upgrading raises the file-size ceiling and the number of files you can push through at once.
Can I extract tables from several DOC 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 DOC after the XLS is generated?
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It is deleted automatically. Both the uploaded DOC 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/.
