Step 1: Add your Word 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.
Word to XLS Conversion FAQ
Is this a document converter or a table extractor?
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A table extractor. The converter reads your Word, 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 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.
Will the paragraphs and headings of my Word 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 Word 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 Word contains several tables?
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All of them are extracted. The converter walks the whole Word rather than stopping at the first table, so a report with a dozen tables produces XLS output carrying all twelve.
My Word 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 Word into a searchable file first; that version converts to XLS normally.
Is the formatting of the original table preserved?
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The structure is - rows, columns and the values in them. The decoration is not: fills, fonts and borders are not carried into the XLS, and merged cells are resolved into ordinary ones so the data stays machine-readable.
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 Word to XLS rather than another conversion?
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Use it when the numbers in the Word 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 Word 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 Word files at once?
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Yes - drop them all into the upload area and each one produces its own XLS. Files with no tables are reported individually, so a bad file in the batch does not disguise itself as a good one.
What happens to my Word after the XLS is generated?
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It is deleted. Conversions run in isolated workers and both the uploaded Word and the produced XLS are removed within minutes; no human sees the contents. Details are at /privacy/.
