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Word to Excel converter

Turn the tables in a Word document into an Excel spreadsheet. Every table gets its own sheet, and your file never leaves your browser.

Works with
DOCXXLSX
Opens inExcelGoogle Sheets

Drop a Word file here

A .docx file, up to 100 MB. It stays on your computer.

  • No sign-up
  • Nothing uploaded
  • Every table, one sheet each
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What you get

Every table in your document, ready to sort.

  • Your file stays on your computer

    The document is read and the Excel file is built in your browser. Nothing is sent to Mammoth or anyone else.

  • Every table on its own sheet

    A report with three tables becomes a workbook with three sheets, named from each table's title row.

  • Merged cells filled in

    A region merged down two rows is written into both, so every row sorts and filters on its own.

How it works

How to convert Word to Excel

Each table's first row gives the column names. Numbers become numbers, codes like 0007 stay text, and the header row is bold and frozen.

  1. 1

    Add your Word file

    Drop a .docx file on the box, choose one, or paste a table you copied from Word.

  2. 2

    Check the tables

    A preview shows each table as it will look in Excel. Pick a table from the menu to see the others.

  3. 3

    Download

    Save one .xlsx with every table, or one table on its own. It opens in Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers.

Your options

Other ways to do it

Excel takes a Word table by copy and paste, and Python can read every table in a file. Both leave some tidying to you.

  • Copy and paste into Excel

    One small table

    • Every table at onceNo
    • Merged cells filled inNo
    • Keeps leading zerosNo
    • No software to installNo

  • Python with python-docx

    Many files, by script

    • Every table at onceYes
    • Merged cells filled inPartly
    • Keeps leading zerosYes
    • No software to installNo
  • This page

    This converter

    A clean .xlsx in one step

    • Every table at onceYes
    • Merged cells filled inYes
    • Keeps leading zerosYes
    • No software to installYes
Other ways

How to copy a table from Word to Excel

For one small table, copy and paste works. Check the result before you use it.

After Ctrl+V in ExcelXLSX
ABC
1OrderRegionCustomer
271North2Ana Costa
31042Ben Ellis

1The order code 0007 can turn into the number 7.

2A merged cell stays merged, so the column will not sort.

Is your table in a PDF instead? The PDF to Excel converter reads tables out of PDF files.

  1. 1

    In Word, click the table, then the four-way arrow at its top-left corner. The whole table is selected.

  2. 2

    Copy it with Ctrl+C, or Cmd+C on a Mac.

  3. 3

    In Excel, click the cell where the table should start and paste with Ctrl+V.

  4. 4

    Select Paste Options and pick Match Destination Formatting, so Word's fonts and borders are left behind.

Your file stays private

The converter runs inside this page. Your Word document is read and turned into a spreadsheet on your computer, and nothing is sent to Mammoth. That makes it safe for contracts, reports and anything with customer data in it.

How we handle your data

Once the page has loaded, it works with your internet switched off.

Every month

Getting the same report every month?

Mammoth can take it from there. Save each month's tables as Excel, put the files in a folder, and the rows are added to one table.

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Monthly reports

Augustorders-aug.xlsx
Septemberorders-sep.xlsx
Octoberorders-oct.xlsx
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All monthsUp to date
AugNorth1,284
AugSouth962
SepNorth1,310
SepSouth1,005
OctNorth1,198

Illustration. Every new file in the folder is added to the same table.

Questions

Word to Excel questions

Is my Word file uploaded anywhere?
No. The page reads the document and builds the Excel file inside your browser. Once the page has loaded, it works with your internet switched off.
My document has several tables. What happens?
Each table becomes its own sheet, in the order they appear. A table whose first row is one cell across the whole table, like a title, gets that title as its sheet name. To save one table only, pick it from the menu and select This table only.
What happens to merged cells?
A cell merged down several rows, like a region next to two orders, is written into every row it covers, so each row sorts and filters on its own. A cell merged across columns goes in the first of them. A title row across the whole table names the sheet instead of becoming a row.
What about text outside the tables?
It is left out. The converter reads the tables in your document, and headings and paragraphs between them are not part of any table.
A cell has several lines in it. Does that split the row?
No. The lines stay in one cell, with line breaks between them, so every row in Word is one row in Excel.
Are numbers real numbers in Excel?
Yes. A column where every value is a number becomes numbers, and 1,200.00 counts as one. Codes with a leading zero, like 0007, stay text. Values with a sign or a unit, like 12% or 48 kg, stay as you typed them.
Can I paste a table instead of choosing a file?
Yes. Select a table in Word or Google Docs, copy it, and paste it into the box on this page. The page reads the table you copied, merged cells included.
I have an old .doc file. Will it work?
Not directly. Open it in Word and save it as .docx, or copy the table and paste it into the box.
Is it free?
Yes, with no account and no email.

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