How to convert tables to text in Word?
If there are many tables in the document and you want to convert them to text, how could you get it done quickly? This tutorial will show you some tricky ways to quickly convert multiple tables into text in Word.
Convert a table to text using the Convert to Text function
Easily convert multiple tables to text with Kutools
Convert all tables to text using VBA
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Convert a table to text using the Convert to Text function
Microsoft Word provides a built-in function to convert a table to regular text, but it can only be applied to one table at a time.
- Select or place the cursor inside the table you want to convert.
- Go to the Table Layout tab, and click Convert to Text in the Data group.
- Select a separator to define how table cells will be separated in the text.
- Click OK to convert the table cells to text using the selected separator.
- Repeat these steps for each table you want to convert.
Easily convert multiple tables to text with Kutools
Converting multiple tables to text one by one is time-consuming, Kutools allows you to convert all tables in a selection or the entire document to text effortlessly. It also provides options to define how table cells should be separated.
- Select the range containing the tables you want to convert to text. Skip this step if you want to convert all tables in your document.
- Click Kutools > Convert > Tables to Text.
- Choose the delimiter for the converted text in the Convert Table to Text dialog box, and click OK.
All tables in the selected range or the entire document will be converted to text at once.
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Convert all tables to text using VBA
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VBA can convert all tables in a document to text at once.
- Press Alt + F11 to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
- Click Module on the Insert tab, then copy and paste the following VBA code into the Module window.
Sub TablesToText() Dim tbl As Table For Each tbl In ActiveDocument.Tables tbl.ConvertToText Separator:=wdSeparateByTabs Next tbl Set tbl = Nothing End Sub - Click the Run button to execute the VBA.
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