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Quickly convert multiple tables in document to plain text in Word

AuthorAmanda LiLast modified

Normally you can only convert one table to regular text at one time in Word document. How to quickly convert multiple tables to normal text when you want to convert many tables to text in Word? Kutools for Word's Tables to Text utility can help you convert multiple tables to text at once in Word.

Convert all tables from a part of document to plain text

Convert all tables in the whole document to plain text

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Click Kutools > Convert > Tables to Text. See Screenshots:

convert table to text feature of kutools


Convert all tables from a part of document to plain text

If you want to convert all tables in a part of document to plain text in Word, you can get it done as follows:

1. Please select a part of the document which contains the tables as shown in the below screenshot, and then applying this utility by clicking Kutools > Convert > Tables to Text.

select part of document

2. Please specify a delimiter to separate the text after converting in the Convert Table to Text dialog box, and click OK button to begin converting.

specify a delimiter to separate the text in the dialog box

3. You will see all tables in the selection of the document have been converted to text as shown in the below screenshots.

original document
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the tables are converted to rext in selection

Convert all tables in the whole document to plain text

If you want to convert all tables in the whole document to plain text in Word, you can get it done as follows:

1. Please open the document or activate the document window in Word, and then applying this utility by clicking Kutools > Convert > Tables to Text.

Tip: Please don't put the cursor in any of the tables, otherwise it will only convert the table where the cursor is locating at.

2. Please specify a delimiter to separate the text after converting in the Convert Table to Text dialog box, and click OK button to begin converting.

specify a delimiter to separate the text in the dialog box

3. After clicking OK button, it will display a window to confirm the operation. You will see all tables in the whole document have been converted to text as shown in the below screenshots.

click yes to convert
original document
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all tables are converted to rext in document

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