Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated June 23, 2020)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
There may be times when you want to convert an existing table into text. To do this, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Convert Table to Text dialog box.
WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (1169) applies to Microsoft Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. You can find a version of this tip for the ribbon interface of Word (Word 2007 and later) here: Converting a Table into Text.
Learning Made Easy! Quickly teach yourself how to format, publish, and share your content using Word 2013. With Step by Step, you set the pace, building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Check out Microsoft Word 2013 Step by Step today!
Tired of that old table taking up space in your document? You can get rid of it using a variety of techniques—some ...
Discover MoreIf you've adjusted the height of your table and the rows within the table, you might want to later return all those rows ...
Discover MoreWhen your table occupies lots of pages, you may want to have information in a particular column repeated on each page. ...
Discover MoreFREE SERVICE: Get tips like this every week in WordTips, a free productivity newsletter. Enter your address and click "Subscribe."
2017-01-31 20:22:18
Hamsa
Good
2016-07-14 05:03:07
Caribe1969
It's easy in Office 2013:
1. Select the table
2. Go to the ‘Layout’ tab
3. Choose ‘Convert to Text’ (the dialog box appears to allow you to choose how to separate the data)
4. Click ‘OK’
2016-01-28 15:59:48
Allen
C: This site is for users of older versions of Word. It says that at the beginning of the article, the end of the article, and in the right sidebar.
If you want instructions on how to do this in Word 2013, then click the link to the relevant tip for your version. That link, again, is at both the beginning and the end of the article.
-Allen
2016-01-28 15:58:10
c
Using Office 2013, your instruction doesn't help me find the Convert table to text. Try again. Please update, otherwise irrelevant site.
2015-11-09 21:17:57
BARB
In Word 2013, there is no link to "convert table to text" in the table menu.
Got a version of Word that uses the menu interface (Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, or Word 2003)? This site is for you! If you use a later version of Word, visit our WordTips site focusing on the ribbon interface.
Visit the WordTips channel on YouTube
FREE SERVICE: Get tips like this every week in WordTips, a free productivity newsletter. Enter your address and click "Subscribe."
Copyright © 2024 Sharon Parq Associates, Inc.
Comments