Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Converting a Table into Text.
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.
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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.
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