Step 1: Share your DOC files using the button above or by drag and drop.
Step 2: Click the 'Transform' button to start the transformation.
Step 3: Grab your converted XLS files.
DOC to XLS Transformation FAQ
What do I get back when I convert DOC to XLS?
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You get XLS output holding the tables that were in your DOC, and nothing else. The tool extracts tabular data; it does not reproduce the document. Paragraphs, headings and pictures are not part of the output by design.
What if my DOC has no tables in it?
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Then it cannot be converted, and the converter says so instead of pretending otherwise. Where there is no table there is nothing to put into XLS, so you get a clear error asking for a file that contains at least one table - not a valid-but-empty spreadsheet.
Can I get the whole DOC, text included, into the XLS?
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Not through this tool, and not through any tool honestly: a spreadsheet is a grid of cells, so continuous prose has nowhere to go. Use a document target (DOCX, ODT, TXT) when you want the whole DOC; use XLS when you want its tables.
How does the converter find the tables in my DOC?
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It depends on the source. A DOCX or DOC stores its tables as real table objects, so they are read directly and exactly. A PDF stores no such structure, so the tables are detected from ruled lines and column-aligned text on every page.
What happens if my DOC contains several tables?
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All of them are extracted. The converter walks the whole DOC rather than stopping at the first table, so a report with a dozen tables produces XLS output carrying all twelve.
My DOC is a scan - why does it produce nothing?
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Because a scanned page is an image. The extractor works from actual text and its coordinates, and an image contains neither. OCR the DOC into a searchable file first; that version converts to XLS normally.
Do merged cells and formatting survive DOC to XLS?
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Cell values and the row-and-column grid are what carry across. Visual styling - fonts, fills, borders - is not reproduced, and a merged cell is flattened into the grid, because the output is data rather than a picture of the original table.
Why was I told to use .xlsx instead of .xls?
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Because the legacy .xls format physically cannot hold the table: it is capped at 256 columns and 65,536 rows. Rather than truncate your data silently, the converter names the limit you hit and points you at .xlsx, which has room for about a million rows.
Is XLS the right target for my DOC?
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It is if the DOC is mostly tables and you intend to work with the values. It is not if you want to read or edit the document, in which case DOCX, ODT, RTF or TXT is the conversion you are looking for.
Do I need an account to convert DOC to XLS?
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No. The conversion runs without registration and the XLS downloads as soon as it is ready. Upgrading raises the file-size ceiling and the number of files you can push through at once.
Does batch conversion work for DOC to XLS?
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Several files in one job need a paid plan. Free use is one file per conversion, one conversion an hour. On a paid plan you can add several files to one job, then download each result on its own or all of them in one ZIP.
Is the data in my tables kept anywhere?
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Only for a short time. The uploaded DOC and the XLS spreadsheet are deleted from our servers automatically about 24 hours after the conversion, which leaves time to download the result. Nobody reads what is in your tables, and nothing is shared. See /privacy/.
