Practical guides

Table extraction, explained without shortcuts.

Guides for the awkward parts of moving data from web pages and PDFs into Excel, CSV, Markdown, and other useful formats.

Start with the source you have

Web tables and PDF tables fail in different ways. These articles focus on the structure, checks, and export decisions behind a reliable result.

01Web tables7 min read

A practical way to capture a web table, check its structure, and export a clean XLSX file without repairing every column by hand.

02PDF tables8 min read

Learn why PDF table extraction is difficult and how to review rows, columns, and headers before exporting the result to Excel or CSV.

03CSV export6 min read

Convert an HTML table to CSV while keeping the correct row structure, quoting commas, and avoiding encoding problems.

04Cell range5 min read

Select a specific range of web table cells, inspect the smaller dataset, and export only the rows and columns you need.