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How to copy a PDF table to Google Slides™ - The Easy Way

Copying tables from PDFs to Google Slides™ often breaks formatting. Learn how to easily convert PDF table data into a clean Google Slides™ table using the Text To Table Converter Add-On.

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Trying to copy a table from a PDF into Google Slides™ can be tricky.

Our Text To Table Converter Add-On for Google Slides™ simplifies this process.

Example: EUROSTAT Table

We'll use this table from a EUROSTAT PDF (Link to PDF):

*(Source table in the PDF)*

Steps to Copy the Table:

  1. Copy from PDF: Select the table data in your PDF viewer and copy it (Ctrl+C / Cmd+C).
  1. Paste into Google Slides™: In your Google Slides™ document, click into an empty text box, right-click and choose Paste without formatting.

You'll get plain text like this:

  1. Convert to Table: Select the pasted text. Go to Extensions > Text To Table Converter > Text To Table.

Result:

The Add-On instantly creates a proper table:

*(Clean table created by the Add-On)*

Optional Formatting:

For quick styling, select the table, then go to Extensions > Text To Table Converter > Table Styles and choose a preset.

*(Table after applying a quick format)*

Tip: Works in Sheets™ and Docs™ too! The same easy process demonstrated here for Google Slides™ also works seamlessly in Google Sheets™ and Google Docs™. Simply copy the text from your PDF, paste it without formatting into your Sheet or Doc, select the text, and run the Text To Table Converter Add-On to create your clean table.

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Text To Table Converter

Convert PDF tables for free: Use the free Text To Table Converter add-on to turn pasted PDF text into clean tables.

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