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

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).

2. 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:

3. 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 Quick Format (Blue) (or another style).

(Table after applying a quick format)

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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.

Get the Add-On:

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