Properly Convert PDF to Excel

[@LeilaGharani]

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[@MrDexter337]

Hello, thank you for your videos! They are incredibly informative and present the information into an easily understandable way. I'm noticing that I don't have the PDF to Excel functionality. I have 365 business enterprise and just recently updated to the latest version, but still not there. Would you happen to know what I would need to do to get it?

[@musingnature]

Hey, Thanks for the tutorial! But I am not able to see the Import from PDF option. All other options available though in the Import from File option. Any idea, if I need to enable something?

[@chandrashekar9672]

@@musingnature @leila same issue ,

[@ambrose.dota2]

please reply us. We dont see any options PDF to Excel. Tq leila.

[@alexkimanikihuna7215]

Hello Leila, I too can't access the pdf option, how is what can I do to access it for easier importation of tables

[@M.A.Sammani]

She deserve a PhD . The world professor of EXCEL. Thank you.

[@patrickdavid9823]

She's interesting to watch also... unlike some videos with content but lacks spice

[@timmykk1]

Hi Leila, For some time you have been my go-to tutorial source for Excel questions. Now I've discovered you post regularly and have become a regular. Today you hit a topic that I have wrestled with so many times in the past. Your special gift is clarity and relevancy. You also include the little details that novices like me really need in order to become proficient. Thank you so much!

[@LeilaGharani]

You're very welcome, Timothy!

[@kpsrathore]

Leila, You just cannot imagine what a life saver you have been. I saw many videos trying to explain importing PDF to Excel. Unfortunately, none of those could solve my problem. I get job cards in PDF format and need to convert those to Excel to maintain the material receipt. I had to spend hours converting each job card. Now I can very accurately convert those in a matter of minutes. In fact, before this comment, I managed to convert 10 job cards. Thanks a TON.

[@LeilaGharani]

YAY! I'm so glad this was helpful. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@TekhXpert]

@Leila Gharani Yes, you are helping a very big community. 😍

[@rvgiri]

Hi i am also having office 365, but under data still i didnot got data -> pdf, can you help how can i get that.

[@TekhXpert]

@@rvgiri I also have same problem

[@rvgiri]

@@TekhXpert might be it will come in next monthly update

[@virtualpedia1330]

Leila, I cannot believe my eyes. You just cannot imagine what a lifesaver you have been. I saw many videos trying to explain importing PDFs to Excel. Unfortunately, none of those could solve my problem. I get Invoices in PDF format and need to convert those line items wise to Excel to maintain the material and quantity, rate and total amount. I had to spend hours converting each Invoice. Now I can very accurately convert those in a matter of minutes. In fact, before this comment, I managed to convert 23 invoices. Thank you very much!

[@TSSC]

For loading multiple files in one go, I tested Get Data > From File > From Folder, combined the files (Content column) … and it resulted in a query with the data from each of the files (same document structure). 👍💪 This could be quite convenient to process data in, say, monthly reports, bank statements, etc.

[@AndreaUK1973]

Awwww!! I’m gunna cry!! This is absolutely everything I was struggling with!! UNTIL now! Days of straggles are over! Thank you ! thank you ! thank you!!

[@mattschoular8844]

Thanks Leila...Importing pdfs had always been a challenge. Power Query should be helpful in many cases....

[@LeilaGharani]

It really is! Thanks Matt.

[@miteshparmar1]

Leila is the Excel guru! Superb video!!! I'd like to add that if you don't see this functionality in your Excel despite having the latest Office 365 it's because it's only supported in Windows 10. Hence if you're running any other version of Windows you'll need to upgrade to Windows 10 (if your running Windows 7 the upgrade is free). Once you've upgraded to Windows 10, you need to update your Excel version by: File --> Account --> Office Updates --> Update Now Now this functionality should exist.

[@MogensBLaursen]

This is just excellent - you really get around the real stuff (cleaning up real-world data sources) and saving lots of otherwise tedious work. Your solution to the problem with multiple tables is a real time saver. Thank you so much !

[@asdrugarcia1132]

Thanks Leila!!! you had save me a ton of work! keep up the awesome work! for those who are having issues not finding the PDF option on your DATA tab, all you have to do is update your excel version if yuo have a subscription to Office 365 go to File>account>office updates>update now, save you work and allow 5 minutes for the update when the app restart you'll find the PDF option avaliable under the DATA tab.

[@AbdullahPunctureWale-BePgCxx]

If I had seen this last week. It would saved me 8 hrs. I am on your proud PQ student.

[@dodettesky2587]

Amazing! This is the only video I've seen that shows clearly how to extract multiple pages of a pdf with Power Query. Thank you so much, Leila! This video made me subscribe😃

[@LeilaGharani]

Yay, welcome aboard!

[@gv-k4f7g5b9]

I've watched numerous videos by Leila and i am amazed by what can be done in excel. Compared to most people i know alot of functionality, however compared to Leila i know diddly squat!

[@kishoremba5058]

She is my Guru.Thank you Leila Gharani for all the videos you post..

[@zahratorabi7638]

Amazing, i was looking for an easy way to dowload the whole file, and now i know its just a right mouse-klick. You're my angel Leila joonam 👍🤗😘😍🌼☀️👏👏👏

[@SteveSwanson999]

Extracting the Table of Contents example was a big winner. Lots of info on combining multiple PDF's, next to nothing on this equally important use case...THANK YOU!

[@LeilaGharani]

Glad it was helpful, Steve!

[@TylerStanczak]

This is extremely helpful! Going to take this approach :)

[@LeilaGharani]

Glad to hear that :)

[@leiterservices]

Revisiting your Power Query videos - just shared this with my work group! Thanks for all the information! I watch your channel regularly- I've learned about a lot of tools that I didn't even know existed!

[@agermoune]

excellent subject selection. Adobe is been giving us hard time converting table content into tables in excel. This is a great addition to power query and you just made it so sample. Thank you for all the time you invest to make a difference and you are succeeding. Great work!

[@husnainidreesia]

You are helping thousands of computer operators God bless you Leila 🌹

[@chh8860]

Coffee w/Leila continues … (Maryland - 5:15AM) Another disappointment … how Leila has not been awarded the Noble Prize in Education … for the content and clarity of her training videos … 😒 Once again … an effortless presentation of substantive content … which leads to several ideas popping in my head like fireworks. Thank you … thank you … thank you.

[@LeilaGharani]

Haha, you're too kind. Glad I could spark some ideas :)

[@einyv]

I can listen to you say "data" all day long! Another helpful video.

[@omarathman42]

Hi Leila...am following your tutorial. Am amazed by how you put the recipe together. Now, have checked in the power query "Get Data" I can't see where you can convert to PDF but the rest are there ie Folder etc. Does PDF need to be downloaded in the query or anything to do with administration control?? Am using Microsoft 365

[@minalshetty5762]

I AM ALSO FACING THE SAME PROBLEM. It is not giving me an option to extract from 'PDF'! All other options are there except pdf.

[@STLTHMC]

Same - on the Data Ribbon, I have all of the various file type option, but there is no Get Data Drop down, which is where one should find the PDF file type. I've looked all over MS help etc, to see why my Excel 2016 Professional does not have this feature enabled, but I cannot find anything to help fix or enable the Get Data drop down on the Data Ribbon.

[@SLouadah]

You are a god send Leila. If I knew this a year ago, I would have been muuch faster to gather data at my last internship. Thank you for sharing this. Keep up the great work!

[@LeilaGharani]

You're very welcome, Sofiane!

[@deepaknarde]

Thanks, Leila for the wonderful topic. As said by all the buddies it is a very important thing to get pdf table to excel. But when I tried with the function I didn't find the option of pdf in Get Data->From File-> "PDF" is not available in the list. Please help, how to get the same in the list 🙂

[@sanjeevakumar5602]

Same Problem for me

[@jami677]

For me....it was an add on....a PDF to Excel Converter Tool that I had to request access to thru my IT Dept at work. They said it requires a special license to give access to it, so not everyone in my department has it, and no one has it by default. Only those that request it can get it based on our departments budget and willingness to pay for it.

[@gracemungkaje4333]

I had the same problem because seems like both you and I have older versions of Excel. I believe this feature is available for Office 365 users. License is $99 USD/year.

[@clarencestevens2462]

Thank you!!! After years of trying different PDF to Excel converters for my Clients bank statements, this method works flawlessly! Another awesome video. Thank You!!!

[@LeilaGharani]

Glad it helped, Clarence!

[@johndabbas2505]

Leila you're a life saver. Love your articles and presentations. One minor comment though. I don't think report is commonly pronouced as ree-port but report as in resort. Keep up the good work.

[@kiwiesp]

Americans...

[@vijaygusain119]

You never fail to surprise me...One of the Dpts. is badly struggling with pdf files but now I am gonna be a hero for them💪

[@LeilaGharani]

YAY 🔥

[@anaana5688]

It is a wonderful feature, I am trying hard to have in my Excel. While I am using Office 365 too - the latest version, I tried to uninstall and re-installed (today) - and repair , but I could not find this feature "File Import PDF' under DATA, Leila - any suggestion or advice , for me to get this feature? Thanks in Adv

[@anaana5688]

resolved with MS support help

[@omarathman42]

@@anaana5688 how did you do it with MS??

[@anferben]

I've been doing this for months with a combination of those tools in the web (very messy results by the way) + fixing the data with PQ... but now this is a big AHHH. Thanks Leila, you're the best!🚀

[@adij3224]

People who have disliked this video, I wonder what’s going through their heads. This is a brilliant video...

[@LeilaGharani]

Thank you!

[@GaneshKrupaDaamodaran]

Seriously, even i wonder. What is there to dislike?

[@user8ZAKC1X6KC]

I suspect that it's because not everyone gets access to these features at the same time. So you watch the video and try to do it, but you can't and then you spend a bunch of time trying to figure out why, to find out that this feature just hasn't been rolled out to everyone yet. I think she is subscribed to the beta testers group, so she gets access to things before the rest of us. I think this is the third or fourth video that I have watched where my version of Excel doesn't have the functionality she is demonstrating. It would be helpful if at the beginning, where she says "this is where the feature is located" if she added something like, "This feature hasn't been added for all users of excel at this time, if you don't see it here, you can't do this yet and there is no way for you to add the feature." It's not a bad video, but people only have so much time, so knowing something like that upfront would be helpful for the less savvy excel users. Also some people just dislike stuff and I don't know why. 28 isn't really all that bad.

[@Cysecsg]

They are efficiency haters. They prefer to look and copy manually.

[@apidraiceboy305]

@@LeilaGharani Don't get offended ma'am. I think the dislike button was mistakenly identified by some as the download button. 😳 Maybe you can make a video for them to correct their mistake. 🤣

[@Nagaraju-il9ed]

I do trade documents checking...your vedios of converting pdf to word helpful to me..to do my job fast...usually documents checking done through taking print outs..its been difficult while working from home without printout....it helped me a lot

[@husammazahreh5133]

Good day Leila; I do not have "from pdf" when I go to Data/from file/ is there addon to get from pdf? Your videos are great;thanks

[@skysilva898]

same, i don't have PDF option. Is it because of Excel version? or PDF must have special conversion access?

[@s.y.daniel2137]

same here, no such option from GETDATA

[@lukebaker3164]

me too

[@babaktftf8925]

me too

[@giocarloaleta4199]

Up for this no "get data " option for Excel 2013 ver

[@anasdabbar]

excel is a really complicated piece of software, unlike most people who just put names and numbers think. thank you very much for the amount of effort you're putting into these videos.

[@LeilaGharani]

You're very welcome!

[@nijuichi21]

Hello Leila. I can't find the "from pdf" selection in the get data from data tab.

[@mukeshkannan7837]

i can't see it as well.

[@alanmonaghan9194]

I think it's only available in the 365 Insider version. At least, it is in mine.

[@gregbernard7861]

Same here - I don’t have insider version though.

[@onkarshinde4424]

This is available in excel 2019

[@ricebowl8393]

U need office 365

[@tchokweandbantu9891]

Best teacher of Excel in the World... Bravóoooooo from Angola-ÁFRICA

[@LeilaGharani]

Thank you!

[@IhabLotfi]

Unfortunately, I do not find "import from PDF" option in my "Get Data from File" sub-menu

[@andregv1993]

Me neither

[@vin.k.k]

Me neither Excel 2019

[@burningbush2322]

I believe it was introduced in the latter part of 2020. Probably need the latest O365 version update.

[@exhibitionlevel]

Neither do I. But I found some kind of workaround that could work in some circumstances... open the PDF with Word, then select the table and copy/paste it into Excel.

[@xubairaca]

i have this , i am using excel 365

[@jjpk80]

The best teacher with a sweet voice and accent.... I have never seen the videos like on this channel in my whole career. Short, to the point and amazing solutions to the day to day and real world problems.

[@rohanshah3890]

I don't have the "From PDF" option in my Get Data Tab

[@jerry171460]

Try from file then from PDF.

[@henriques.95]

OMG. This is really a life safer. I did my work appending my queries, but this is so much easier and practical!

[@konli]

Thank you !!!!!! The problem I had was that each month , had to load bank statements, that are in PDF into excel. Then use Macros so I can use that information. The issue was that each month the information changes , number on pages. with this example in this Video , it solve my problem. I Save Bank statements by month, and when I need certain month , just save it by file name "bank". and let power query convert excel !!!!! Thank You Again !!!!!!!!

[@MarcoTorres4given]

Hi Leila when I try to get data I don’t see pdf as a source. Am I missing something

[@ricebowl8393]

Office365?

[@onkarshinde4424]

Download MS office 2019

[@majidahmad1593]

@@onkarshinde4424 I have office 2019 but PDF option is not available.. Any help?

[@majidahmad1593]

@@onkarshinde4424 PDF option is on Microsoft 365 not on Microsoft 2019

[@gregoryjohnston4116]

Thank you so much. You have literally saved me hours of work every month with this :) You deserve a trophy

[@LeilaGharani]

Great to hear, Gregory!

[@Vgpratham]

I could not find option to select PDF file in >Get Data>From File. I am using Excel 2016, however I do not find option for power query

[@wardaddyB12]

Same issue here

[@MdAlAminosi]

* import from PDF is only available in Microsoft 365 *

[@STLTHMC]

@@MdAlAminosi ah, well there's the answer. Dang. I have 2016 and no desire for a subscription 365. Oh well, I have to find a different solution then. Thanks for the answer.

[@muhammadrashidkhan2332]

dear roses for you as token of honour u r my mentor since long and i recommend so many them that Leila style is very simple and focus no more unnecessary arguments, keep it up dear

[@areebasuhail3505]

Hi, I am not getting “From Pdf” option. How do I enable that option? Please let me knkw

[@alanmclean1399]

You need to be logged in to your Office 365 subscription and open the desktop application (latest version) of MS Excel. Hope that helps

[@richardcorel2471]

@@alanmclean1399 I have the same problem. I have tried your suggestion, but it is still not giving me the PDF option. I am from the Netherlands. Could this be a regional thing?

[@mlt3105]

Same problem here, too.

[@alanmclean1399]

Richard, I’m in the U.K., so I presume I’d be the same region as you. I can only do it on my personal Office 365 account. My work Microsoft enterprise excel does not work, but the version on excel seems to be older. I don’t know if that is any help.

[@richardcorel2471]

@@alanmclean1399 Thanks

[@Islamicstudy325]

Hello Leila. You explain excel better than anyone. It has made my work life easy. I hope that your You Tube channel gets more success which you really deserve.

[@LeilaGharani]

Wow, thank you!

[@hariomgupta4677]

Hello ma'am my power query not show import pdf option I m using ms office 2019

[@staypositive4358]

Its probably only for 365 users. I don't have it either but its nice to know that its available in case I want to get it.

[@nibalalshacker7488]

@@staypositive4358 Hello, I have 365 but still It does not have this option. Can someone tells us how to add it? This is a huge time save. Thanks!

[@staypositive4358]

@@nibalalshacker7488 . That's weird. Good luck!

[@owenw7178]

@@nibalalshacker7488 Your company may not have this feature installed as part of its 365 updates roll-out. I don't have it on 365 either.

[@CivilXpertise]

My best and favourite excel mentor ever.

[@prashantrawat6738]

How to import from PDF in old versions like 2016, 2019?

[@staypositive4358]

Buy Excel 365.

[@navisalomi]

Thanks Leila as always for bringing us up to speed with the latest Excel tricks and tips.

[@tinako]

Thank you girl you really saved me , appreciate you 🙌🙌🙌🙌 I was figuring out for a month how to transfer bank statement into excel from PDF

[@stefankrgovic2167]

For those who do not see the From PDF option: File > Account > Join Office Insider. Upon subscribing (free), update Office within the same menu. Enjoy your new features!

[@oluwatoyinjegede3348]

Everytime I see a video from you, I feel like I could copy and paste your excel skills

[@LeilaGharani]

Please do!

[@sllawyer]

@@LeilaGharani Ms. Leila Gharani, Please tell him not to cut and paste as we need more updates from you.

[@MrSupernova111]

Amazing! I don't know why I haven't been doing this all along! Thank you!!

[@johnborg5419]

Thanks Leila. I had some PDF files before and had a hell of a time to convert to Excel. If I recall, I transferred to word first. This is Great!!!

[@SivaKumar-rt8ct]

Your videos are amazing. Thank you. I am using OFFICE 365 ENTERPRICE. I don't have this option. I tried updating manually. It says that I am using the latest version. Is there any option to toggle on/off?

[@pankilpatel9244]

Awesome....i mean i used powerquery for getting data from files, database etc but never observed there is option for pdf....its gonna help me a lot...thanks a ton

[@krn14242]

Wow, great video Leila. Power Query is so flexible.

[@al-aminmollah7650]

Exactly what I am searching for long long days. I did this till today with a software then VB. Thanks a lot.!!!

[@JaskyVerse]

I don’t know how this randomly came to my KZbin feed but this is a very useful video for me last year I needed to match invoices amount from my customer pdf file with the amounts in my excel and I had to use a pdf to text app which took a lot of time , thanks for this one I didn’t know this could also be done .

[@LeilaGharani]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Mabunana]

I believe you don't have any idea what this has saved me, time! This is very incredible. Thank you so very much for this.

[@LeilaGharani]

You're very welcome!

[@hitesh22sept]

saved more than 45 mins of my time ! Thanks a lot for this

[@LeilaGharani]

Happy to help :)

[@durgesh2639]

I like your all videos i have done data analyst course previous month now I want to start my career. I have gap 12 years

[@Kunalindia3]

Excellent explanation, as always! Simple, subtle & crisp!!

[@nonoobott8602]

Power Query is amazing. This is so useful Leila. Thanks for sharing

[@LeilaGharani]

Power Query really is amazing!

[@mcd22630]

This is a great tool for getting data from a PDF. Speaking of great things, whomever whipped your hairstyle back into shape did a fantastic job. Let's be honest, the pandemic was turning your highlights into frosted tips.

[@LeilaGharani]

Thanks. But that hair color will not last long. Every month it turns a different color. My hairdresser hasn't figured the right formula yet.....

[@ammarqaqa3155]

All these time i have seen this option only in PowerBI until you show this..This is awsome❤

[@guillermolagos2609]

Dear Ms. Leila Thank you for your practical tips and educational videos. All the very best to you in 2022.

[@robvillegas216]

You are a life saver MS. EXCEL. YOU rock😁😁😁

[@realtoast7036]

This is so good and useful. I find myself exporting PDF to Excel frequently - and almost always a mess with a ton of refinement work required. Thank you!

[@LeilaGharani]

Glad it was helpful!

[@anurag8091]

Which version office support get data option?

[@MayoRiv]

This is amazing! Incredibly helpful! Thank you!

[@Rosiechen2018]

This was exactly what I was looking for! You’re the best!

[@LeilaGharani]

Happy to help!

[@pressurizer1]

Bountiful thanks for making this video; it unshackled me from the burden of PDF-to-Excel conversion.

[@LeilaGharani]

Glad it was helpful!

[@orlan7290]

Thanks a lot Leila. You're so kind and great for helping us to gain additional information...more power...

[@jacobbiton3928]

Thanks so much for sharing helpful and important information. I'm using Excel 2019 and I don't find the option (Data ---> Get File ---> From File) to import a PDF file. Do I need a newer version?

[@petermoorhouse5994]

Very grateful for all your videos, fantastic work, looking forward to more

[@LeilaGharani]

So nice of you, Peter.

[@mohsinfareed1797]

Great!. The best and the most informative and comprehensive tutorial about pdf to Excel.

[@LeilaGharani]

Glad you think so!

[@prasannawarnasuriya969]

thank you Leila for suggesting using Power Query to import from pdf..... I never would have thought of it....great advise..thank you. Prasanna

[@LeilaGharani]

Glad you like it!

[@knemacomeling2375]

Thank you for your videos. It is really a life and time saver.

[@chriswall4795]

Really useful. In the content list example, the section numbers in column one need to be text initially, not decimal. Acommon misconception as 2.9 needs to precede 2.10 so 2.1 to 2.9 need to become 2.01, 2.02 etc.

[@kuden8844]

What version of Office Excel to able convert PDF file to Excel? Mine is 2013 and does not have that option of GET DATA - From File -From PDF.

[@vcharidas]

Hello Madam, Greetings! I am not getting PDF file option in Get data of Excel ( 2019), possible to add this option?

[@mattsimon931]

Did find exactly what I needed for combining multiple pdf tables into one, thank you so much.

[@LeilaGharani]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mattsimon931]

@@LeilaGharani Who knew it was the folder you had to Right-Click on for this, thanks again, great tip

[@blucy10]

20 years ago I worked for a company that provided our sales and commission on pdf. I actually used a combination of text and value functions to make the data work in Excel. I was then able to massage what I had to better understand what I was selling.

[@vijayarjunwadkar]

PDF = "Perfectly Demonstrated Feature" by Leila! 😁Yet another video with just the right examples and enough duration to get across the point! Especially liked the feature of appending tables by selecting the top folder in Navigator! Didn't knew that! Thanks! 😊👍

[@hij3900]

Hi Leila, these are great! How about if it's a scan pdf file i.e the table is not generated directly from the original document? I tried it didn't work. Do you have any idea please?

[@marcusdirk]

So _that's_ how you pull multiple tables from a single PDF at once: thank you!

[@mosbornemosborne]

Which version of Excel we need ? Thanks, your videoS are all very informative

[@Ajayuzi]

Thank you for the video! My debt to you is growing. Particularly like the part where you clarified how you can combine multiple tables so you just have to do one query transform like you would look to do in combining multiple Excel files. Was running separate queries :/

[@LeilaGharani]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Phricky]

Great video, I often get duplicates in my pdf files which I really would like a better way to remove, do you have a video which includes that?

[@Yuval_Segal]

Thank you so much for the video! Does it work in Excel 2021 as well?

[@aniljaggarwal60]

Thanks for excellent information What to do if some data is also in the page other than the table? please mention

[@eaaeeeea]

It's amazing how Excel 365 is becoming more powerful all the time at a reasonable price.

[@wilidi4108]

This presentation simplified Power Query. I love it. Thanks so much, Leila.

[@LeilaGharani]

You're so welcome!

[@luvlycan]

To copy a table from pdf, I usually select the table, right click on it, and choose 'Copy With Formatting' option.

[@zubayrbhyat8077]

Love your passion for Excel. Good stuff, Leila.

[@LeilaGharani]

Thank you!

[@andrecinelli]

Seems so easy when you do it! It took me some rewatches to be able to do it on my data set at work. At home, my excel seems to be a version that it is not able to get data from PDF files. Do you know since what version is excel capable of getting data from pdfs?

[@demekewolde3117]

Hi Leila, passed gratitude for the power app videos you are posting. However, just wondering if you can help me with some difficulty of converting scanned pdf file into excel through power query.