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CSV to Excel and Excel to CSV stay on this device. Excel to PDF, PDF to Excel, and Compress XLSX upload the file. PDF to Excel builds a text-layer grid workbook when the PDF already has text; a scan with no text returns an error and needs OCR first. Complex layouts stay imperfect.

Using Excel tools

  1. Use the CSV tools on this device when the file is already a spreadsheet or plain text.
  2. Excel to PDF uploads the workbook. A wide sheet can span several pages.
  3. PDF to Excel uploads the PDF and returns a workbook when the file already has text. A scan needs OCR first.

Excel FAQs

Which Excel tools stay on this device?

CSV to Excel and Excel to CSV stay on this device. Excel to PDF, PDF to Excel, and Compress XLSX upload the file.

Why did PDF to Excel fail?

The PDF has no text layer to grid into cells, so there is no workbook (HTTP 422). Run OCR on the scan first. Complex layouts stay imperfect even when a workbook is returned.

Does PDF to Excel use LibreOffice import?

No. It reads the PDF text layer into rows and columns (same baseline → row, wide gap → new column). LibreOffice is not the importer on this URL.

Page guide updated 2026-10-05