Convert Text to Table and Convert to Text in Word

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In this article, you can learn Convert Text to Table and Convert to Text in MS-Word. Converting text to the table means adding a table to the contents in the document. Similarly, converting a table to text means removing the table by keeping the contents. 

Convert Text to Table in Word:

  1. Select the text you want (Look at the picture below)
Selecting text in ms word document
Select text in MS-Word document

2.  Then go to the Insert tab

3.  After that, click on the Table in the Table group

4.  Under the Table, when you click on the Convert Text to Table, automatically you can get a dialogue-box

5.  In the dialogue box, under the Table Size, choose the number of columns or rows you want. The next step starts under the picture below…

Convert text to table in ms-word
Convert text to table in MS-Word

Carefully observe the directions given in the picture above

6. Then Select one of the Autofit Behavior options such as Fixed Column Width, Autofit Contents, and Autofit Window.

  • Fixed Column Width to fix the width of the a table in the precise size you need is called Fixed Column Width. Read More>>
  • Autofit Contents  implies the table fits based on the content length Read More>>
  • Autofit Window  implies the table is completely fit from the left edge to the right edge in the record. Read More>>
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7.  Then select text separators such as Paragraphs, Tabs, Commas, and others.

8.  Then click OK 

9.  Look at the picture given above.

Convert table to Text in MS Word:

To remove the table from the content, follow the steps below as well as in the picture:

  1. Select the Table 
  2. Then go to the Table Tools Layout tab
  3. Then click on the Convert to Text, afterwards, immediately you can get a dialogue box
  4. After that, select one of the text separators, such as Paragraph marks, Tabs, Commas, or other Behaviors.
  5. lastly, click on the OK.
convert-to-text in ms word
Convert to text in Word

Carefully observe the directions given in the pictures

Converting table to text in ms word
Converting a table to text in MS Word

6. Now, your table is converted to text as shown in the picture below.

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What is convert text to table and table to text in Word?

Converting text to the table means adding a table to the contents in the document. Similarly, converting a table to text means removing the table by keeping the contents.