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Have you ever been in need of converting a file from one extension to another? This is a common issue people encounter and solving it should be rapid enough to save time. One of the most difficult conversions is the one from PDF to Excel Spreadsheets. Given the fact that converting documents can be done with the help of several platforms, both free and paid, you will need to know some basic info about how the process works and what it implies. This article is desired to explain these concepts as efficiently as possible and guide you through using a software - PDFelement Pro to insert PDF into Excel.
When searching for software to deal with the documents you have to convert, you will see a lot of options to choose from. These options differ in terms of how many files you can upload at once, how well data is converted, how fast it is converted etc. One of the best products you can use for converting your documents is PDFelement Pro. With the help of this PDF tool, you can easily insert PDF into Excel.
Firstly, you will have to install the program following the instructions you are being given through the installer. After the installation is finished, you are ready to launch PDFelement. To do that, simply search for the icon or directly for the program and click it. The software should pop on your screen with the Homepage. From now on, you can start working with your files.
On the interface of PDFelement Pro, you will see a bunch of tiles, each with a different function. For instance, you can click Edit PDF, Create PDF, Combine PDF, Batch Process, PDF Template or Convert PDF. For this guide, you should click "Convert PDF" to convert PDF to Excel. In order to do that, after you've clicked the "Convert PDF" option, you need to upload your file to the platform. For this, you have several options: either simply click "Open File" in the left corner of the Homepage, either drag and drop the file or files that need to be converted.
After uploading the PDF file, you are ready to select the output options. Click on the "To Excel" button. You can use the toolbar in order to set the page range and extension. After each detail is checked twice, you can click "convert" and wait for the process to finish. In case you want to batch process multiple files, then you can click the "Batch Process" tile on the Homepage and follow the same steps.
To copy and paste PDF Data to Excel directly, you can click on the "Select" button after you've imported a PDF file to the program. Then move the cursor to select the data you wanted, right-click on it and choose the "Copy" option. After this, you can paste selected data from PDF to the Excel file. In addition to this, you can also use this PDF editor to insert PDF in Excel by data extraction from PDF to Excel.
PDFelement Pro is user-friendly and you can access all the necessary tools right from the Homepage. Except for converting PDF to Excel and other file formats, you can also use this tool to edit, protect and share your PDF documents easily. Here's what you can do with PDFelement:
PDFelement Pro for Mac can also perform the following functions:
This method gives users the possibility to insert PDF files as an object inside an Excel Spreadsheet, meaning that you won't be able to actually alter the PDF data, but it will allow you to view it in proper formatting no matter the computer used when opening it up.
In order to insert a PDF file directly into Excel using the Object function, you will need to launch Excel by double-clicking the icon. Once Excel is open, follow the next step.
The next step would be to find the Insert tab positioned on the upper side of the Toolbar. After you found it, you will need to select "Object" found in the Text group.
A dialog box will pop up and you will be able to see two options: Create New and Create from File. Click "Create from File" and select the "desired PDF" you want to insert as an Object and click "OK."
To insert an embedded PDF file, follow the aforementioned steps. Choose the cell you want to insert the file to, click the "Insert" tab and the "Object" tool. After the dialog box pops up, follow the same steps as above and create the embedded file.
To rename the file you just created, pay attention to the options in the Object dialog box. You will see a Link to file option (which you should check), a Display as icon option, the Result preview and a Browse button. Next to the Browse button, there is a box to fill with your file name. After selecting the document and typing the desired name, click "OK."
Ivan Cook
chief Editor