📊 Data Processing
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PDF Table Extraction to Spreadsheet
Extract table data from PDF documents and convert to editable spreadsheets
★☆☆ Beginner 5-15 min January 12, 2026
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Scenario
I received several PDF reports containing financial data tables and need to extract these tables for further analysis.
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Prompt
Extract all tables from the PDF files in /reports folder. - Convert each table to a separate Excel sheet - Preserve formatting and column headers - Create a summary sheet listing all extracted tables
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Expected Result
Claude parses PDF files, identifies table structures, extracts data and generates formatted Excel files. Supports multi-table PDFs with each table as a separate worksheet.
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Tips
- • Ensure PDFs are text-based not scanned images
- • Can specify to extract tables from specific pages only
- • Complex tables may need manual formatting adjustments