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Getting tables out of web pages and into spreadsheets with every cell in place.

How to copy a table from a website into Excel

Three ways to get a table from a web page into Excel with rows and columns intact: copy-paste, Excel's From Web import, and a one-click browser extension. What breaks and how to fix it.

How to export an HTML table to CSV

Save any table on a web page as a CSV file that opens correctly in Excel, Google Sheets and scripts: quoting rules, UTF-8 and the BOM, merged cells, and formula-injection safety.

How to paste a web table into Google Sheets without breaking columns

Get a table from any web page into Google Sheets with every cell in place: why pastes break, IMPORTHTML and its limits, and copying with a browser extension that keeps columns aligned.

How to copy a table from Wikipedia into Excel or Google Sheets

Copy a Wikipedia table into Excel or Google Sheets with columns intact: sorted and collapsed tables, footnote markers like [1] in number cells, IMPORTHTML, and the CC BY-SA license.

Web table to CSV: browser extension vs online converter

Two common ways to turn a table on a web page into CSV or Excel: paste or link it into an online converter, or export it with a browser extension. Where each one works, and what it sends where.